2. 1. Verbal bullying including derogatory comments and bad names 2. Bullying through social exclusion or isolation 3. Physical bullying such as hitting, kicking, shoving, and spitting 4. Bullying through lies and false rumors 5. Having money or other things taken or damaged by students who bully 6. Being threatened or being forced to do things by students who bully 7. Racial bullying 8. Sexual bullying 9. Cyber bullying (via cell phone or Internet)

3. 1. Students who bully have strong needs for power and (negative) dominance. 2. Students who bully find satisfaction in causing injury and suffering to other students. 3. Students who bully are often rewarded in some way for their behavior with material or psychological rewards.

4. Depression Low self-esteem Health problems Poor grades Suicidal thoughts

5. Get into frequent fights Steal and vandalize property Drink alcohol and smoke Report poor grades Perceive a negative climate at school Carry a weapon

6. "Cyberbullying" is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones As bullying has moved beyond the schoolyard and to Facebook pages, online chat groups and cellphone texts, its victims are feeling more hopeless and depressed Examples A student is bombarded by anonymous threatening and taunting emails at home, even though there is no direct harassment at school. A nasty fake profile is posted at a social networking site using a student’s real name, photo, and contact information

8. Surveys Show That 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally, & physically 100,000 students carry a gun to school. Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims, according to studies by Yale University A study in Britain found that at least half of suicides among young people are related to bullying Harassment and bullying have been linked to 75 percent of school-shooting incidents.

9. This PowerPoint presentation was put together by: Johnny Friedlander Life Scout Troop 368 Berkeley Heights, New Jersey