1. Bully Prevention and Positive Behavior Support
Presenters:
Mrs. Shea & Ms. Sieczko

2. Overview of Presentation
Real Life Examples
Why this is important
What is a Bully Really
Examples
Are you a bully?
How does it impact others
What can you do

3. Real Life Examples
Mrs. Shea’s experience
Ms. Sieczko’s experience

4. Why is this important? 15-25% of children are bullied regularly
It is estimated that adults know only about 10% of bullying acts
9 out of 10 elementary students say they have been bullied by a peer
74% say it occurred at school
160,000 kids miss school because of bullying a year

5. Why important continued
Emotional bullying is more harmful than physical
80% of bullying has an audience
50% of the time a bystander can stop the bullying behavior

6. Bullying Defined Aggression (Physical or verbal)
Repeated-we need to teach children the difference between true bullying and teasing
Power differential
Intentional

7. Examples of Bullying From the Past: Parents Current ways of bullying
How much is it occurring today, at Graham, in this classroom
Please complete the anonymous questionnaire…

8. How bullying is harmful
With your table groups come up with as many effects you can think of, on what bullying does to a person
Share out

9. How bullying is harmful
Emotional (sad, depressed, angry)
Changes in eating habits
Physical complaints (stomachache, headache, hives, anxiety)
School work declines
Don’t want to be around others
Irritable

10. What you can do
We hope you have heard how damaging bullying behavior is
What can you do to stop bullying?
If the activity we did made you nervous-please think about how your behaviors may impact others.
Remember you will be remembered 30 years from now for something!!!

11. Questions & Answers…