Anti-Bullying Presentation September 24 th, 2012

What is a bully? What is bullying?

What does bullying look like? Where does bullying happen?

What is bullying? Bullying is aggressive behavior that is intentional and that involves an inbalance of power or strength. Typically, it is repeated over time. A child who is being bullied has a hard time defending himself or herself.

What is Bullying? cont. Bullying can take many forms, such as hitting or punching (physical bullying); teasing or name- calling(verbal bullying); intimidation using gestures or social exclusion (nonverbal bullying or emotional bullying); and writing or posting insulting comments on-line (cyberbullying).

Forms of bullying Verbal—Speaking to/about a person in an unkind or hurtful way.Verbal—Speaking to/about a person in an unkind or hurtful way. SarcasmTeasing Name-CallingPut-Downs Phone CallsHurtful Gossip Spreading Rumors

Forms of bullying Physical—Harmful actions against another person’s body.Physical—Harmful actions against another person’s body. BitingTripping KickingPulling Hair PushingHitting Pinching

Forms of bullying Emotional—Upsetting, excluding or embarrassing a person.Emotional—Upsetting, excluding or embarrassing a person. Intentional ExclusionIntentional Exclusion Nasty NotesNasty Notes TormentingThreateningTormentingThreatening HumiliationHumiliation Social EmbarrassmentSocial Embarrassment CYBERBULLYINGCYBERBULLYING

Forms of Bullying Cyber bullying happens when kids bully each other through electronic technology. Cyber bullying includes: Mean text messages, instant message, and/or s, rumors sent by or posted on social networking sites Threatening or harassing with offensive language or hate language (i.e. gender, ethnic, religious specific) Posting pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles of someone without consent, including sexting (sexually explicit material) Stealing passwords to assume someone else’s identity -AND IT’S A CRIME

Bullying is a serious issue Bullying is against school rules and against the law. The Jefferson School District takes bullying extremely seriously and will strictly enforce consequences for those involved. School leaders can only investigate incidents they know about. It is critical that parents, students and staff work in partnership to immediately report suspected incidents of bullying. All of us have a duty to ensure our schools are safe environments for all students. School leaders will immediately investigate reports and take action to stop bullying from occurring.

Jefferson School District Board Policy (a) The Governing Board recognizes the harmful effects of bullying on student learning and school attendance and desires to provide safe school environments that protect students from physical and emotional harm. District employees shall establish student safety as a high priority and shall not tolerate bullying of any student. No student or group of students shall, through physical, written, verbal, or other means, harass, sexually harass, threaten, intimidate, cyberbully, cause bodily injury to, or commit hate violence against any other student or school personnel.

California Education Code Section A pupil shall not be suspended from school or recommended for expulsion, unless the superintendent or the principal of the school in which the pupil is enrolled determines that the pupil has committed an act as defined pursuant to any of subdivisions (a) to (r), inclusive: (r) Engaged in an act of bullying. For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the following meanings:

Ed Code (r) cont. (1) "Bullying" means any severe or pervasive physical or verbal act or conduct, including communications made in writing or by means of an electronic act, and including one or more acts committed by a pupil or group of pupils as defined in Section , , or , directed toward one or more pupils that has or can be reasonably predicted to have the effect of one or more of the following:

Ed Code (r) (A) Placing a reasonable pupil or pupils in fear of harm to that pupil's or those pupils' person or property. (B) Causing a reasonable pupil to experience a substantially detrimental effect on his or her physical or mental health. (C) Causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her academic performance. (D) Causing a reasonable pupil to experience substantial interference with his or her ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.

Ed Code (r) (2) "Electronic act" means the transmission of a communication, including, but not limited to, a message, text, sound, or image, or a post on a social network Internet Web site, by means of an electronic device, including, but not limited to, a telephone, wireless telephone or other wireless communication device, computer, or pager. (3) "Reasonable pupil" means a pupil, including, but not limited to, an exceptional needs pupil, who exercises average care, skill, and judgment in conduct for a person of his or her age, or for a person of his or her age with his or her exceptional needs.

Who is involved in bullying? Bully: One or more persons who intentionally intimidate or harm another person. A bully has power or social support. The harm they cause can be physical, emotional or both.

Who is involved in bullying? Victim: The person who is being bullied. The victim has less power or social support and often blames him/herself for the abuse.

Who is involved in bullying? Bystander: One or more people who stand on the sidelines and passively witness acts of bullying— bystanders might also actively provide encouragement and support to the bully. Bystanders may not seek help/intervene because they fear for their safety, may lose friends, become a target or be labeled a tattletale or snitch.

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