BULLYING STEPHANIE BALMER, TOM PARSONS, CHRISTY NOSEWORTHY

BULLYING DEFINED BULLYING IS UNWANTED, AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR AMONG SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN THAT INVOLVES A REAL OR PERCEIVED POWER IMBALANCE. THE BEHAVIOR IS REPEATED, OR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE REPEATED, OVER TIME. BULLYING INCLUDES ACTIONS SUCH AS MAKING THREATS, SPREADING RUMORS, ATTACKING SOMEONE PHYSICALLY OR VERBALLY, AND EXCLUDING SOMEONE FROM A GROUP ON PURPOSE. (STOPBULLYING.GOV)

THE STATISTICS ON BULLYING AND SUICIDE ARE ALARMING: SUICIDE IS THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, RESULTING IN ABOUT 4,400 DEATHS PER YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE CDC. FOR EVERY SUICIDE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, THERE ARE AT LEAST 100 SUICIDE ATTEMPTS. OVER 14% OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE, AND ALMOST 7% HAVE ATTEMPTED IT. BULLY VICTIMS ARE 2 TO 9 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO CONSIDER SUICIDE THAN NON- VICTIMS, ACCORDING TO STUDIES BY YALE UNIVERSITY 10 TO 14 YEAR OLD GIRLS MAY BE AT EVEN HIGHER RISK FOR SUICIDE ACCORDING TO STATISTICS REPORTED BY ABC NEWS, NEARLY 30% OF STUDENTS ARE EITHER BULLIES OR VICTIMS OF BULLYING, AND 160,000 KIDS STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY BECAUSE OF FEAR OF BULLYING (BULLYING STATISTICS.ORG)

NATIONAL INITIATIVES- NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH IN OCTOBER NATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION CENTER BULLYING.US TEACHING TOLERANCE NETSMARTZ WORKSHOP BULLY POLICE NOT IN OUR SCHOOL

STATE INITIATIVES THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE IS GIVING PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES. THE DANGERS OF CYBERBULLYING AND INTERNET SAFETY IS THE MAIN MESSAGE. THEY USE THE WEBSITE, WHICH HAS VIDEOS AND ACTIVITIES THAT TEACHERS CAN ACCESS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. BULLYING MUST BE REPORTED JUST AS CHILD ABUSE IS REPORTED.

WHAT ARE WE DOING AT OUR SCHOOLS? EDUCATOR’S HANDBOOK, OUR BEHAVIOR REPORTING SYSTEM, WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO EXIT UNTIL YOU HAVE LISTED BOTH BULLY AND VICTIM’S NAMES. PARENTS ARE NOTIFIED. MFJHS HELD A BULLY PREVENTION WEEK WHERE ACTIVITIES, VIDEOS, AND LESSON PLANS WERE GIVEN DURING ADVISORY. NOTHING AT OHS…

WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING? “CYBERBULLYING IS BULLYING THAT TAKES PLACE USING ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY. ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT SUCH AS CELL PHONES, COMPUTERS, AND TABLETS AS WELL AS COMMUNICATION TOOLS INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA SITES, TEXT MESSAGES, CHAT, AND WEBSITES.” (STOPBULLYING.GOV)

WHERE DOES IT HAPPEN? FACEBOOK TWITTER TEXTING SNAPCHAT Instagram Kik Vine Pheed Tumblr

WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF CYBERBULLYING?

IT’S HARD TO GET AWAY FROM... CYBERBULLYING FOLLOWS KIDS HOME IT SPREADS TO ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES IT SPREADS TO SPORTS TEAMS, CHURCH, OTHER SCHOOLS, ETC.

WHAT ARE WE (INSTITUTIONALLY) DOING ABOUT IT? ACCORDING TO OSD: CYBER BULLING IS DEFINED AS: · SENDING MEAN, VULGAR OR THREATENING MESSAGES OR IMAGES POSTING SENSITIVE, PRIVATE INFORMATION ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON; PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT PERSON TO LOOK BAD. ACTS OF CYBER BULLYING INCLUDE: TEXT MESSAGING ON CELL PHONE PICTURE MESSAGING ON CELL PHONE INSTANT MESSAGINGE MAIL/BLOGS/CHAT ROOMS/DISCUSSION GROUPS No Policy for discipline or mediation

SURVEY RESULTS

CHRISTY RICHIE INCOGNITO VIDEO: 02CVK06O 02CVK06O

TOM--IT’S SO GAY!IT’S SO GAY! BULLYING BY COLLOQUIALISM BULLYING IS IN THE “EYE” OF THE BULLIED!

STEPHANIE "YOU NEVER REALLY UNDERSTAND A PERSON UNTIL YOU CONSIDER THINGS FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW... UNTIL YOU CLIMB INTO HIS SKIN AND WALK AROUND IN IT." - ATTICUS FINCH IN TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

CONCLUSION AN AP POLL POSTED ON OCTOBER 24, 2013, REVEALS MORE TEENS SEEK HELP FOR CYBERBULLYING AND HIGHER RATES OF THOSE WHO DID, ALSO SAY IT MADE THE SITUATION BETTER. (AZFAMILY.COM) “A LOT OF THE RHETORIC OF BULLYING… PAINTS THE KIDS WHO ARE BULLIES AS OGRES OR MONSTERS,” SKYLAR SAYS. “BUT BY DOING THIS, WE’RE REALLY DOING EVERYONE A GREAT DISSERVICE. WE’RE MISSING A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH THE, WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT KIDS AND TEENS WHO [BULLY]... ARE STILL GROWING UP. WHEN WE HELP THEM, WE’RE ALSO HELPING THOSE THEY TARGET--AND THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE BEEN BULLIED BY THEM IN THE FUTURE.” (TEACHINGTOLERANCE.ORG)

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