BY ABBY STOTTLEMIRE Bullying

What is bullying? According to stopbullying.gov, the definition of bullying is: “Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time.”

Bullying in Schools Statistics Who does bullying affect is schools? 20% of U.S. students in 9 th -12 th grade 28% of U.S. students in 6 th -8 th grade  29.3% of instances occurred in classroom  29% of instances occurred in hallways  23.4% of instances occurred in the cafeteria  19.5% of instances occurred in the gym  12.2% of instances occurred in the bathroom

What are the types of bullying? Verbal  Teasing  Name-calling  Threats Social  Spreading rumors  Leaving someone out of social situations  Telling others to ignore someone else Physical  Any form of physical violence  Hitting  Spitting  Pushing  Taking the belongings of others Cyber  Any bullying that occurs through technology use

Do students identify bullying occurring? 70.6% of teens admit that they have witnessed some form of bullying within their schools 30% of students admit to bullying others at some point in time So why don’t students report these instances more often? 57% of instances are stopped within 10 seconds when someone intervenes

Who is targeted? Viewed as different  Weight  Underweight  Overweight  Wears glasses  New to a school Poor self view  Feels weak  Depressed  High Anxiety Social/Emotional Issues  Seen by others as  Annoying  Strange  Needy  Attention seeking Perceived by others as weak

What are the types of bullies? There are two types of students who are bullies 1. The student who is loved by all  Has a lot of friends  Social power 2. The student who is a social outcast  Isolated  Depressed/Anxious

What are the risk factors for a bully? Aggressive Easily frustrated Have friends who bully others Have less parental involvement Have issues at home Think badly of others View violence in a positive way Struggle to follow the rules

The New Trend: Cyberbullying Stopbullying.gov defines cyberbullying as “Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. “ 83% of girls and 79% of boys report that they were bullied online Cyberbullying can be considered to be worse  Occurs 24 hours a day 7 days a week  Victims cannot escape

What can we do to prevent bullying? Assess the amount/rate of bullying occurring in your school Get parents and students involved with prevention Develop policies and rules  Strictly enforce Build a safe learning environment for all students and staff  Use modes of communication  Newsletters  Website  Parent Assemblies Educate students and staff

How can we respond to bullying? Stop it on the spot  Be quick to respond Find out who was involved  Listen to everyone’s side  Identify bully, victim(s), and bystanders Support those involved  Listen to bully  Help the victim(s) Be more than a bystander  Teach your students how to act when they see bullying occur

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