How Much Do YOU Know About Bullying? [Insert School Name] Facts and Myths & Olweus Bullying Questionnaire results [Insert Date] © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. Relevant Data from Luxenberg, Limber, & Olweus (2015) 1

2 1. True or False Studies suggest that fewer than 10% of children are involved in bullying problems in elementary, middle, or high school.False © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

Percentage of Students Bullied 2-3 times/month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S % of students were directly involved in bullying: - 14% had been bullied - 5% had bullied others (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

4 Prevalence of Bullying at [Insert School Name] ___% of students reported being bullied 2-3 times a month or more often. ___% of students reported bullying others 2-3 times a month or more. © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

5 [Insert OBQ Graph 3c here] Sample © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

6 [Insert OBQ Graph 5c here] Sample © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

7 2. True or False Students are more likely to be bullied in high school than in elementary or middle school.False © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

Girls’ and Boys’ Experiences with Being Bullied 2-3 times/month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. 8 (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

9 2-3 times/month or more Girls’ and Boys’ Experiences with Bullying Others © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

10 [Insert School Name] Bullied Students by Grade [Insert % by grade level] Grade ___ __% were bullied 2-3 X/month or more Grade ____ __% were bullied 2-3 X/month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

11 [Insert School Name] Students Bullying Others by Grade [Insert % by grade level] Grade___ __% bullied others 2-3 X/month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

12 3. True or False Most bullying is physical in nature.False © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

13 How Are Students Bullied? 2–3 times/ month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

14 Types of Bullying Reported at [Insert School Name] #1 “called mean names, made fun of, teased…” ___% of bullied students. #2 “told lies or rumors about me, tried to make others dislike me…”___% of bullied students. #3 “mean names, comments with a sexual meaning…” ___% of bullied students. #4 “left me out, excluded, ignored me…” ___% of bullied students. © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

15 [Insert OBQ Graph 7 here] Sample © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

16 How were you bullied? “I was bullied with mean names or comments about my race or color.” [Insert #] girls say 2-3 X/month or more [Insert #] boys say 2-3 X/month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

17 4. True or False Girls are more likely than boys to bully others.False © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

18 Girls’ and Boys’ Involvement in Bullying 2-3 times/month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

19 How Are Students Bullied? 2–3 times/ month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

By Whom Are Girls and Boys Bullied? Boys are most often bullied by boys – 53% bullied by boys only – 37% by boys and girls – 10% by girls only Girls are bullied by girls and boys – 49% by boys and girls – 33% by girls only – 18% by boys only 2-3 times/ month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

21 [Insert School Name] Girls and Boys report : ___% of girls report bullying others 2-3 X/mo. or more ___% of boys report bullying others 2-3 X/mo. or more ___% of girls bullied by girls ___% of girls bullied by boys ___% of boys bullied by girls ___% of boys bullied by boys © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

22 [Insert OBQ Graph 5a] Sample © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

23 [Insert OBQ Graph 5b] Sample © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

24 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___% – By several boys___% – By several girls___% © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

25 5. True or False In recent years, cyberbullying has become one of the most common forms of bullying among students. False © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

26 How Are Students Bullied? 2–3 times/ month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

27 Here at [Insert School Name] Girls: __% have been cyberbullied 2-3 X/mo. or more __% have cyberbullied others 2-3 X/mo. or more When asked HOW they cyberbullied, ___# girls had done so at least once or twice, via internet and/or by cell phone. © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

28 Here at [Insert School Name] Boys: __% (compare % to girls’ responses) had been cyberbullied 2-3 X/mo. or more __% had cyberbullied others 2-3 X/mo. or more When asked HOW they cyberbullied, ___# boys had done so at least once or twice, over the internet and/or on a cell phone © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

29 6. True or False The vast majority of students who are bullied tell a teacher or other member of the school staff.False © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

30 Reporting of Victimization © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. 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.

31 Do Students Report Being Bullied? To Whom? 2–3 times/ month or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. (Luxenberg et al., 2015) 3-5 th Grade 6-8 th Grade 9-12 th Grade

32 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 © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

33 [Insert OBQ Graph 11c] Sample © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

34 7. True or False Bullying is just as likely on the way to and from school as during school hours.False © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

35 Where Are Students Bullied? 1–2 times or more* *Students could select ore than one location. Bullying Location © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

In How Many Locations Are Students Bullied? Almost 2/3 have been bullied in more than one place. Nearly 1/2 have been bullied in three or more places. 1–2 times or more © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

37 Bullying Locations at [Insert School Name] #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

38 [Insert OBQ Graph 10a] Sample © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

39 8. True or False Most students who observe bullying don’t think they should get involved.False © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

Empathy For Bullied Students Vast majority feel sorry for the bullied students More girls than boys feel sorry for the bullied students More younger than older students feel sorry for the bullied students © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S (Luxenberg et al., 2015) girls boys

Watching…and Joining In Bullying Onlookers: “just watch” Followers: Could join in © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S Grade level (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

Taking Action To Stop Bullying Decreases in helping with age – Biggest changes between elementary and middle school Girls are somewhat more likely to say they will help Students who try to help a bullied student © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S (Luxenberg et al., 2015)

43 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 ought to help ___% I try to help © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S.

Additional data from [Insert School Name] Students © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. 44

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 Program, US, 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: Safe and Humane Schools within Clemson University’s Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life © 2015 Susan Limber, PhD; Jane Riese, LSW; Marlene Snyder, PhD; Vicki Flerx, PhD; and Nancy Mullin, MEd This presentation is based on the work of Dan Olweus, PhD. © 2015 Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, U.S. 45