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Anti-Bullying

Anti-Bullying . By: Sona Avedisyan and Sandra Sandoval. What is Bullying?. It can happen face to face, by text messages, or on the web It is not limited by age, gender, or education level It is not a phase and it is not a joke It can cause lasting harm. Bullying in School.

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Anti-Bullying

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  1. Anti-Bullying By: Sona Avedisyan and Sandra Sandoval

  2. What is Bullying? • It can happen face to face, by text messages, or on the web • It is not limited by age, gender, or education level • It is not a phase and it is not a joke • It can cause lasting harm

  3. Bullying in School • What is the role of the teacher? Why should they care? • Important Responsibility • Safe Learning Environment • What students face in your classroom: • The Bullying Circle (Olweus, 2010) • School Violence Down, Bullying Up (Sognovi & Sognovi, 2010) • Students at Risk (Sognovi & Sognovi, 2010)

  4. For your Consideration • Teachers should Consider: • Federal, Sate, and Local Laws • Statutes: • Title VI Civil Rights Act of • Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 • Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 & Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Department of Education – Office or Civil Rights, 2010) • School Policies

  5. Teacher’s Role in Anti-Bullying Programs • Implementation • More not Less • Great Minds Think Alike • Remember This • Student Helpers • Peaceful Attitudes (Biggs, Vernberg, Twemlow, Fonagy & Dill, 2008)

  6. What’s a Teacher to do? • Ask students about bullying • Ask students about their relationships • Build democratic classrooms and school climates • Remember that bullying is also a problem of values

  7. Food for thought As a teacher I feel I have a moral obligation to help the children in my classroom grow toward becoming full human beings and to feel successful. Teaching cognitive skills is not enough… - Jean Medick

  8. Did you know that… • 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally and physically • 100,000 students carry a gun to school • 1 out of 4 kids is bullied • Each day 160,000 students miss school for fear of being bullied • A school bullying statistics reveals that 43% fear harassment in the bathroom at school. • 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month • Every 7 minutes a child is bullied • Studies have shown that boys identified as bullies in middle school were four times as likely as their peers to have more than one criminal conviction by age twenty-four.

  9. The effects of` bullying on children • Children who bully are more likely to engage in other criminal behaviors, such as: • Fighting - Experience fear • Vandalism - Depression • Truancy - Loneliness • Dropping out of school - Anxiety • Stealing - Low self-esteem • Smoking - Physical illness • Alcohol/or drug abuse - Suicidal thought • Fear of going to school • Riding the bus • Using the bathroom • Being alone in the hallway. (This fear and anxiety can make it difficult for the child to focus and engage in the classroom, making learning that much more difficult)

  10. How to prevent bullying • Talk with your children • Tell your child not to respond to bullying • Empathize with your child • Work together to find solutions • Document ongoing bullying • Block the person who is bullying your children • Contact law enforcement • Be persistent

  11. Warning Signs of being bullied • Missing belongings, items, or clothing • Unexpected injuries or pain • Nightmares • Different eating habits • Hurts themselves • Runs away from home • Fear of going to school • No interest in friends or school • Feels sad, helpless • Blames themselves and acts differently

  12. Warning Signs of Bullying others • Becomes violent • Has extra money without explanation • Blames others • Will not accept responsibility for their actions • Has friends who bully others • Needs to win and be best at everything

  13. Types of bullying • Verbal: • Name calling, teasing • Social: • Spreading rumors, leaving people out on purpose, breaking up friendships • Physical: • Hitting, punching, shoving • Cyber bullying: • using the internet, mobile phones, or other digital technologies to harm others.

  14. Quote of the day People tell me to smile but still, I rather frown. Because most don’t realize, I’m smiling upside down.

  15. Remember the Golden Rule WE SHOULD TREAT OTHERS THE WAY WE WANT TO BE TREATED

  16. References • Biggs, B., Vernberg, E., Twemlow, S., Fonagy, P., & Dill, E. (2008). Teacher adherence • and its relation to teacher attitudes and student outcomes in an elementary • school-based violence prevention program. School Psychology Review, 37[4], • 533-549. • Office for Civil Rights, (2010). Dear colleague letter: Harassment and bullying, United • States Department of Education, White House Conference Bullying Prevention, • on the Internet, • http://www.stopbullying.gov/references/white_house_conference/ • (visited April 27, 2011). • OLWEUS, (2011). Bullying Prevention Program, on the Internet, • http://www.olweus.org/public/bullying.page, (visited on May 1, 2011). • Sognovi, S., & Sognovi, C., (2010). The essential bullying statistics every parent should • know. On the Internet, http://www.urbandojo.com/blog (visited on • May 1, 2010). • Khadaroo, S (2011). Obama takes on bullies at white house anti-bullying summit. Christian Science • Monitor, N.PAG. • Sherer, Y., & Nickerson, A. (2010). Anti-bullying practices in American schools: Perspectives of • school psychologists. Psychology in the Schools, 47(3), 217-229.

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