1. 1 [Insert School Name] Facts & Myths & Olweus Bullying Questionnaire results [Insert Date]

2. 2 1. True or False? © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007 B Studies suggest that fewer than 10% of children are involved in bullying problems in elementary or middle school.False

3. 3 Prevalence of Bullying U.S. Studies Nansel et al. (2001): –National sample of 15,600 students in grades 6-10 –19% of students reported bullying others ”sometimes” or more often during the school term; –17% reported being bullied “sometimes” or more often; and –6.3% reported bullying and being bullied © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007

4. 4 Prevalence of Bullying at [Insert School Name] __% of student reported being bullied 2-3 times a month or more often. __% of students reported bullying others 2-3 times a month or more.

5. [Insert OBQ Graph 3c her e] Sample

6. [Insert OBQ Graph 5c here] Sample

7. 7 2. True or False? © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007 B Children are more likely to be bullied in middle school than in elementary school.False

8. 8 Percentage of Victimized Students Norwegian Sample (n=10,800) Grades 4 - 7 (Boys + Girls) = 15.2%Grades 8-10 (Boys + Girls) = 8.0% © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007

9. Victimization Rates Nansel et al. (2001)

10. 10 [Insert School Name] Bullied Students by Grade [Insert % by grade level] Grade ___-----__% Grade ____-----__%

11. 11 3. True or False? © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007 B Most bullying is physical in nature. False

12. 12 Types of Bullying Reported at [Insert School Name] #1 “called mean names, made fun of, teased…”__% #2 “told lies or rumors about me, tried to make others dislike me…”__% #3 “mean names, comments with a sexual meaning…”“__% #4 left me out, excluded, ignored me…” __%

13. [Insert OBQ Graph 7 here] Sample

14. How were you bullied? “I was bullied with mean names or comments about my race or color.” [Insert #] girls say 2-3 x mo. or more [Insert #] boys say 2-3 x mo. or more 14

15. 15 4. True or False? © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007 B Girls bully just as much as boys; they just do it differently.False

16. 16 Gender plays a role Similarities: –Both boys and girls engage in frequent verbal bullying. –Girls and boys engage in relational bullying. Differences: –Boys are more likely to physically bully. –Girls are more likely to use more subtle and indirect forms of bullying: social exclusion, rumor-spreading, friendship manipulation. –Boys are bullied primarily by boys; girls are bullied by boys and girls. © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007

17. 17 [Insert School Name] Girls and Boys report: ___% of girls report bullying others ___% of boys report bullying others ___% of girls bullied by girls ___% of girls bullied by boys ___% of boys bullied by girls ___% of boys bullied by boys

18. [Insert OBQ Graph 5a] Sample

19. [Insert OBQ Graph 5b] Sample

20. 20 Who is doing the bullying? Most bullying at [Insert School Name] is reported to have come from: –Both boys and girls___% –Mainly one boy___% –Mainly one girl___%

21. 21 5. True or False? © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007 B Boys are more likely than girls to be involved in cyber-bullying.False

22. 22 Frequency of Being Cyber- Bullied Kowalski, Limber, & Agatston (2007) © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007

23. 23 Frequency of Cyber- Bullying Others Kowalski, Limber, & Agatston (2007) © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007

24. Here at [Insert School Name] Girls: __% have been cyberbullied __% have cyberbullied others…. When asked HOW they cyerbullied, ___# girls had done so once or twice, via internet (#) and # by cell phone. 24

25. Here at [Insert School Name] Boys: __% (compare % to girls’ responses) had been cyberbullied __% had cyberbullied others….. When asked HOW they cyberbullied, # boys had done so once or twice, # over the internet and # on a cell phone 25

26. 26 6. True or False? © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007 B The vast majority of children who are bullied tell a teacher or other member of the school staff. False

27. 27 Reporting of Victimization Many children do not report bullying to school staff. Older students and boys are less likely than younger students and girls to report their victimization. © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007

28. 28 Do kids report at Our School?? ___% of bullied children DIDN’T report to anyone. If they told---WHO did they tell??? #1 response #2 response #3 response #4 response #5 response #6 response

29. [Insert OBQ Graph 11c] Sample

30. 30 7. True or False? © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007 B Bullying is just as likely on the way to and from school as during school hours.False

31. 31 Bullying Locations at [Insert School Name] #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

32. [Insert OBQ Graph 10 a] Sample

33. 33 8. True or False? © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007 B Most students who observe bullying don’t think they should get involved.False

34. 34 Students Who Observe (Melton et al. 1998) What do you usually do when you see a student being bullied? 38%Nothing--I think the bullying is OK/I take part/I just watch 27%I don’t do anything, but I think I should help 35%I try to help him or her © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2007

35. 35 What do Our Students do? ___% Never noticed bullying ___% I take part/think it’s OK/I just watch ___% I don’t do anything, but I think I ought to help ___% I try to help

36. 36 Additional data from [Insert School Name] Students

37. 37 Use of this presentation is restricted to persons trained by the authors in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and groups they work with for the express purpose of training schools, parents and community groups about the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program model. Appropriate credit to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Group must appear on all presentation materials. No other use or changes are permitted without prior written permission from the authors. For further information, please contact: Marlene Snyder, PhD at nobully@clemson.edunobully@clemson.edu or call 864-710-4562 © 2009 Susan Limber, PhD; Vicki Flerx, PhD; Nancy Mullin, MEd; This presentation is based on the work of Dan Olweus, PhD Jane Riese, LSW; and Marlene Snyder, PhD This presentation is based on the work of Dan Olweus, PhD