Choose Kind Today and Every day Presentation for Students

Definitions Pro-social Anti-social

What do we know? 1.Antisocial behavior occurs at Lenape 2.There are no good reasons to treat people badly 3.No one likes to be at the receiving end of bad behavior 4.Bullying is preventable 5.Everyone plays in a role in Lenape’s social climate

What is bullying? When one person/group uses their power to control/harm someone else. In person Online POWER

What did you tell us in the survey? Most of you told us that you had little to no direct experiences which resulted from bullying There are some occasions when students at Lenape are not nice Name calling Exclusion

What did you tell us? There are some locations in our school where we can improve our pro-social behaviors

Hurtful names What do you know about the impact of hurtful names? What does name calling say about the sender? Maybe he/she is …..

Exclusion

Cyber-bullying Almost 40% of you said that you have been called names or made fun of electronically at least once 18% of you said that you’ve been threatened online at least once Of those of you who said you’ve been a target, 31% said you believe the perpetrator was making fun of the way you look

Choosing Kind Online If you wouldn't speak to the person that way face to face, then don't do it online. It doesn't matter whether or not you delete the message or text. If you've published it, it's traceable. It's never a good idea to post something when you're emotional.

If you are being cyber bullied…

Damaging/Stealing Property Where does it happen? How are we impacted by theft or vandalism? Why do you think people steal or damage things?

What did you tell us in the survey? 78% of those who witnessed someone being called a name tried to stop it or notified an adult. 71% of those who witnessed someone being excluded, stood up for the victim. Cyber-bullying 71.5% of students who observed someone being made fun of online intervened on behalf of that person. 78% of students who observed someone being threatened online intervened on behalf of the victim. Name calling Social exclusion

Threats/Hurting people intentionally Where do they happen? What do you know about the impact of threats? Why do people make threats / hurt others?

Threatening / hurting someone Parent conference Disciplinary action Mental health evaluation Involve the police

How can you be an upstander? When a person has negative emotions and sometimes anti-social behavior... – What should the person do? – Where can they go for help? – How can you keep things from getting worse? – How can you help?