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A few facts….
Almost 30 percent of teens in the United States (or over 5.7 million) are estimated to be involved inbullying as either a bully, a target of bullying, or both. Data suggest that bullying is much more common among younger teens than older teens. As teens grow older, they are less likely to bully others and to be the targets of bullies.
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Bullying occurs more frequently among Bullying occurs more frequently among boys than girls. boys than girls.
Teenage boys are much more likely to Teenage boys are much more likely to bullybully
others and to be the targets of bullies. others and to be the targets of bullies.
While both boys and girls say others bully While both boys and girls say others bully them by making fun of the way they look them by making fun of the way they look or talk, boys are more likely to report or talk, boys are more likely to report being hit, slapped, or pushed. being hit, slapped, or pushed.
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Teenage girls are more often Teenage girls are more often the targets of rumors and sexual the targets of rumors and sexual comments. comments.
Bullying can lead teenagers to feel Bullying can lead teenagers to feel tense, anxious, and afraid. It can affect tense, anxious, and afraid. It can affect their concentration intheir concentration in
school, and can lead them to avoid school, and can lead them to avoid school in some cases. school in some cases.
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If bullying continues for some time, it canIf bullying continues for some time, it can
begin to affect teens' self-esteem and begin to affect teens' self-esteem and feelings of self-worth.feelings of self-worth.
Bullies tend to get in trouble more often, Bullies tend to get in trouble more often, and to dislike and do more poorly in and to dislike and do more poorly in school thanschool than
teens who do not bully others. They are teens who do not bully others. They are also more likely to fight, drink, and smoke also more likely to fight, drink, and smoke than their peers.than their peers.
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Come In From This Firefly DarknessCome In From This Firefly DarknessEdgewood Singers. Written by: Amy Feldon Bernon for her sisterEdgewood Singers. Written by: Amy Feldon Bernon for her sister
Open up your door my friend and let me come Open up your door my friend and let me come in.in.
Come in from the firefly darkness to hear your Come in from the firefly darkness to hear your stories again…. to sing with you again.stories again…. to sing with you again.
I’ve wondered through this land from end to I’ve wondered through this land from end to end.end.
I’ve come home through this firefly darkness to I’ve come home through this firefly darkness to hear your stories again…to sing with you hear your stories again…to sing with you again.again.
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What is Harassment / What is Harassment / Bullying?Bullying?
Bullying includes a wide variety of behaviors, but all Bullying includes a wide variety of behaviors, but all involve a person or a group repeatedly trying toinvolve a person or a group repeatedly trying to
harm someone who is weaker or more vulnerable. It can harm someone who is weaker or more vulnerable. It can involve direct attacks (such as hitting,involve direct attacks (such as hitting,
threatening or intimidating, maliciously teasing and threatening or intimidating, maliciously teasing and taunting, name-calling, making sexual remarks,taunting, name-calling, making sexual remarks,
and stealing or damaging belongings) or more subtle, and stealing or damaging belongings) or more subtle, indirect attacks (such as spreading rumors orindirect attacks (such as spreading rumors or
encouraging others to reject or exclude someone).encouraging others to reject or exclude someone).
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TYPES OF BULLYINGTYPES OF BULLYING
Physical BullyingPhysical BullyingCyber BullyingCyber BullyingVerbal BullyingVerbal BullyingEmotional BullyingEmotional BullyingSexual BullyingSexual Bullying
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PhysicalPhysical BullyingBullying
Includes: Punching, poking, hair pulling, kicking, defacing property, stealing, etc….
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Cyber Cyber BullyingBullying
Includes:Includes:
Threatening and hurtful text, Threatening and hurtful text, email, phone messages, web email, phone messages, web based programs, etc….based programs, etc….
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Verbal Verbal BullyingBullying
Includes:Includes:
Hurtful name-calling, mocking, Hurtful name-calling, mocking, taunting, threatening, teasing taunting, threatening, teasing & gossiping.& gossiping.
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EmotionalEmotional Bullying BullyingIncludes: rejecting, terrorizing, Includes: rejecting, terrorizing,
extorting, defaming, humiliating, extorting, defaming, humiliating, blackmailing, rating/ranking or blackmailing, rating/ranking or personal characteristics – such as personal characteristics – such as race, disability, ethnicity or race, disability, ethnicity or perceived sexual orientation – perceived sexual orientation – manipulating friendships, isolation, manipulating friendships, isolation, ostracizing and peer pressure.ostracizing and peer pressure.
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Sexual Sexual Bullying BullyingIncludes:Includes:
Many of the actions previously Many of the actions previously mentioned as well as mentioned as well as exhibitionism, voyeurism, sexual exhibitionism, voyeurism, sexual propositioning, making comments propositioning, making comments about a person’s body, making about a person’s body, making sexual comments, etc…sexual comments, etc…
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Myths / Myths / false assumptionsfalse assumptions / / excusesexcuses::
S/he took it the wrong wayS/he took it the wrong way S/he asked for it/provoked it; S/he asked for it/provoked it;
responsible for itresponsible for it It can’t happen to me – my It can’t happen to me – my
behavior is harmlessbehavior is harmless If it’s not physical, it’s not badIf it’s not physical, it’s not bad S/he can’t take a jokeS/he can’t take a joke S/he is a trouble makerS/he is a trouble maker It’s normal behavior – everyone It’s normal behavior – everyone
does itdoes it
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If you are a bully…If you are a bully…
ConsequencesConsequences Meeting with students, phone call Meeting with students, phone call
parent, detention, possible SLC parent, detention, possible SLC timetime
Above plus, referral to after school Above plus, referral to after school educational group with SROeducational group with SRO
Above plus, TRY, SRO will pursue Above plus, TRY, SRO will pursue charges, possible transfer to charges, possible transfer to different schooldifferent school
Why do we have consequences?Why do we have consequences?
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