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Analyzing Social Problems with the Public Policy Analyst. Bullying in the United States. Donna LaPorte Donovan Middle School dlaporte@uticaschools.org. Why Talk About Bullying?. Is encountered by the majority of students. Can cause serious harm to its victims.
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Analyzing Social Problems with the Public Policy Analyst Bullying in the United States Donna LaPorte Donovan Middle School dlaporte@uticaschools.org
Why Talk About Bullying? • Is encountered by the majority of students. • Can cause serious harm to its victims. • Has been associated with victims’ acts of extreme violence against themselves and others in recent years. • Can be stopped. Bullying
What Is Bullying? Bullying is any behavior that is • Deliberate and hurtful • Repeated over time • Characterized by a relationship involving an imbalance of power, such as size or popularity • Bullying can • -- Be physical, verbal, emotional, social, behavioral, or any combination. • -- Occur on the bus, at school, at after-school activities, • and even online via the Internet.
Examples of Bullying • Hitting or kicking • Stealing or damaging belongings • Menacing gestures or facial expressions • Repeated name-calling • Teasing and taunting • Spreading rumors • Coercion • Intentional exclusion from the group • Cyberbullying
What is the difference between bullying and good-natured joking? • Is intentionallyhurtful. • Happens repeatedly. • Involves an imbalance of power, real or perceived, between the bully and the victim. Bullying
Activity • You will each receive a survey along with a red and blue sheet of paper. Each colored sheet should have tickets numbered 1-8. • You are going think about experiences they have had with your friends and classmates. • You will complete the survey independently (but please ask for help if you need a question explained. • We will collate the data by collecting a blue slip of paper for a "yes" answer or a red slip for a "no" answer to each question. • We will display the questions on the board and attach the appropriate blue and red slips of paper to show the response for each question. • You will answer reflection questions to help you process the information.
Here is a link to the survey & reflection questions f you would like to print more later • Bullying Questions • Reflection Questions
To gain a better understanding of the issue of Bullying, we will watch the following 20/20 episode. 20/20 "Bullied to Death: Victim's Stories
Using the Public Policy Analyst we will take a closer look at the problem of bullying.
Define the Problem • What makes someone a “bully”? • What does bullying look like? • What does bullying sound like? PPA Step 1
What’s Next? • Bullying can start or stop with one person. • We are all responsible for creating an environment where everyone feels comfortable. • Your actions and choices affect the entire community.