© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 1 [Insert School Name] Facts & Myths & Olweus Bullying Questionnaire results [Insert Date]

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 2 1. True or False?B Studies suggest that fewer than 10% of children are involved in bullying problems in elementary or middle school.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Percentage of Students Bullied 2-3 times/month or more 3

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Percentage of Students Who Bully Others 2-3 times/month or more 4

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 5 Prevalence of Bullying at [Insert School Name] __% of students reported being bullied 2-3 times a month or more often. __% of students reported bullying others 2-3 times a month or more.

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US [Insert OBQ Graph 3c her e] Sample 6

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US [Insert OBQ Graph 5c here] Sample 7

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 8 2. True or False?B Children are more likely to be bullied in middle school than in elementary school.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Bullied Students: Grade Trends 2-3 times/month or more 9

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Students Bullying Others: Grade Trends 10

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 11 [Insert School Name] Bullied Students by Grade [Insert % by grade level] Grade ___ __% were bullied 2-3 X/mo. or more Grade ____ __% were bullied 2-3 X/mo. or more

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US [Insert School Name] Students Bullying Others by Grade [Insert % by grade level] Grade___ __% bullied others 2-3 X/mo. or more 12

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US True or False?B Most bullying is physical in nature. False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 14 Types of Bullying Reported at [Insert School Name] #1 “called mean names, made fun of, teased…” __% of bullied students. #2 “told lies or rumors about me, tried to make others dislike me…”__% of bullied students. #3 “mean names, comments with a sexual meaning…”“__% of bullied students. #4 left me out, excluded, ignored me…” __% of bullied students.

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US [Insert OBQ Graph 7 here] Sample 15

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US How were you bullied? “I was bullied with mean names or comments about my race or color.” [Insert #] girls say 2-3 x mo. or more [Insert #] boys say 2-3 x mo. or more 16

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US True or False?B Girls bully just as much as boys; they just do it differently.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 18 Gender plays a role Similarities: –Both boys and girls engage in frequent verbal bullying. –Girls and boys engage in relational bullying. Differences: –Boys are more likely to physically bully. –Girls are more likely to use more subtle and indirect forms of bullying: social exclusion, rumor-spreading, friendship manipulation. –Boys are bullied primarily by boys; girls are bullied by boys and girls.

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 19 [Insert School Name] Girls and Boys report: ___% of girls report bullying others 2-3 X/mo. or more ___% of boys report bullying others 2-3 X/mo. or more ___% of girls bullied by girls ___% of girls bullied by boys ___% of boys bullied by girls ___% of boys bullied by boys

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US [Insert OBQ Graph 5a] Sample 20

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US [Insert OBQ Graph 5b] Sample 21

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 22 Who is doing the bullying? Most bullying at [Insert School Name] is reported to have come from: –Both boys and girls___% –Mainly one boy___% –Mainly one girl___% –By several boys___% –By several girls___%

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US True or False?B Boys are more likely than girls to be involved in cyber-bullying.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 24 Frequency of Being Cyber- Bullied Kowalski, Limber, & Agatston (2007)

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 25 Frequency of Cyber- Bullying Others Kowalski, Limber, & Agatston (2007)

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Here at [Insert School Name] Girls: __% have been cyberbullied 2-3 X/mo. or more __% have cyberbullied others 2-3 X/mo. or more When asked HOW they cyerbullied, ___# girls had done so at least once or twice, via internet and/or by cell phone. 26

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Here at [Insert School Name] Boys: __% (compare % to girls’ responses) had been cyberbullied 2-3 X/mo. or more __% had cyberbullied others 2-3 X/mo. or more When asked HOW they cyberbullied, ___# boys had done so at least once or twice, over the internet and/or on a cell phone 27

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US True or False?B The vast majority of children who are bullied tell a teacher or other member of the school staff. False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 29 Reporting of Victimization Many children do not report bullying to school staff. Older students and boys are less likely than younger students and girls to report their victimization.

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 30 Do kids report at Our School?? ___% of bullied children DIDN’T report to anyone. If they told---WHO did they tell??? #1 response #2 response #3 response #4 response #5 response #6 response

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US [Insert OBQ Graph 11c] Sample 31

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US True or False?B Bullying is just as likely on the way to and from school as during school hours.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Where the Bullying Has Occurred (if bullied once or more) 33

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 34 Bullying Locations at [Insert School Name] #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US [Insert OBQ Graph 10 a] Sample 35

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US True or False?B Most students who observe bullying don’t think they should get involved.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US If you see or learn that a student is being bullied, how do you usually react? 37

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 38 Students Who Observe (Melton et al. 1998) What do you usually do when you see a student being bullied? 38%Nothing--I think the bullying is OK/I take part/I just watch 27%I don’t do anything, but I think I should help 35%I try to help him or her

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 39 What do Our Students do? ___% Never noticed bullying ___% I take part/think it’s OK/I just watch ___% I don’t do anything, but I think I ought to help ___% I try to help

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 40 Additional data from [Insert School Name] Students

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 41 Use of this presentation is restricted to persons trained by the authors in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and groups they work with for the express purpose of training schools, parents and community groups about the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program model. Appropriate credit to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US, must appear on all presentation materials. No other use or changes are permitted without prior written permission from the authors. For further information, please contact: Marlene Snyder, PhD at or call © 2011 Susan Limber, PhD; Vicki Flerx, PhD; Nancy Mullin, MEd; This presentation is based on the work of Dan Olweus, PhD Jane Riese, LSW; and Marlene Snyder, PhD This presentation is based on the work of Dan Olweus, PhD