1. NCMS taking a stand against bullying

2. Anti-Bullying Educational Goals
* Educate about bullying
* Address bullying
* Prevent bullying

3. What is bullying?
Bullying is repeated aggressive behavior that is intended to cause harm or distress in a relationship in which there is an imbalance of power or strength.

4. Bullying

5. Who is involved in bullying?

6. Bully
One or more persons who intentionally intimidate or harm another person.
A bully has power or social support. The harm they cause can be physical, emotional or both.

7. Victim The person who is being bullied.
The victim has less power or social support and often blames him/herself for the abuse.

8. bystander
One or more people who stand on the sidelines and passively witness acts of bullying-bystanders might also actively provide encouragement and support to the bully.
Bystanders may not seek help/intervene because they fear for their safety, may lose friends, become a target or be labeled a tattletale or snitch.

9. Why does bullying occur?
Bullying can be related to hostile acts perpetrated against racial and ethnic minorities, gay, lesbian, and bi-sexual youth, and persons with disabilities.

10. Forms of Bullying
Emotional: Upsetting, excluding, or embarrassing a person.
Intentional Exclusion
Nasty Notes
Tormenting
Threatening
Humiliation
CYBERBULLYING

11. Forms of bullying
Physical: Harmful actions against another person’s body.
Biting
Kicking
Pushing
Tripping
Pulling Hair
Hitting
Punching
Verbal: Speaking to/about a person in an unkind or hurtful way.
Sarcasm
Name-Calling
Teasing
Put-Downs
Hurtful Gossip
Phone Calls
Spreading Gossip

12. Forms of bullying
Sexual: Singles out a person because of gender and/or sexual orientation and demonstrates unwelcome sexual behavior.
Sexual Comments
Abusive Comments
Unwanted Physical Contact
Racial: Involves rejection or isolation of a person because of ethnicity
Racial Slurs
Taunts
Making fun of:
Customs
Skin Color
Accent

13. Cyberbullying Cyberbullying:
“The willful and repeated harm influenced through the use of computers, cellphones, and other electronic devices.

14. Traditional Bullying Cyberbullying
Witnesses usually limited to those who are actually there
In front of the whole world
Face-to-face with the bully
Usually anonymous
Adults jump in to break things up
Lack of supervision in cyber space
Once home the victim is safe
24/7 on the internet – No escape
Once victim walks away the bullying ends
Lack of closure

15. Cyberbullying examples………
Sending mean texts, s, or instant messages
Posting offensive pictures or messages about others in blogs or on websites
Using someone else’s user name to spread rumors or lies about someone
Forwarding supposedly private messages, picture, or videos to others
Threatening or harassing others with offensive language
Cyberbullying is more difficult to detect!!

16. Cyberbullying: call to action
Prevent
Educate
Address
“Students need to have a better understanding of family, school, and legal limits on online speech, negative influences of online behavior and Internet privacy protection.”
- Nancy Willard, Educator’s Guide to Cyberbullying

17. The abc’s of bullying
Abuse of Power: Bullying is an act of aggression toward another person. There are many forms and types of bullying.
Be a Responsible: Bystander: Look for signs of bullying – seek help immediately.
Communication and Caring: We can achieve more if we care and communicate with one another.