1. By: Morgan Todd Morgan.todd@smail.astate.edu
Bullying
By: Morgan Todd

2. What makes someone a bully?
By definition a bully is a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker
Anyone who tries to belittle someone else.

3. The different Types of bullies
Physical bullying
Verbal Bullying
Relational aggression
Cyberbullying
Sexual bullying
Prejudicial bullying

4. Physical bullying
When kids use physical actions to try to gain power and control over their targets.
Kicking
Hitting
Punching
Slapping
Shoving

5. Verbal Bullying
These bullies use words, statements, and name-calling to gain power and control over target.
Mean Words
Attack other person in large group setting
Call them names
Talk bad about them to everyone else
This can be in front of them or behind their back

6. Relational aggression
Relational bullies try to hurt their peers or sabotage their social standing.
Ostracize others from a group
Spread rumors
Manipulate situations
Break confidences
Girls are often the ones who participate in this type of bullying.

7. Cyber bullying
When someone uses the internet, a cell phone, or other technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target another person.
Posting hurtful pictures
Making online threats
Hurtful s
Hurtful texts
The only reason these bullies act is because they are hidden behind a computer screen.

8. Sexual Bullying
Repeated harmful and humiliating actions that targets a person sexually
Comment about:
appearance
Attractiveness
Sexual development
Sexual activeness
Sexting
Degrade him/her sexually

9. Prejudicial bullying
This type of bullying is based off of peoples opinions on different races, ethnicities, or sexual orientation.
This type of bullying is down through all the other forms of bullying.

10. 8 facts we should know as teachers
Bullies come in all shapes and sizes
Anyone can become a victim of bullying.
Bullying can happen at any age
There are 6 types of bullying
Usually there are witnesses to bullying
Boys and girls bully differently
Boys are more physical
Girls are more relational and cyber- bullies
Those who are victimized often don’t report it.
Bullying has significant consequences

11. What can we do as Teachers?
Assess bullying in our school
We have to stop the problem at the source of it
Engage parents and youth
Create policies and rules
Build a safe environment
Educate students and school staff
Plan assemblies to learn about how to prevent bullying
Take actions into our own hands as teachers

12. Resources