1. Presentation to the OP Youth Council
Bullying in Schools
Presentation to the OP Youth Council
October 20, 2010
Presented by:
Lisa Krueger, Ed.D., OPHS House III Principal

2. What is bullying?
A student is being bullied or victimized when he or she is exposed, repeatedly over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more students
The relationship between the bully and the victim also involves an imbalance of strength or power, where the bully has some form of control, strength, or influence over the victim
Olweus, D. (1993). Bullying at school: What we know and what we can do. NY: Blackwell, p. 9.

3. Dan Olweus, Ph.D., Educational Researcher
Norway, 1983
Commissioned by Norwegian government to investigate the cause of the suicide of three teenagers
Concluded that all three young adults were victims of chronic bullying

4. Bullying: A World-Wide Problem
; post 1999
Bullying has been studied in-depth throughout the U.S., Canada, England, Norway, China, Japan, Germany, and Australia.
Research indicates that bullying is common among children world-wide and occurs regardless of socio- economic status, gender, ethnicity, geographical location, or cultural influences.

5. Olweus Bullying Questionnaire
Designed for students in grades 3-12
Has been administered to over 60,000 students nation-wide
Parental notification and passive consent obtained
Anonymous
Administered to OPCSD students in March 2010
Data-driven decision making
Results obtained April 2010
Six comprehensive reports

6. What did our students report?
How students are being bullied
Where students are most commonly being bullied
The frequency of instances of bullying
Insight on those who bully
Information on those who are victims of bullying
Risk factors of our student population

7. How are students being bullied?
Graphs reveal the type of bullying, for those students who reported being bullied “2-3 times a month” or more.

8. How are students being bullied? Elementary School Student Responses (%)

9. How are students being bullied? OP Middle School Student Responses

10. How are students being bullied? OP High School Student Responses

11. Where are students being bullied?
Where bullying has occurred, for students who reported being bullied “once or twice” or more. Shown as the percent of girls and boys who report being bullied in various places.

12. Where are students being bullied
Where are students being bullied? Elementary School Student Responses (%)

13. Where are students being bullied? OP Middle School Student Responses

14. Where are students being bullied? OP High School Student Responses

15. Frequency of Bullying
Percent of girls and boys who have been bullied “2-3 times a month” or more.

16. Frequency of Bullying (2-3 times/month) Elementary School Student Responses (%)

17. Frequency of Bullying OP Middle School Student Responses

18. Frequency of Bullying OP High School Student Responses

19. Ellicott (B & G Combined)
How often have you taken part in bullying another student(s) at school in the past couple of months? (elem)
Eggert (B & G Combined)
n %
Ellicott (B & G Combined)
n %
S.Davis (B & G Combine)
n %
Windom (B & G Combined)
Not bullied others % % % %
Once or twice % % % %
2-3 times a month % % % %
About once a week % % %
Several times/week % % % %
TOTAL % % % %

20. How often have you taken part in bullying another student(s) at school in the past couple of months? (MS)
Girls
n %
Boys
n %
TOTAL
n %
Not bullied others % % %
Once or twice % % %
2-3 times a month % % %
About once a week % % %
Several times/week % % % %
1, %

21. How often have you taken part in bullying another student(s) at school in the past couple of months? (HS)
Girls
n %
Boys
TOTAL
Not bullied others % % %
Once or twice % % %
2-3 times a month % % %
About once a week % % %
Several times/week % % % % %
1, %

22. OP Students’ Perception of School
Graphs reveal the percent of students who responded:
“Sometimes”
“Fairly often”
“Often;” or
“Very often”
To question 38: How often are you afraid of being bullied at school?

23. Elementary School Students’ Perception of School (%)

24. OP Middle School Students’ Perception of School

25. OP High School Students’ Perception of School

26. Indicators of Social Isolation Risk-factors
Reveals the percent of students who responded that they have “no good friends” or only “one good friend.”

27. Elementary School Students’ Perception of Their Social Connectivity (%)

28. OP Middle School Students’ Perception of Their Social Connectivity

29. OP High School Students’ Perception of Their Social Connectivity

30. What does this mean district-wide??
There are 243 students in our district who feel as though they have only “one good friend” or “no friends.”

31. Comprehensive Plan – Current Efforts
Maintain programs, resources, and staff to support Character Education and Bullying Prevention Efforts:
Building-level Character Education Committees
Development of District-wide Character Education Committee, 2006
Orchard Park Youth Council – Asset Survey
D.A.R.E. program
Bullying Awareness Training, summer 2009
WNY Character Education Council membership
On-going professional development

32. Comprehensive Plan – Future Efforts
Enhance Character Education and Bullying Prevention Efforts by:
Restoration of counselors at the elementary level at Eggert, Ellicott, and South Davis
Implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
A Research-based Program
Training of BPCC and school-wide staff training
In-district Olweus certified trainers
Program maintenance
Continue to monitor bullying through the annual or bi-annual administration of the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire
Re-assess,
Reflect,
Refine,
Re-evaluate

33. “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”
~Albert Einstein

34. Questions & Comments