Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Hazing: A different Kind of bullying Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Do Now In your Student Journal write a few sentences about a group you belong to or would like to be part of. Explain what the group is, why you like belonging to the group or want to belong to the group, and what it was like when you joined or what you imagine it will be like when you join the group. This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150). End 1

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 How many of you were able to talk with your parent or another adult family member about bullying? 1 Minute Time’s UP! This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 What are some groups young people can join here at school or in the community? Why do you think people want to be part of these groups? 1 Minute Time’s UP! This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Belonging is important. When people are connected to other people. They feel accepted and important. There are lots of ways people belong. You can belong to a family, groups of friends, teams, clubs or organizations. Belonging in school is a good thing when you know that you have friends who make you feel safe and comfortable. Sometimes in high school and college, people may try to make you do things you don’t want to do in order to belong. This can become uncomfortable or dangerous. When a group of people make you do dangerous or risky thinks in order to belong to a group or team, it’s called hazing. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 What is Hazing? Hazing is a type of bullying. Hazing is any humiliating or dangerous activity expected in order to join a group. When people haze, they exert power or influence over others. Those being hazed agree because they want to be part of the group. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 What are some groups that you think might participate in hazing? 1 Minute Time’s UP! This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Hazing can happen in/on athletic teams, clubs, youth groups, religious groups, band and choir, fraternities and sororities. You may not be experiencing hazing now, but as you get older it’s more likely to happen. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Why do you think the people being hazed, as well as the bystanders in the group, go along with hazing? 1 Minute Time’s UP! This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Wanting to belong to a group can be a powerful feeling, and peer pressure to fit in can be hard to resist. New members may hope to prove themselves or be afraid of rejection if they refuse to take part in hazing. The current group members may have been hazed themselves when they joined the group. They may accept the hazing as the price of membership, or be afraid that speaking up will put their own position in the group at risk. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Group Roles: Time Keeper: Keeps track of time and makes sure everyone stays focused. Writer: Writes down the group members responses. Facilitator: Leads discussion and makes sure everyone in the group participates. Reporter: Reports the groups answer to the class. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Hazing: A different Kind of bullying Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. You are going to read a story aloud in your group and decide if it is an example of hazing. As you read the story, think about whether the activities described fit the definition of hazing, and how the person in the story felt about what he or she had to do. Then discuss and answer the questions as a group. (Each group will receive one of four stories) This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150). End 11

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Ramon, Marina and Dale were all hazed. They were humiliated and in some cases were put into dangerous or illegal situations in order to become a member of a group. Mark wasn’t hazed. He was not humiliated and he was safe. He felt good about participating in the rock-climbing activity. Laws were broken when Ramon’s team made a freshman drink beer. If Marina and her friend had been hurt as a result of being left outside of town, there could have been legal consequences. The people who were hazed most likely felt embarrassed, humiliated, ashamed, pressured and scared. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 They should tell a parent, the coach or another trusted adult about the situation. If you were a bystander in these situations, you could leave the situation and get help from an adult. Consequences of hazing can include people getting hurt physically and emotionally. Targets of hazing may feel scared, angry, helpless or depressed. They may be injured during the hazing. Groups that haze can get in trouble with the law if the hazing is illegal. Some group members may feel bad about the hazing or feel scared about what will happen if they don’t go along with it. They may feel guilty or upset. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 If hazing can be hurtful, dangerous and sometimes illegal, why do groups continue to do it? 1 Minute Time’s UP! This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Students who have been hazed often feel they have the right to haze other students. Also, students are scared to tell, so the hazing continues. Some people call hazing a tradition and mistakenly believe that it is harmless fun. There are many safe things that groups can do instead of hazing to help new members feel like they belong and feel part of the group. Sometimes this is call initiation. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Hazing may not be happening to you or others you know right now. But you need to understand how dangerous and risky it can be in case it happens in the future. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 What are some things you can do to help make sure hazing doesn’t happen to you or others in the future? 1 Minute Time’s UP! This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 You could decide not to go along with it, report it, get help and take a stand against it. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Hazing: A different Kind of bullying Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Now turn to Calling a Halt to Hazing on page 24 of the Student Workbook. Complete the questions. This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150). End 19

Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Objectives Define hazing and explain why it is a form of bullying. Describe consequences of hazing. Explain ways to prevent or stop hazing. Violence & Injury Prevention: Lesson 12 Summary: Remember what you’ve learned about bullying, including hazing. Let’s go around the room and name some ways you can recognize bullying and hazing. Bullying can be physical, verbal or emotional. It can take place in person or online. Bullying is intentional and repeated. Hazing is any humiliating or dangerous activity expected in order to join a group. Both bullying and hazing involve a difference in power between people. Even though someone might agree to hazing because he or she wants to be part of the group, it is still a form of bullying. This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’. To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling. When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.