1. BY ABBY STOTTLEMIRE Bullying

2. What is bullying? According to stopbullying.gov, the definition of bullying is: “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.”

3. Bullying in Schools Statistics Who does bullying affect is schools? 20% of U.S. students in 9 th -12 th grade 28% of U.S. students in 6 th -8 th grade  29.3% of instances occurred in classroom  29% of instances occurred in hallways  23.4% of instances occurred in the cafeteria  19.5% of instances occurred in the gym  12.2% of instances occurred in the bathroom

4. What are the types of bullying? Verbal  Teasing  Name-calling  Threats Social  Spreading rumors  Leaving someone out of social situations  Telling others to ignore someone else Physical  Any form of physical violence  Hitting  Spitting  Pushing  Taking the belongings of others Cyber  Any bullying that occurs through technology use

5. Do students identify bullying occurring? 70.6% of teens admit that they have witnessed some form of bullying within their schools 30% of students admit to bullying others at some point in time So why don’t students report these instances more often? 57% of instances are stopped within 10 seconds when someone intervenes

6. Who is targeted? Viewed as different  Weight  Underweight  Overweight  Wears glasses  New to a school Poor self view  Feels weak  Depressed  High Anxiety Social/Emotional Issues  Seen by others as  Annoying  Strange  Needy  Attention seeking Perceived by others as weak

7. What are the types of bullies? There are two types of students who are bullies 1. The student who is loved by all  Has a lot of friends  Social power 2. The student who is a social outcast  Isolated  Depressed/Anxious

8. What are the risk factors for a bully? Aggressive Easily frustrated Have friends who bully others Have less parental involvement Have issues at home Think badly of others View violence in a positive way Struggle to follow the rules

9. The New Trend: Cyberbullying Stopbullying.gov defines cyberbullying as “Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. “ 83% of girls and 79% of boys report that they were bullied online Cyberbullying can be considered to be worse  Occurs 24 hours a day 7 days a week  Victims cannot escape

10. What can we do to prevent bullying? Assess the amount/rate of bullying occurring in your school Get parents and students involved with prevention Develop policies and rules  Strictly enforce Build a safe learning environment for all students and staff  Use modes of communication  Newsletters  Website  Parent Assemblies Educate students and staff

11. How can we respond to bullying? Stop it on the spot  Be quick to respond Find out who was involved  Listen to everyone’s side  Identify bully, victim(s), and bystanders Support those involved  Listen to bully  Help the victim(s) Be more than a bystander  Teach your students how to act when they see bullying occur

12. Reference http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is- bullying/definition/index.html#types http://www.stopbullying.gov/what-is- bullying/definition/index.html#types http://nobullying.com/bullying-statistics-2014/ http://www.stopbullying.gov/at- risk/factors/index.html#atrisk http://www.stopbullying.gov/at- risk/factors/index.html#atrisk http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is- it/index.html http://www.stopbullying.gov/cyberbullying/what-is- it/index.html http://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/at- school/index.html http://www.stopbullying.gov/prevention/at- school/index.html http://www.stopbullying.gov/respond/index.html