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Bully Prevention

Bully Prevention. 3 Things Teachers Do For Students. Teach Protect Encourage/Support. Bullying – The Facts. Of boys considered to have serious bullying problems between 6th and 9th grades: 60% had a least one criminal conviction, and 40% had three or more arrests - by age 24.

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Bully Prevention

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  1. Bully Prevention

  2. 3 Things Teachers Do For Students • Teach • Protect • Encourage/Support

  3. Bullying – The Facts Of boys considered to have serious bullying problems between 6th and 9th grades: • 60% had a least one criminal conviction, and • 40% had three or more arrests - by age 24. (Olweus, 1991; Committee for Children, 2001)

  4. Tennessee Code Annotated49-6-1014-1019 Requires each public school to adopt a policy addressing bullying by students

  5. MCS Policy 6.304: Student Harassment Bullying and Intimidation PURPOSE To prohibit harassment, bullying and intimidation and outline guidelines for identifying, addressing and disciplining student harassment, bullying or intimidation.

  6. SCOPE This policy applies to all students in Memphis City Schools.

  7. Definitions Harassment, intimidation or bullying (HIB) – is defined as any act, written, verbal or physical, or any electronic communication (i.e., cyber bullying) that substantially interferers with a student’s educational benefits, opportunities or performance, that take place on school property, or at any school-sponsored activity, at any official school bus stop immediately before boarding and following de-boarding and while traveling to or from school.

  8. Definition (Con’t) HIB is… any act that : • is motivated by any actual or perceived characteristic, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, a mental, physical or sensory disability, socio-economic or familial status; and/or

  9. Definition (Cont’d) HIB is… any act that: b) physically harms a student or damages a student’s property; or c) knowingly places a student in reasonable fear of physical harm to the student or damage to the student’s property; or d) creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive learning environment.

  10. Direct Bullying • Hitting, kicking, shoving spitting • Taunting, teasing, racial slurs, verbal harassment, comments of a sexual nature • Threatening, obscene gestures

  11. Indirect Bullying • Spreading rumors • Deliberately excluding someone from a group or activity • Cyber-bullying

  12. Reporting Any teacher or counselor who receives a report of alleged harassment, bullying or intimidation shall report such to the principal, who shall ensure that an investigation and follow-up are conducted.

  13. RESPONSIBILITY: Teacher/Counselor Teachers and counselors who receive reports of alleged harassment, bullying or intimidation are responsible for reporting such to the principal.

  14. RESPONSIBILITY: Principal Principals are responsible for ensuring that allegations of harassment, bullying or intimidation are reported, investigated and referred to the appropriate district level staff.

  15. MCS Policy 6.304: Student Harassment Bullying and Intimidation Policy Changes 2012-13

  16. 1“At the beginning of each school year, schools shall provide teachers and counselors with a copy of this policy and rules and regulations and training regarding the policy and appropriate procedures.”

  17. 2 “Alleged victims (or their parent(s)/legal guardian) of harassment, bullying, intimidation, or cyber-bullying shall report these incidents immediately to a teacher, counselor or principal, or via text message to (CRIMES) 274637 and message TIPMCS or via web at http://www.tipsubmit.com/.4”

  18. 3“Following any investigation of harassment, bullying, intimidation or cyber-bullying, the principal (or designee) shall report the findings, along with any disciplinary action taken, to the Superintendent and the Chairman of the Board of Education.”

  19. 4“Beginning August 1, 2013, and annually, thereafter, the school district shall prepare and provide to the State Department of Education a report concerning the number of bullying cases brought to the attention of school officials during the preceding year and the manner in which they were resolved or the reason they are still pending.”

  20. Resources for All Schools • Pbis.org • BullyPrevention_PBS_MS.pdf • Bully Prevention_ES.pdf • Safe and Drug Free Schools • The “In” Crowd and Social Cruelty

  21. Why Stop Bullying At Your School? • Bullies are five times as likely to become adult criminals as non-bullies. • Targets of bullying are more likely to be depressed as adults. • Preventing bullying lowers rates of vandalism, fighting, theft, and truancy. • Preventing bullying improves school climate.

  22. Effects of Bullying on School Climate Interferes with student learning Creates a climate of fear and disrespect Students may perceive lack of control/caring

  23. Bullying Is Violence Violence is any word, look, sign, or act that hurts a person’s body, feelings, or things.

  24. Peer Violence versus Bullying Peer Violence is defined as acts of violence that stem from disagreements, misunderstandings, or conflicting desires between students who are equally matched in power, which may be physical strength, social skill, verbal ability, or another resource.

  25. When Is It Bullying? Bullying occurs whenever someone uses his or her power unfairly and repeatedly to hurt someone.

  26. Why Are Some Staff Reluctant to Address Bullying? • Do they think Bullying isn’t a problem at their school? • Are they uncertain about a particular program or strategy? • Are they stressed out by the pressures of their jobs? • Are they apathetic? • How can we mobilize them?

  27. Enabling Enabling violence is unwittingly protecting a person from the consequences of their violent actions out of a sense of love, compassion, fear, or as a survival instinct.

  28. Definition of Violence Violence is any word, look, sign, or act that hurts a person’s body, feelings, or things.

  29. Peer Violence versus Bullying Peer Violence is defined as acts of violence that stem from disagreements, misunderstandings, or conflicting desires between students who are equally matched in power, which may be physical strength, social skill, verbal ability, or another resource.

  30. Peer Violence versus Bullying(Cont’d) Bullying occurs whenever someone uses his or her power unfairly and repeatedly to hurt someone.

  31. Bullying Summarized • Aggressive behavior that intends to cause harm or distress • Is repeated over time • Occurs in a relationship where there is an imbalance of power or strength

  32. EXAMPLES OF Bullying AT MY SCHOOL With a partner, describe an example of bullying that you’ve recently observed at your school. • If you’ve seen it at your school, we believe that working as a team we can eliminate it.

  33. Bullying Prevention Faculty Sign-In Form Staff Sign-In

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