Anti-Bullying HB 1942 Bettye Myers Middle School

Anti-Bullying
HB 1942
Bettye Myers Middle School
How Reports of Bullying
Behaviors are Handled at BMMS
O Notify an Administrator, a Counselor, or a
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Teacher
An Investigation will be conducted
Correction/ Re-Direction of behaviors will be
addressed to stop the bullying behaviors
The person who participates in bullying
behaviors could be removed from the class or
campus as is necessary
In some cases, criminal charges may be filed
What is Bullying?
O Unwanted,
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aggressive
behavior
O An imbalance of
power
O Repeated
behavior
Types of Bullying
O Verbal
O Social
O Physical
O Cyber-bullying
Types of Bullying
Verbal: saying or
writing mean things
O Teasing
O Name-calling
O Inappropriate sexual
comments
O Taunting
O Threatening to cause
harm
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Types of Bullying
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Social: hurting
someone’s reputation or
relationships
O Leaving someone out
on purpose
O Telling others not to be
friends with someone
O Spreading rumors
O Embarrassing
someone in public
Types of Bullying
Physical: hurting a
person’s body or
possessions
O Hitting, kicking,
pinching
O Spitting
O Tripping/pushing
O Taking/breaking
someone’s things
O Making mean or rude
hand gestures
Types of Bullying
Cyber-bullying: bullying
behaviors through
electronic technology
O Text
messages/emails
O Social networks
O Fake profiles
O Videos/pictures
O Website
What’s Different About
Cyber Bullying?
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Anonymity – identity of the person who bullies can be kept
secret. The target of the behavior experiences increased stress
and anxiety due to the “unknown”.
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Accessibility – the technology used to cyber bully can be
accessed any time, day or night.
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Punitive fears for reporting – parents often remove the
technology when they discover how their child is being bullied.
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Number of “bystanders” – can quickly reach into the thousands
depending on the forum (ex. Youtube)
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Disinhibition –secrecy of internet encourages those who might
not otherwise bully.
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No observable response – the person who bullies is not usually
present to observe the impact their words or actions have on
others.
*Olweus.net
Bullying vs. Conflict
Conflict
O Equal power
O Happens occasionally
O Accidental
O Equal emotional reaction
O Not seeking
power/attention
O Remorse – takes
responsibility
O Effort to resolve the
problem
Bullying
O Imbalance of power
O Repetitive negative
actions
O Purposeful
O Strong emotional
reaction from the target
O Seeking power/control
O No remorse – blames
target
O No effort to solve the
problem
Do you engage in bullying
behaviors?
O Most students have been both: a person who
bullies or the target of bullying behaviors in their
lifetimes.
O Many students do NOT realize their behavior is
bullying.
O Consider your own behavior over the next few
slides and evaluate yourself….
Students who engage in
bullying behaviors….
When compared with students who don’t,
students who bully others are more likely
to:
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Get into frequent fights
O Steal and vandalize property
O Drink alcohol and smoke
O Report poor grades
O Perceive a negative climate at school
O Carry a weapon
*OLWEUS.NET
What are bullying behaviors
really about?
The person who participates in bullying
behaviors usually want to feel:
O Important
O Popular
O In control
O A sense of belonging in a group
O A release of anger or hostility (misplaced)
What motivates a person to
engage in bullying behaviors?
O Seeks to intimidate others (by making them
feel inferior or less than)
O Seeks to have power (through force) over a
student or others
O Seeks to embarrass a student or others
O Seeks to instill fear in a student or others
Students who are targets of
bullying behaviors…..
When a student is the target of bullying behaviors,
the effects can be long term:
O Depression
O Low self-esteem
O Health problems
O Poor grades
O Suicidal thoughts
O “Bullycide”: suicide connected to being the
victim of bullying/harassment
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*BULLYCIDE IN AMERICA
Bystanders
Students who witness others being bullied
often feel:
O Afraid for their own safety
O Powerless and powerless to act
O Guilty or ashamed for not intervening
O Tempted to participate
*OLWEUS.NET
What to do….
What to do….
If you are the target of
bullying behavior
O Don’t ignore the whole
situation
O Always tell an adult you
trust (teacher,
principal, counselor)
O Keep in mind that no
one deserves to be a
target of bullying
behavior
If you observe bullying
behavior
O Talk to a teacher, a
principal, a counselor,
or a trusted adult
O Go to
ChooseToCare.com to
make an anonymous
report or call
877.277.2812
What can you do?
O Report what you witness to an adult
O Report what you witness on Choosetocare.com
O When someone brags or laughs about insulting
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or harming someone, do not go along with it.
Do not spread embarrassing pictures or video.
Do not laugh
Do not cheer
Do not congratulate someone for causing harm
Say something to stop the person
Be kind and show empathy
If you are being bullied
O Reach out: tell a trusted adult, ask your friends to
help you (there’s safety in numbers), practice what to
say the next time you’re bullied with your parents,
teachers or friends
O Be cool in the moment: stay calm and confident,
don’t show the person who bullies that you’re sad or
mad, ignore the person and walk away. Remember
fighting back can make bullying worse.
O Change the school community: work with others to
stop the bully behavior; this benefits the whole
school.
O Remember – a lot of kids have to cope with bullying.
You are not alone. No one deserves to be bullied.
*Teachingtolerance.org
If you witness bullying….
O Interrupt it: stand next to, or speak up for
the person being bullied
O Ask the bully to stop
O Comfort the person being bullied and offer
friendship
O Get help: walk away and get help. Find an
adult to intervene
*Teachingtolerance.org
If you are the person who
bullies….
O Make a commitment to change: talk to an
adult/teacher/parent about how to get along with
others. Ask a friend to help you stop your bully
behavior. Apologize to the kids you have bullied.
O Focus on EMPATHY and RESPONSIBILITY: Think
about what it feels like to be bullied. Would you want
to be treated that way? Before you speak, think about
whether your words will help or hurt another student.
O Change your behavior: resist peer pressure to bully. If
you start to bully, walk away and find something else
to do.
O Remember: You do not have to like everyone around
you, but you have to treat everyone with respect
*Teachingtolerance.org
References and Resources
Where to go for help:
O Your BMMS Counselor, Student Assistance Counselor,
Administrator, SRO or Teacher
O A parent or trusted adult
O www.ChooseToCare.com or 877-277-3812
O http://www.oag.state.tx.us/criminal/cybersafety.shtml
O http://www.stopbullyingnow.gov/kids/
O http://www.schoolclimate.org/bullybust/
O http://www.stopbullying.gov
O http://www.teachingtolerance.org
O http://www.olweus.net