1. Bell Ringer *Get with an elbow partner
-let us know if you don’t have one
What is your definition of bullying?
Discuss as a large group

2. Bullying and Cyberbulling

3. Bullying
“A student is being bullied when he or she is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more students.”

4. What is Bullying?
“Any longstanding violence that can be physical or psychological. Aggressive behavior or intentional harm done by one person or a group that is generally carried out repeatedly and over time. .”
**Bullying involves an imbalance in power or strength.
**The student who is bullied has difficulty defending himself/herself.

5. Types of bullying
Direct
Indirect

6. Direct Bullying
Hitting, shoving, spitting, taunting, teasing, degrading comments, threatening, obscene gestures

7. Indirect bullying Getting another person to assault someone
Spreading rumors
Talking behind someone’s back
Deliberate exclusion from a group or activity
Cyber-bullying
Telling false stories
Popular kid telling others to “unfriend” a particular student

8. Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like

9. New seating chart
Stand up with your stuff and wait to be seated in the 2nd quarter seating chart

10. Looks Like, Sounds Like, Feels Like
Class will stand up and answer the following:
From the notes in our previous discussion (last class period)
What does a bully free school….
Look like?
Sound like?
Feel like?

11. What is common about both
Compare and contrast PVJH and a Bully Free school. Make a list (contrast) the schools separately in their own circle. Then list (compare) what is the same in the overlapped area between the two circles.
What is common about both
Bully Free
School
PVJH

12. You have 15 minutes to finish!!!
Brainstorm
Think of ways to be more inclusive at PVJH. (ex. say hi)
as an individual (7-10)
Partner share
Choose one and develop an action plan
What is the plan
How are you going to implement the plan (what are you going to do)
How do you feel this is going to help PVJH
You have 15 minutes to finish!!!
Spread out and work!!!

13. What exactly is bullying?
Repeated
Over time
Targets a specific person
Imbalance of power
How to deal with
-Tell an adult
-Tell bully to stop
-Remove yourself from the situation (if possible)
Isolated incidents
Bad behavior
No pattern of targeting
No one specifically targeted
Person is a jerk to everyone
How to deal with
-Tell an adult
-Tell the jerk to stop
-Remove yourself from the situation (if possible)

14. Short term effects of being bullied
Lower self-esteem
Self hatred
Depression & anxiety
Absenteeism & academic achievement
Thoughts of suicide
Illness

15. Long term effects of being bullied
Lower self-esteem
Higher rates of depression
Lingering feelings of anger and bitterness, desire for revenge
Difficulty trusting people
Increased tendency to be a loner

16. Iowa Bullying Law
“Harassment” and “bullying” shall mean any electronic, written, verbal, or physical act or conduct toward a student based on the individual’s actual or perceived age, color, creed, national origin, race, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical attributes, physical or mental ability or disability, ancestry, political party preference, political belief, socioeconomic status, or familial status, and which creates an objectively hostile school environment that meets one or more of the following conditions:
1. Places the student in reasonable fear of harm to the student’s person or property.
2. Has a substantial detrimental effect on the student’s physical or mental health.
3. Has the effect of substantially interfering with a student’s academic performance.
4. Has the effect of substantially interfering with the student’s ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities, or privileges provided by a school.

17. Video “Bullying—not just a guy thing”
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