1. Bullying & Harassment Erika Dillard, M.Ed. School Counselor
Hardin Intermediate
February 2017

2. What is Bullying?
Repeated, aggressive behavior by one or more people, which harms others physically and/or emotionally, such as:
Name calling, gossiping, verbal taunts
Excluding from peer groups
Threats and intimidation
Physical violence and attacks

3. Examples of Bullying

4. More Examples of bullying

5. Cyber-bullying

6. Examples of cyber bullying

7. Effects of bullying

8. Bullying must stop!!!

9. What is harassment?
Harassment is all of the behaviors involved in bullying to the extent of causing the following:
Creating an intimidating, threatening, hostile, or offensive education environment
The behavior is based on the student’s race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, or any other protected group.

10. Potential consequences
Stay away plan
Schedule change
DAEP
Suspension
Expulsion
Police involvement

11. Students who bully Can be all shapes and sizes
Can be below average, average, or above average students
Enjoy feeling power or control
Lack of compassion and empathy for their targets
Enjoy causing pain
Excited by bullying behavior

12. Students being bullied
Appears not to fit in
May look different
Can be a minority
May appear physically weak
May have a disability
May have low confidence
Could be a good student

13. what you should when being bullied
Avoid or ignore your bully or harasser
Stay around friends
Don’t react emotionally to a bully
Be assertive not aggressive
Report incidents of bullying

14. What you should do when you witness someone being bullied
Don’t stand around and watch or laugh
Distract the bully by changing the subject or ask a question
Cooperate and tell the truth as a witness
Go get help immediately if someone is in danger
Report incidents of bullying

15. How to help build a safe school environment
Be respectful of other students and all school staff
Be friendly and inclusive to all students
Reach out to someone in need or danger
Use appropriate language at all times
Know the school rules and abide by them
Report unsafe incidents

16. What you should do if you are bullying other students
Seek help for anger management or conflict resolution
Reflect on why you have this behavior and commit to stop
Decide if this behavior is helping or hurting you
Work on changing your thinking
Learn the potential school and legal consequences for continuing your actions

17. Stop bullying & harassment today!!!

18. Reference Texas School Procedures, LLC.