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DEFINITIONS OF

New York State Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) “ No one shall harass or discriminate against others based on their race, color, weight, ethnicity, religion, or disability”. DEFINITIONS OF. HARASSMENT The creation of a hostile environment by: Conduct Verbal threats

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  1. New York State Dignity for All Students Act (DASA)“No one shall harass or discriminate against others based on their race, color, weight, ethnicity, religion, or disability”

  2. DEFINITIONS OF HARASSMENT The creation of a hostile environment by: • Conduct • Verbal threats • Intimidation or abuse

  3. HARASSMENT • Words or actions that have or would have the effect of unreasonably and substantially interfering with a student’s educational performance, opportunities or benefits, or mental, emotional or physical well-being; • OR that reasonably causes or would reasonably be expected to cause a student to fear for his or her physical safety. • Includes Sexual Harassment

  4. Such conduct, verbal threats, intimidation or abuse includes, but is not limited to conduct, verbal threats, intimidation or abuse based on a person’s ACTUAL or PERCEIVED: • Race • Color • Weight • National Origin • Ethnic Group • Religion • Religious Practice • Disability • Sex • Sexual Orientation • Gender (which includes a person’s actual or perceived sex, as well as gender identity and expression)

  5. What is Bullying? Unwanted, aggressive behavior in child, adult or child/adult interactions that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated over time. • Imbalance of power • Intent to cause harm • Repetition

  6. Conflict vs. Bullying CONFLICT BULLYING • Equal power between the students • Shows remorse. • Modifies their behavior when they have hurt someone. • Demonstrates ability to self-monitor. • Imbalance of power between the students. • Does not show remorse. • Does not modify their behavior after they have hurt someone. • Does not self-monitor.

  7. Please consider that… Not every negative interaction is bullying.

  8. Where does bullying most occur in school? • Recess/cafeteria • Bus/waiting for bus • Bathroom • Hallway • Classroom

  9. EXAMPLES OF BULLYINGinclude but are not limited to: • VERBAL:Name calling, teasing, inappropriate sexual comments, taunting and threatening to cause harm. • SOCIAL: Spreading rumors about someone, excluding others on purpose, telling other children not to be friends with someone and embarrassing someone in public. Cyber bullying is also included under this category. • PHYSICAL:Hitting, punching, shoving, kicking, pinching, spitting, tripping, pushing, taking or breaking someone’s things and making mean or rude hand gestures.

  10. What can you do? • Tell someone such as a friend or adult • Telling vs. Tattling • Telling someone when you or someone else is being bullied is necessary in order to keep people safe • Tattling means that a person is revealing secrets or blabbing to another about something that is insignificant or can be handled by the parties involved. Most tattlers are getting involved in other peoples’ business and usually have a desire to just get certain people in trouble.

  11. What can you do? • There is POWER IN NUMBERS Bullies are usually feared, not respected, or even liked. The more people that stand up to the bully at the same time, the more likely it is that the bullying will stop. Majority Rules!

  12. Real quotes from students who asked for and received support from adults to combat bullying… • “I told them to stop, but when they did not stop, I told my dad and he went to school a spoke to someone” • “I told a teacher. That teacher helped me a lot because I knew that the people that were bullying me didn't care about me, but when I told my teacher I felt like she cared about me and that made me feel good.” • “Just the fact that they were willing to listen and give their advice helped even though my issues were small.” • “They told me that what the bully did was wrong. That helped my self-esteem.”

  13. Real quotes from students who asked for and received support from other students to combat bullying… • “They were there for me and helped me instead of ignoring me.” • “They listened to what I had to say and encouraged me that the people who were treating me that way were being immature.” • “My best friends told me to keep my head up and be myself and not listen to what others said, and soon the situation will die down.’ • “They were always at my side to make sure I was okay.” • “Having many students around at all times was the most helpful things that happened.” • “I felt safer when I wasn't alone.”

  14. Matt Woodrum, Run With Me http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8296170&categoryid=2378529

  15. Internet Clip Activity While you’re watching the video think about how you’d answer these questions: 1 – How do you think Matt felt in this situation? 2 – How do you think the people that supported Matt felt? 3 – How did it make you feel watching this clip?

  16. Stand up for Yourself! • Stand up for Others! • Keep Smithtown Elementary and your community BULLY FREE! • REMEMBER that everyone has the right to feel safe and comfortable coming to school.

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