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Bullying Awareness & Prevention: Safeguarding Dignity & Respect for All Students

Bullying Awareness & Prevention: Safeguarding Dignity & Respect for All Students. Workshop Goals: Continue the discussion: Review and discuss the movie Bully Set personal goals for the new school year. Definition of Bullying.

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Bullying Awareness & Prevention: Safeguarding Dignity & Respect for All Students

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  1. Bullying Awareness & Prevention:Safeguarding Dignity & Respect for All Students

  2. Workshop Goals:Continue the discussion:Review and discuss the movie BullySet personal goals for the new school year

  3. Definition of Bullying Bullying among children is commonly defined as intentional, repeated hurtful acts, words or behavior such as name-calling, threatening and/or shunning committed by one or more children against another. The victims do not intentionally provoke these negative acts, and for such acts to be defined as bullying, an imbalance of real or perceived power must exist between the bully and the victim.

  4. Facts & Figures Related to Bullying • Bullying is the most common form of violence experienced by young people in the nation • 13 million children in the U.S. will be bullied in school this year • Every 7 minutes a child in the U.S. is bullied • Everyday, 160,000 students skip school for fear of being bullied • 40-70% of incidents in school take place during class breaks, in the lunchroom, bathroom, or hallways • Less than 14% of middle and high school students say they would report an incident to a teacher, staff member, or administrator

  5. Facts & Figures Related to Bullying • Bullied students are 3 times more likely to drop out of school • LGBT students: 60% feel unsafe at school; 1/3 missed classes and at least one day of school in the past month • Students say teachers take action only 25% of the time while teachers report they intervene 70% of the time • 12-17 year olds surveyed: 90% don’t tell adults about cyber-bullying…..most common reason – they are told they ‘need to learn to deal with it themselves’

  6. Bullya film by Lee Hirschreleased April 2012Bully: An Action Plan for Teachers, Parents, and Communities to Combat the Bullying CrisisEdited by Hirsch, Lowen, and Santorelli (2012)

  7. 1. How successful was the assistant principal in handling the situation?Issue of apologies….

  8. 2. 30% of children who report having been bullied have brought weapons to schoolAttitude of police?

  9. 3. Attitude of school administratorsReaction of parents and others at town meeting

  10. 4. Who defends the bullied?

  11. 5. Friends…….

  12. 6. The bus…..and how the situation was handled by the school administrator – What needs to happen?

  13. 7. What can we do?

  14. Proactive Strategies • Insist on respectful interactions between students & show students that you care about them. • Reinforce positive behaviors by bringing attention to acts of kindness. • Be firm with students: “We don’t use that language or behave that way toward others in this school.” • Look for signs of student distress: • Avoidance of others • Changes in personality or mood • Distracted from school work • Fear of being alone

  15. Proactive Strategies • Discipline Policies – not the same as being punitive • Punishment may stop a behavior but does nothing to change it • Adult supervision • Adult modeling of behavior • Active bystander • Promote positive peer interactions • Positive Classroom / school environment

  16. Proactive Strategies • Eyes open – assume bullying is happening; be vigilant • Movement / proximity – kids don’t want to be caught • Know your students – who are the likely victims? Who are the likely bullies? • Support both students in a positive, constructive way • Be a safe person to confide in • Not just tolerance…work to encourage cooperation and looking out for others • Change must involve ALL parties, not just moving the child who is being bullied….

  17. Proactive Strategies • If you see something, say something: • To the students • Bring any concern to the attention of an administrator, teacher, or school psychologist/social worker • Keep a record of incidents

  18. If a child comes to you….. • Listen and believe the child • Don’t make promises • Gather the facts • ID allies for the child • Tell others • Help the child avoid the bully but be fair to everyone • Kids need to take an active part – not just told what to do • Step in and help

  19. Problem-solving and Conflict Resolution STAND S = Stop and calm down T = Take turns telling the problem – you can summarize each view….now how do we solve this? A = List alternatives – let the students come up with ideas N = Narrow the choices – (discard what is unacceptable to either student, unsafe or unwise) D = Decide on the best choice – what might happen if you try that? What’s one change that might work for the both of you?

  20. Getting Ready:What can you do?What are you going to do?

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