ANTI-BULLYING BILL OF RIGHTS C.O.R.R.E.C.T. students don’t Bully! BE THE CHANGE! ANTI-BULLYING BILL OF RIGHTS It’s Cool to Care! 4TH GRADE – 8TH GRADE PRESENTATION September 16, 2011 Bullies Tear Down – Friends Build Up! It isn’t BIG to make others feel small!

Objectives for Today: -- Define Bullying AND the Different Types of Bullying -- What is the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights? -- What Can Students Do? -- What Will the School Do?

What is Bullying?

Did You Know? The word bully used to mean you did something good or well! It was used as an adjective. The root of the word comes from the Dutch, boel, which means brother. In the 16th Century it was used as another word for “sweetheart”

Bullying is the deliberate and often repeated attempt to intimidate, embarrass, or harm another person

BOYS AND GIRLS ARE DIFFERENT USUALLY BULLY BY WORDS AND ACTIONS

GIRLS: USUALLY ARE MORE INDIRECT… EXCLUDE OTHERS FROM ACTIVITIES OR SPREAD RUMORS ABOUT THEM

BULLYING HAS MANY FORMS RUMORS WRITING NASTY THINGS ABOUT CLASSMATES INTENTIONALLY EXCLUDING OTHERS TAKING OR DAMAGING OTHER STUDENTS’ POSSESSIONS INTIMIDATING OR THREATENING OTHERS

REPEATEDLY TAUNTING OR RIDICULING OTHERS PERSUADING PEERS TO REJECT OTHERS CYBERBULLYING

Where Do We See Bullying Occur? Playground Bathrooms Hallways Lunchroom Classroom

ANTI-BULLYING BILL OF RIGHTS “Harassment, intimidation or bullying” is defined as any gesture, any written, verbal or physical act, or any electronic communication, whether it be a single incident or a series of incidents, that is reasonably perceived as being motivated either by any actual or perceived characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensory disability, or by any other distinguishing characteristic, that takes place on school grounds, at any school-sponsored function or on a school bus, or off school grounds, in accordance with law, that substantially disrupts or interferes with the orderly operation of the school or the rights of other students,

A reasonable person should know, under the circumstances, will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a student or damaging the student’s property, or placing a student in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to his/her person or damage to his/her property; or Has the effect of insulting or demeaning any student or group of students; or Creates a hostile educational environment for the student by interfering with the student’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the student.

HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL? SAD ALONE HURT DEPRESSED

Does it Have to Happen in School? NO!

What to Do?

If You See Someone Being a Bully… ACT!! Do Something! Tell the bully to stop! Try to distract the bully from the behavior Don’t join in by laughing or making fun of the situation Reach out to the person who is being bullied Tell an adult

School’s Response Mrs. Saraiva – Anti-Bullying Specialist Investigation Consequences! Detention Suspension Other