© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US [Insert Name of School] Bullying Prevention Coordinating Committee Training [Insert OBPP Trainer/Consultant Name(s) & Contact Information] 1

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 2 Facts & Myths About BULLYING

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 3 1. True or False?B Studies suggest that fewer than 10% of children are involved in bully/victim problems in elementary or middle school.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Percentage of Students Bullied 2-3 times/month or more 4

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Percentage of Students Who Bully Others 2-3 times/month or more 5

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 6 2. True or False?B Children are more likely to be bullied in middle school than in elementary school.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Bullied Students: Grade Trends 2-3 times/month or more 7

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Students Bullying Others: Grade Trends 8

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 9 3. True or False?B Most bullying is physical in nature. False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US How are Boys and Girls Bullied? 10

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US True or False?B Girls bully just as much as boys; they just do it differently.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Gender plays a role Similarities: –Both boys and girls engage in frequent verbal bullying. –Girls and boys engage in relational bullying. Differences: –Boys are more likely to physically bully. –Girls are more likely to use more subtle and indirect forms of bullying: social exclusion, rumor-spreading, friendship manipulation. –Boys are bullied primarily by boys; girls are bullied by boys and girls. 12

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US True or False?B Boys are more likely than girls to be involved in cyber-bullying.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 14 Frequency of Being Cyber- Bullied Kowalski, Limber, & Agatston (2007)

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Frequency of Cyber- Bullying Others Kowalski, Limber, & Agatston (2007) 15

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 6. True or False?B The vast majority of children who are bullied tell a teacher or other member of the school staff. False 16

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Reporting of Victimization Many children do not report bullying to school staff. Older students and boys are less likely than younger students and girls to report their victimization. 17

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Percentage of bullied students who have told/not told anyone about the bullying 18

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 7. True or False?B Bullying is just as likely on the way to and from school as during school hours.False 19

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US Where the Bullying Has Occurred (if bullied once or more) 20

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US True or False?B Most students who observe bullying don’t think they should get involved.False

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US If you see or learn that a student is being bullied, how do you usually react? 22

© 2011 The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US 23 Use of this presentation is restricted to persons trained by the authors in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and groups they work with for the express purpose of training schools, parents and community groups about the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program model. Appropriate credit to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, US, must appear on all presentation materials. No other use or changes are permitted without prior written permission from the authors. For further information, please contact: Marlene Snyder, PhD at or call © 2011 Susan Limber, PhD; Vicki Flerx, PhD; Nancy Mullin, MEd; This presentation is based on the work of Dan Olweus, PhD Jane Riese, LSW; and Marlene Snyder, PhD This presentation is based on the work of Dan Olweus, PhD