Bullying Powerpoint Presentation Leisa Anne Smith

7/31/2019 Bullying Powerpoint Presentation Leisa Anne Smith

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BUILDING A POSITIVESCHOOL CLIMATE

Presented by

Leisa-Anne Smith, Esq.

New Jersey State Bar Foundation


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BUILDING A POSITIVESCHOOL CLIMATE

ADDRESSINGBULLYING, TEASING,

CONFLICT RESOLUTON

AND

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL AND CHARACTERDEVELOPMENT

New Jersey State Bar Foundation, 2011

Sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Education


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Staggering Statistics

By age 24, 60% of identified bullies havea criminal record

Children named by classmates as bullies

by age 8 were often bullies throughouttheir lives

Bullying occurs once every 7 minutes

Only 25% of students report thatteachers intervene in bullying situations,while 71% of teachers feel they alwaysintervene



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Bullying Commission ReportThe Bottom Line:

Strengthening school

culture and climate is thesingle best way to reduce

HIB in schools



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The L.W. Case

Bullying and peer harassment is afunction of school climate.

The responsibility of school systems toeliminate discrimination and protectstudents from harm compels school

districts to adopt a school-wide,comprehensive approach toeradicate bullying and peerharassment.



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Disjointed to Effective:A focus on a connected PROCESS not

disjointed PROGRAMS

A comprehensive approach dealswith bullying and normal conflict

Empower students: Make the SilentMajority the Caring Majority

Social-Emotional and CharacterDevelopment



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School Climate - Relationships

Student to Student

Student to Adult

Adult to Adult



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CLIMATE FOR STUDENTS

o A physical environment that iswelcoming and conducive to learning

A social environment that promotes

communication and interaction

An affective environment that promotesa sense of belonging and self-esteem

An academic environment thatpromotes learning and self-fulfillment


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CLIMATE FOR ADULTSShould it be any different?

A physical environment that iswelcoming and conducive to learning

A social environment that promotescommunication and interaction

An affective environment thatpromotes a sense of belonging and self-esteem

An academic environment thatpromotes learning and self-fulfillment


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A Climate for Adult Learning

Civil

Congenial

Collegial



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CONFUSION:BULLYING OR NORMAL CONFLICT?

What is the Difference?

Embrace a common definition

WHEN DO WE USE CONFLICTRESOLUTION STEPS?

(Normal Conflict)



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SCHOOL SAFETY (Climate) TEAM

Focus on creation of a positiveclimate

Work with the anti-bullying

specialist Operate as a PLC using climate

data

Provide leadership that supports apositive school climate



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The Key to a Successful Anti-Bullying Program: BYSTANDERS



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WHO ARE THE BYSTANDERS?

WHY WONT THEY GET INVOLVED?

Fear of retaliation

Afraid to lose social status

Dont know what to do

Dont believe adults will help

Dr. Martin Luther King Poster New Jersey State Bar Foundation, 2011


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The 6 Cs of an Effective Program

ConcertedEffort

Consistency

Caring Majority

ConflictResolution

Celebrations

Culture: Its not

just an activity



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Common Missteps inAddressing Bullying

Using Conflict Resolution and/or PeerMediation to address bullying

One-Shot deals such as school assemblies and

guest speakers in lieu of curricular, structural,cultural and climate changes.

Lack of on-the-spot or drive by interventions

for every person, every incident, every timebullying occurs.

Underutilization of the bystander populationwhich constitutes 85% of the studentpopulation regardless of school size. New Jersey State Bar Foundation 2011

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