Anti-Bully Week Next week Don’t forget!!!!

What is Bullying? A person is bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other persons, and he or she has difficulty defending himself or herself. "This definition includes three important components: 1. Bullying is aggressive behavior that involves unwanted, negative actions. 2. Bullying involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time. 3. Bullying involves an imbalance of power or strength.

Types of Bullying 1. Verbal bullying including derogatory comments and bad names 2. Bullying through social exclusion or isolation 3. Physical bullying such as hitting, kicking, shoving, and spitting 4. Bullying through lies and false rumors 5. Having money or other things taken or damaged by students who bully 6. Being threatened or being forced to do things by students who bully 7. Racial bullying 8. Sexual bullying 9. Cyber bullying (via cell phone or Internet)

What is Cyberbullying? The repeated harassment, mistreatment, or denigration of another person online (or using any electronic device) It is minor to minor. Once adults are involved it is cyberharressment or cyber stalking.

What is the percentage of teens that experience cyberbullying? 20% of teens experience cyberbullying ( 25% girls 16% boys). 23% of middle school students admit posting something cruel about another student online to make other students laugh Middle school victims of cyberbullying have higher rates of thoughts of killing themselves. What about drinking? What about taking drugs?

Types of Cyberbulling Direct: Messages are sent directly to the student. IM’s and texts Blogs Interactive gaming Cyberbullying by proxy: Using other to Cyberbully for you. -Bully poses as the victim and sends out hateful messages. The victim is to blame. - Posing as a victim in a chatroom and making racist violent comments

Profile of CyberBullies THE POWER HUNGRY Need to control other by fear School Yard Bully Mean Girls Done in a group. Done for entertainment. They want to have an audience and it grows by when fed by group admiration. The Vengeful Angel See themselves as righting wrongs Often trying to protect a fiend from being bullied DON’T TAKE JUSTICE INTO YOUR OWN HANDS

What are the results of cyberbullying? Research had demonstrated a number of serious consequences of cyber-bullying victimization. For example, victims have lower self-esteem, increased suicidal ideation, and a variety of emotional responses, retaliating, being scared, frustrated, angry, and depressed. One of the most damaging effects is that a victim begins to avoid friends and activities, often the very intention of the cyber-bully. Cyber-bullying campaigns are sometimes so damaging that victims have committed suicide. There are at least four examples in the United States where cyber-bullying has been linked to the suicide of a teenager.

What to do if your are cyberbullied? Don’t respond. If someone bullies you, remember that your reaction is usually exactly what the bully wants. It gives him or her power over you. Who wants to empower a bully? Don’t retaliate. Getting back at the bully turns you into one and reinforces the bully’s behavior. Help avoid a whole cycle of aggression. Save the evidence. The only good news about digital bullying is that the harassing messages can usually be captured, saved, and shown to someone who can help. You need to do this even if it’s minor stuff, in case things escalate. Talk to a trusted adult. You deserve backup. It’s always good to involve a parent but – if you can’t – a school counselor usually knows how to help. Sometimes both are needed. If you’re really nervous about saying something, see if there’s a way to report the incident anonymously at school. Block the bully. If the harassment’s coming in the form of instant messages, texts, or profile comments, do yourself a favor: Use preferences or privacy tools to block the person. If it’s in chat, leave the “room.” Be civil. Even if you don’t like someone, it’s a good idea to be decent and not sink to the other person’s level. Also, research shows that gossiping about and trash talking others increases your risk of being bullied. Treat people the way you want to be treated. Don’t be a bully. How would you feel if someone harassed you? You know the old saying about walking a mile in someone’s shoes; even a few seconds of thinking about how another person might feel can put a big damper on aggression. That’s needed in this world. Be a friend, not a bystander. Watching or forwarding mean messages empowers bullies and hurts victims even more. If you can, tell bullies to stop or let them know harassment makes people look stupid and mean. It’s time to let bullies know their behavior is unacceptable – cruel abuse of fellow human beings. If you can’t stop the bully, at least try to help the victim and report the behavior.

Sexting The use of a cell phone or other electronic devices to distribute pictures or video or sexually explicit images or messages. What does WWW. stand for? THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING

Why are teens Sexting? PEER PRESSURE Someone asked them do do it? You got a serious crush on someone. You think you seriously in love and you snap a picture of yourself and SMS it to the person you love. This can be done in 30 seconds. Then the breakup occurs and that photo can be shared with more people you can fathom in less than 30 seconds and can “virtually ruin” a person life. DEAD SERIOUS.

Why do teens do sexting? It’s a new way to “HOOK UP” This is becoming very popular because its “fun” and you can experiment safely. (Really) Safe from pregnancy safe from STDs Safe from millions of pedophiles ( individuals with primary or exclusive sexual interest in prepubescent children (generally age 13 years or younger) viewing their pictures. NOT

What are the consequences of sexting? In New York, sexting can result in felony charges, including creating, possession and distribution of child pornography. In the United States, it is against the law to possess lewd photographs of minors. A New York lawyer is petitioning for federal sexting legislation that would make sexting a misdemeanor for minors.sexting can result in felony charges, including creating, possession and distribution of child pornography. In the United States, it is against the law to possess lewd photographs of minors. A New York lawyer is petitioning for federal sexting legislation that would make sexting a misdemeanor for minors. THIS WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE!!!!!!