1. DON PINGARO, JEREMY GRABISCH & KELLY BURKE #BulliesSpeak

2. HISTORY OF VIOLENCE BAD HOME LIFE LACK OF ATTENTION LOW SOCIAL STATUS SIBLINGS WHO BULLY PEER-PRESSURE DIFFERENCES JEALOUSY  PHYSICAL BULLYING  VERBAL BULLYING  CYBER BULLYING TYPES OF BULLYING REASONS FOR BULLYING

3. BULLYING STATISTICS  6 OUT OF 10 AMERICAN TEENS WITNESS BULLYING IN SCHOOL ONCE A DAY  BULLYING AFFECTS 1 IN 3 AMERICAN SCHOOLCHILDREN IN GRADES 6-10  40% OF BOYS IDENTIFIED AS BULLIES IN GRADE 6 THROUGH 9 HAD 3 OR MORE ARRESTS BY AGE 30  UP TO 28 PERCENT OF TEENS AGED 12 TO 18 HAVE REPORTED COPING WITH SOME FORM OF BULLYING.  18 % OF THESE VICTIMS REPORT BEING CALLED NAMES OR RUMORS SPREAD, WHILE 8% REPORT PHYSICAL HARM

4. THE CAMPAIGN OUR HASHTAGS MOST POPULAR ANTI-BULLYING HASHTAGS #ANTIBULLYING #STOPBULLYING #STANDUP4KIDS #BULLIED #LOVE #MAKEADIFFERENCE { #BULLIESSPEAK ENCOURAGES THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN OR ARE CURRENTLY BULLIES TO TALK ABOUT WHY THEY HAVE BULLIED OTHERS ENCOURAGES VICTIMS OF BULLYING TO FEEL BAD FOR BULLIES AND ENGAGE THEM IN MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION #SORRYBULLIES

5. STOP VICTIMIZING BULLIES BULLIES ARE USUALLY VICTIMS TOO #BULLIESSPEAK SPEECH SERIES PROFESSIONAL SPEAKERS STUDENTS WHO BULLY AND WHY STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN BULLIED AT THE END, STUDENTS CAN PUBLICLY PLEDGE NOT TO BULLY OR HAND IN AN “I PROMISE” NOTE PRAISE FROM CROWD AS REWARD #SORRYBULLIES AD CAMPAIGN TV & WEB COMMERCIALS WHERE KIDS APOLOGIZE AND FORGIVE THEIR BULLIES INFO FOR PARENTS TO READ WITH KIDS ON SORRYBULLIES.COM SAME INFO IN PAMPHLETS THE CAMPAIGN

6. ANTI-BULLYING MONTH Commence campaign in October, which is national anti-bullying month Have after-school sessions where kids can meet with counselors 1 on 1 or in groups Host #BULLIESSPEAK Speeches in school auditoriums after school with parents, teachers and students Encourage students to talk to each other and be nice to one another Evaluate effectiveness through weekly surveys for teachers and students to do together

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