Bully Prevention and Positive Behavior Support Presenters: Mrs. Shea & Ms. Sieczko

Overview of Presentation Real Life Examples Why this is important What is a Bully Really Examples Are you a bully? How does it impact others What can you do

Real Life Examples Mrs. Shea’s experience Ms. Sieczko’s experience

Why is this important? 15-25% of children are bullied regularly It is estimated that adults know only about 10% of bullying acts 9 out of 10 elementary students say they have been bullied by a peer 74% say it occurred at school 160,000 kids miss school because of bullying a year

Why important continued Emotional bullying is more harmful than physical 80% of bullying has an audience 50% of the time a bystander can stop the bullying behavior

Bullying Defined Aggression (Physical or verbal) Repeated-we need to teach children the difference between true bullying and teasing Power differential Intentional

Examples of Bullying From the Past: Parents Current ways of bullying How much is it occurring today, at Graham, in this classroom Please complete the anonymous questionnaire…

How bullying is harmful With your table groups come up with as many effects you can think of, on what bullying does to a person Share out

How bullying is harmful Emotional (sad, depressed, angry) Changes in eating habits Physical complaints (stomachache, headache, hives, anxiety) School work declines Don’t want to be around others Irritable

What you can do We hope you have heard how damaging bullying behavior is What can you do to stop bullying? If the activity we did made you nervous-please think about how your behaviors may impact others. Remember you will be remembered 30 years from now for something!!!

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