 Success Criteria:  I can identify a successful and unsuccessful learning environment.  I can identify different forms of bullying.  I can identify and explain how bullying effects the learning environment.

Using evidence, can you successfully explain how bullying effects the learning environment?

27% of the students at TJH stated that they are bullied at least once a week. Is this percentage big enough for us to take time to discuss the impact of bullying? What percentage of students are bullied at TJH at least once a week?

 Bullying?  the process of intimidating or mistreating somebody weaker or in a more vulnerable situation

 Inadequate:  Failing to reach an expected or required level or standard.  Belittle:  To reduce or dismiss the importance or quality of somebody or something.  Demeaning:  To reduce somebody to a much lower status in a humiliating way.  Ostracize:  To banish or exclude somebody from society or from a particular group, either formally or informally.

 What is the common theme you detected within all of the meanings of these terms?

 Physical  The instigator attempts to physically dominate another teen. This usually includes kicking, punching and other physically harmful activities, designed to instill fear in the one bullied, and possible coerce him or her to do something.  Verbal  Is when someone verbally bullies another, he or she uses demeaning language to tear down another’s self-image.  Emotional  Aims at getting someone else to feel isolated, and alone.  Cyber  This type of bullying uses instant messaging, cell phone text messages and online social networks to humiliate and embarrass others.

1. Are male or females more prone to physical bullying? 2. Are male or females more prone to verbal and emotional bullying? 3. Which group is more likely to exclude other teens as a form of bullying?

1. Are male or females more prone to physical bullying? Male 2. Are male or females more prone to verbal and emotional bullying? Female 3. Which group is more likely to exclude other teens as a form of bullying? Female

 Think back to the learning target again, why are we having this discussion?  To see if bullying can effect the learning environment.

 Stunted Social Development  Depression  *Depression over bullying will have major impacts on the individual’s life. For Example:  Drug Use  Suicide  Retaliation

This is Rachel Emhke. Rachel is a 13 year old student from Kasson, Minnesota. Rachel has endured months of multiple forms of bullying. Predict the actions that Rachel took to get through the bullying she endured. Video

 Rachel face any examples of Physical Bullying?  Cornered in the locker room by a pack of girls.  Rachel face any examples of Verbal Bullying?  Words carved into her locker and sent by text messaging.  Rachel face any examples of Emotional Bullying?  Text message telling Rachel to leave the school and calling her names.  Rachel face any examples of Cyber Bullying?  Text message sent anonymously to classmates.

Amanda Cummings Staten Island high school sophomore Amanda Cummings, 15, reportedly jumped in front of a bus on December 27, Cummings had a suicide note with her, and her family believes she was tormented by bullies at school, possibly over a relationship she had with an older boy that another girl at school also liked. "People [were] really nasty to her for no reason," junior Marisa Ryan told CBS New York. Ryan said people called her names and posted mean things about her on Facebook. Author: CBSNews Credit: CBS New York

Megan Meier Megan Meier, 13, hung herself in her bedroom in October 2006 after being "dumped" by someone she thought was a 16-year-old boy on MySpace. The boy, however, turned out to be Lori Drew, the mother of one of her neighbors, who had set up the blog to torment the girl. In 2008, a federal jury convicted Drew of three misdemeanor counts related to the hoax, but a judge threw out the verdict the next year. In May 2008, Missouri lawmakers passed a cyber harassment law called the Megan Meier law. Author: CBSNews Credit: AP Photo/Tom Gann

Kameron Jacobson  On January 18, 2011, high school freshman Kameron Jacobsen hung himself in his bedroom after reportedly enduring online bullying, "psychological torture," and physical assaults by peers. His parents told CBS News that they did not plan to file charges against any of their son's bullies, instead they've been working to pass a state anti-bullying law.  Author: CBSNews  Credit: CBS New York

Phoebe Prince  Phoebe Prince hanged herself in her family's apartment on Jan Prince, an Irish immigrant, reportedly became the target of threats and insults at her high school after the ex- girlfriend of a boy she dated began bullying her and recruited her friends to torment the girl, too. The girl, Kayla Narey, 18, and the boyfriend, Sean Mulveyhill, 18, both pleaded guilty to criminal harassment and were sentenced to community service and a year probation. Three other girls received similar sentences.  Author: CBSNews  Credit: Personal Photo

Seth Walsh  On Sept. 19, 2011, seventh- grader Seth Walsh, 13, tried to hang himself from a tree in his family's backyard. He died after a little more than a week on life support. Walsh, who was openly gay, reportedly endured online and in-person bullying, including slurs and insults about the way he acted and dressed. His grandmother told Time magazine that Seth "spent a lot of his life frightened."  Author: CBSNews  Credit: YouTube