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Keep John R. Williams Bully Free. Lincoln Unified Policy. Board Policy 5131(a) states. Prohibited student conduct includes but is not limited to:
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Lincoln Unified Policy Board Policy 5131(a) states... Prohibited student conduct includes but is not limited to: Harassment of students or staff, such as bullying, including cyberbullying, intimidation, hazing or initiation activity, ridicule, extortion, or any other verbal, written, or physical conduct that causes or threatens to cause bodily harm or emotional suffering....
What is Bullying? How do you define bullying? (talk in your group) • A person is bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending himself or herself • It involves an imbalance of power, aggression, and a negative action that is often repeated.
Three Participants The Target The Bully The Bystander(s) The Bully
Types of Bullying • Physical: Use of force or threat of force, stealing • or extortion • Verbal:Using words or gestures to hurt or humiliate • Relational: Using social influence to exclude another • student and includes spreading rumors • Cyber: Using cyberspace to hurt or humiliate such as • email, IM, social networks
Bullying & Harassment Bullying becomes harassment when a student is targeted because of a protected characteristic. e.g. • Race, disability and gender (federal law). • Ethnic group, national origin, color, religion, mental or physical disability, actual or perceived sexual orientation and gender identity (state law).
The Bully What do you know about bullies? (talk in your group) • Targets are carefully picked because of perceived weakness or “threat” • Reputation of being “tough” and controlling • Have more “power” than the target • Often fail to feel empathy • May resort to deception if faced with punishment
The Targets(s) Why Are Students Targeted?(Talk with your group) • May be seen as a “loner” • May be disliked or perceived as weak by his/her peers • May look or act differently than peers • Often feel isolated and even suicidal • Quieter, more anxious or insecure than peers
The Bystander(s) • The bystander can • encourage the bullying And give power to the bully OR The bystander can support the target And take power from the bully
What Should You Do? • If you hear verbal bullying? • If you see physical bullying? • If you see relational bullying? • If you see or hear cyber bullying?
Follow These Steps • Do not encourage the bully by watching • Do not gossip about what you saw • Tell the bully to stop if it is safe to do so • Report the bullying to a trusted adult • Be a friend to the target so they are not alone • Delete cyber bullying from your electronic device- do not forward it
afraid talked about alone like leaving Bullying Hurts Inside and Out It Can Make You Feel .....
You Can Make JRW Bully Free
Be an Upstander • Do not encourage the bully by watching or entering an online conversation • Tell the bully to stop and that it is not okay • Report to a trusted adult if you see bullying • Include the target and give them support Follow These Steps:
Do kids get bullied at JRW? No because at JRW we treat others with respect
Ask for a Solution Team • Report bullying to a Solution Coach or to your teacher • A Solution team will meet on behalf of the target • Solutions are found to stop the bullying without punishing anyone