1. School Violence Awareness
What is Bullying?

2. Bullying
The victim is being bullied when exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more other students
Negative actions include intentionally inflicting, or attempting to inflict, injury or discomfort upon another

3. Bullying Can be: Physical e.g., hitting, kicking, pushing, choking
Verbal e.g., by calling names, threatening, taunting, malicious teasing, spreading nasty rumors
Other ways e.g., making faces, obscene gestures, intentional exclusion from a group

4. Bullying Indirect bullying is very subtle
Direct bullying is verbal or physical
In order to be considered bullying, there should also be an imbalance in power or strength

5. Bullying
Students who are exposed to the negative actions generally have difficulty in defending themselves and are somewhat helpless against the bullies
Not bullying: two students of similar physical or psychological power in conflict
Not bullying: friendly or playful teasing

6. Bullying
Bullying: repeated and continuous degrading and malicious teasing despite clear signs of distress and opposition on the part of the target
The victim is usually a single student, who is generally harassed by a group of two or three students, often with a negative leader

7. Three Criteria Aggressive behavior or intentional “harm-doing
Carried out repeatedly and over time
Occurs within an interpersonal relationship characterized by an imbalance of power
(Bullying behavior often occurs without apparent provocation)

8. Three Criteria Bullying is considered a form of peer abuse
What sets it apart from other forms of abuse such as child or domestic abuse:
The context in which it occurs
The relationship of the interacting parties

9. False Beliefs About Bullying
Being bullied builds character
Bullying is part of growing up
Boys will be boys
Sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you
You do something to him/her that would make him/her treat you that way

10. False Beliefs About Bullying
You have to learn to stand up for yourself
Hit him back and he won’t bother you again
I was bullied in school and I turned out fine
No kids are bullied in this school
Only children who are different get bullied
Only children in large school/classes get bullied

11. Three People Involved in Bullying
The Victim
The Bully
The Bystander

12. The Victim: Passive/Submissive
Signal to others through attitudes and behaviors that they are insecure individuals who will not retaliate if victimized
Physically weaker than their peers (particularly boys)
Display “body anxiety”, are afraid of being hurt, have poor physical coordination, and are ineffective in physical play or sports

13. The Victim: Passive/Submissive
Poor social skills and have difficulty making friends
Cautious, sensitive, quiet, withdrawn and shy
Cry or become upset easy
Anxious, insecure, and have poor self-esteem
Have difficulty standing up for or defending themselves in peer groups
Relate better to adults than peers

14. The Victim: Provocative
Anxious and aggressive patterns and are generally boys
Exhibit some or all of the characteristics of passive or submissive victims
Hot tempered and attempt to fight back when victimized, usually not very effectively

15. The Victim: Provocative
Hyperactive, restless, have difficulty concentrating, and create tension
Clumsy, immature, and exhibit irritating habits
Disliked by adults, including teachers
Often try to bully students weaker than themselves

16. Children Who Are Bullied May
Be withdrawn
Have a drop in grades
Show a loss of appetite
Have sleeping problems
Be hesitant to go to school
Rarely bring classmates home after school or seldom spend time in their homes
Seem isolated from peers and may not have one good friend to share time with
Often feel sick in the morning
Become visibly stressed before getting on the school bus (some of the most severe bullying takes place on the school bus)

17. Children Who Are Bullied May
Come home with torn clothes or unexplained bruises
Needs extra school supplies or often needs extra lunch money: a bully may be extorting things your child “loses”
Your child may choose an “illogical” route to and from school
Appear anxious
Distressed
Unhappy
Depressed or tearful when he or she comes home from school
Show unexpected mood shifts, irritability, or sudden outbursts of temper
Talks or attempts of suicide

18. The Bully
Bullies have an increased risk for engaging in other forms of antisocial behavior
Juvenile Delinquency
Criminality
Substance Abuse
Boys are more likely to be physical bullies
Girls are more likely to engage in “sneakier” forms of harassment

19. The Bully Physical attacks: hitting, pushing, kicking, and choking
Verbal attacks or harassment: name calling, threatening, taunting, malicious teasing, rumor spreading, slandering
Social isolation, intentional exclusion, making faces, obscene gestures, manipulating friendship relationships

20. The Bully Physically bigger and stronger than their victims
Strong need to dominate and control their peers
Hot-tempered, easily angered, impulsive, and have a low frustration tolerance
Difficulty conforming to rules
Defiant and aggressive toward adults (authority figures-adults may be frightened of the bully)

21. The Bully Good at talking themselves out of situations
Tend to have a relatively positive view of themselves (average or better than average self esteem)
More likely than their peers to engage in antisocial behaviors
More likely to be less popular

22. The Bully Children who bully others:
Can turn into antisocial adults
Are far more likely than others to commit crimes
Likely to batter their spouses and abuse their children
May produce another generation of children who bully
Bullies identified after the age of seven:
By age 24, are 6 times more likely than non-bullies to be convicted of a crime
By age 30, are 4 times more likely to have accrued three criminal convictions

23. The Bystander
Bullying is often a group phenomenon that can influence other students in various directions
Some group mechanisms that, individually or in combination may assumed to be active when several students participate in bullying
Social contagion
Weakening of the normal inhibitions against aggressive tendencies
A decreased sense of individual responsibility
Gradual changes in the perception of the victim

24. The Bystander
Doing nothing implies that bullying is acceptable behavior

25. Conclusion/Summary http://agpcabinc.webs.com/whatisbullying.htm