Way of Attacking Bullying  We Not Brining in a Guest Speaker  We Not Bringing in the Police  We Asking You to Join in a Movement in Community

 Richland Students will be Guest Speakers  Richland Students will Police and Protect Each other  Join US in Saying: Way of Attacking Bullying

Joey Video  Can You Relate to Video in Some Way?  Have You Seen this Type of Activity at Richland?  Do You Know How to Stop It?

How can we…  Stop the Bleeding from Heart?  WE Make Heart Stronger?

Questions  Answer the following questions about bullying

True or False: 1/3 of Teens are Involved in Bullying.  True  In a Recent Survey 13% Admit to Bullying, 11% Admit to Being Bullied, and 6% have been Bullied and also Bully Others

Students who are bullied usually participate in class and have good attendance.  False  Students targeted by bullies sometimes avoid school or have trouble concentrating. They also can develop depression and anxiety.

True or False: Witnesses of bullying often end friendships with the victims and feel guilty of not reporting the incident.  True  Witnessing an act of bullying has negative consequences even if your not directly involved

True or False: Bullies do poorly in school compared to students who do not bully.  True  Behaviors associated with bullying include impulsiveness, disliking school and getting in trouble often

True or False: Most bullies discontinue aggressive behavior in adulthood.  False  60% of Bullies will go on to have at least 1 adult criminal conviction because the behavior carries over

Bully Facts and Types  Physical  Pushing, Tripping and Hitting  Social  Use of Peer Pressure and Manipulation to Isolate a Target to Hurt Someone's Feelings  EX: Convince a Group of People to Ignore or Shun a Student  Verbal  Teasing, Mock, Threaten, Insult, and Taunt Peers  Verbal Attacks also include Spreading Rumors, Gossip, and Lies  Cyber-Bullying  When Social and Verbal Take Place over the Internet or Text Message