T. Helms JHS 62 Ditmas

1. 1.Our Multicultural CommunityAll for One and One for AllStudents Against BullyingHow Can I Make a Difference? T. Helms JHS 62 Ditmas

2. Steps of the Public Policy Analyst (PPA) • Define the Problem • Gather the Evidence • Identify the Causes • Examine an Existing Policy • Develop New Solutions • Select the Best Solution

3. 2.What is the problem? • Laughing at someone, making people feel uncomfortable, intimidating, excluding, ostracizing , teasing , name calling, – are all forms of bullying that happen every day. Step 1 of the PPA: Define the Problem

4. 3.Evidence/Proof • Bullying statistics: http://bullyingstatistics.org/content/bullying-harassment.html • Over half, about 56 percent, of all students have witnesses a bullying crime take place while at school. • A reported 15 percent of all students who don't show up for school report it to being out of fear of being bullied while at school. • There are about 71 percent of students that report bullying as an on-going problem. • About one out of every 10 students drops out or changes schools because of repeated bullying. • One out of every 20 students has seen a student with a gun at school. Step 2 of the PPA: Gather the Evidence

5. 4.Evidence/Proof • Some of the top years for bullying include 4th through 8th graders in which 90 percent were reported as victims of some kind of bullying. • Other recent bullying statistics reveal that 54 percent of students reported that witnessing physical abuse at home can lead to violence in school.  • Among students of all ages, homicide perpetrators were found to be twice as likely as homicide victims to have been bullied previously by their peers. • There are about 282,000 students that are reportedly attacked in high schools throughout the nation each month.  Step 2 of the PPA: Gather the Evidence

6. Analyze graphs to gather more information • http://www.isafe.org/outreach/media/media_cyber_bullying • What does graph one show? • What does the second graph reflect? Step 2 of the PPA: Gather the Evidence

7. 5. Evidence from fiction text • As you read Wings, make a list of instances when Ikarus experienced bullying • In groups , fill out graphic organizers • Decide how abusive were some of the behaviors against Ikarus? Label them using numbers 1,2,3,4,5 – 1 being the lightest and 5 being the worst. Step 2 of the PPA: Gather the Evidence

8. Extreme effects of bullying : suicide Here’s what you need to know about youth suicide: Between 12 and 25 percent of children and adolescents have thoughts of suicide at some point. Behaviors and statements should always be treated with the utmost seriousness—and immediate action. For every completed suicide among young people, there are as many as 100 suicide attempts. While a suicide attempt may represent a genuine desire to die, it often is a desperate child’s request for help. • Throughout the past few years, the tragedy of youth suicide has become both a frequent front-page headline and a necessary topic of conversation for every family.While suicide is more common in the late teen and early adulthood years—it’s the third-leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds in the United States—suicide is also a threat for younger children. In fact, suicide is the fourth-leading cause of death in children between age 10 and 14; in recent years, national news coverage has reported children as young as 7 attempting suicide. 

9. Scientific Evidence • While suicide is more common in the late teen and early adulthood years—it’s the third-leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds in the United States—suicide is also a threat for younger children. In fact, suicide is the fourth-leading cause of death in children between age 10 and 14; in recent years, national news coverage has reported children as young as 7 attempting suicide.  • Here’s what you need to know about youth suicide: • Between 12 and 25 percent of children and adolescents have thoughts of suicide at some point. • Behaviors and statements should always be treated with the utmost seriousness—and immediate action. • For every completed suicide among young people, there are as many as 100 suicide attempts. • While a suicide attempt may represent a genuine desire to die, it often is a desperate child’s request for help. Step 2 of the PPA: Gather the Evidence

10. How some young people are helping For every completed suicide among young people, there are as many as 100 suicide attempts. While a suicide attempt may represent a genuine desire to die, it often is a desperate child’s request for help. Children and adolescents often consider suicide because they feel so overwhelmed and hopeless that they can’t imagine things getting better. Children of both genders and all ages, backgrounds and cultures are at risk for developing suicidal thinking and behavior. Social isolation (lack of being plugged in with peers, activities, groups) is a major risk factor. While boys are more likely to complete suicide than girls, girls are more likely to attempt suicide—and to tell others that they have either made an attempt, or are feeling suicidal. The most prevalent risk factors for youth suicide are: depression substance abuse problems with disruptive or aggressive behaviors   • The best thing I can do is to always be there for someone, and not just when they're having a problem, so they know that I'm their friend and they can talk to me. • ANDRES, A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND PEER LEADER IN A BOSTON YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM STARTED BY BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL • Throughout the past few years, the tragedy of youth suicide has become both a frequent front-page headline and a necessary topic of conversation for every family.While suicide is more common in the late teen and early adulthood years—it’s the third-leading cause of death among 15- to 24-year-olds in the United States—suicide is also a threat for younger children. In fact, suicide is the fourth-leading cause of death in children between age 10 and 14; in recent years, national news coverage has reported children as young as 7 attempting suicide.  • Here’s what you need to know about youth suicide: • Between 12 and 25 percent of children and adolescents have thoughts of suicide at some point. • Behaviors and statements should always be treated with the utmost seriousness—and immediate action. • For every completed suicide among young people, there are as many as 100 suicide attempts. • While a suicide attempt may represent a genuine desire to die, it often is a desperate child’s request for help. Step 4 of the PPA: Examine an Existing Policy

11. Write Argumentative Essay Bully Free! Why it is Unacceptable and what I can do about it. Step 5 of the PPA: Develop New Solutions