1. Be an advocate for your students
Bullying
Be an advocate for your students

2. It really is happening. it isn’t something we can turn a blind eye to.
Its happening in our classrooms

3. Know the types
physical
Verbal
Relational
Cyber

4. Physical bullying Hitting Kicking Pushing Tripping Damaging property
Slapping
Pinching
THIS TYPE IS MOST SEVERE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

5. Verbal bullying Name calling Hate speech Insults Verbal abuse
Calling someone a derogatory name based on race, gender, sexual identity, etc.
Insults
Verbal abuse

6. Relational bullying Rumors Lying Damaging someone’s reputation gossip
This type is harder to see, but it is still bullying. it happens at ALL ages.
Rumors
Lying
Damaging someone’s reputation
gossip

7. cyberbullying
This type is happening more than you know. It has to be stopped.
Hurtful s/texts
Online gossip
Spreading hurtful pictures or videos
Sexting
Abusive posts
Intentionally excluding someone online

8. Know your facts! 3.2 million students are victims per year
90% of students in 4th-8th grade say they are victims
160,000 skip school each day because of bullying

9. We need to step up and help.
Are we helping?
1 in 4 teachers intervene only 4% of the time.
Over 67% of students say that their schools do not respond to bullying.
We need to step up and help.

10. Its not just a joke.
Victims of bullying are 2 to 9 times more likely to have suicidal thoughts
Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among young people
There are 4,400 suicides per year.
For every suicide, there are 100 attempts

11. How do we know its happening?
Signs of depression
Withdrawal
Change in eating/sleeping habits
Loss of interest in activities
Unexplainable injuries
Lost or broken personal items
Declining grades
Self destructive behavior

12. What can we do to help? If someone reaches out, don’t turn away.
Keep your eyes and ears open
Establish a safe environment
Respond when you see it happening
Have help resources in classroom
Books
Phone numbers
Websites
Names of counselors

13. The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.
- Albert Einstein
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14. references http://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/index.html/