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Preventing Bullying and Harassment Presented by: Jim Jelinske M.S. Creative Education Services
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No Child Should Be Afraid to go to School
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“Stop” Put your hand out look them in the eye and say “Stop! Think Walk away, laugh, find a friend, report Report If after you say stop and they do not, report to a trusted adult
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Culture of Violence Juvenile crime is up 47% 3 million violent crimes are happening annually at or near schools 29 million physical attacks happen each year by older siblings on younger brothers and sisters * Over 19 million of those attacks would have been classified as assaults had they happened outside the home 50% of all married women will experience some form of violence from their partners during their marriage ( Perry, 2006)
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Concepts Of A Whole School Approach All systems are involved The main goal is climate change Introduce a common vocabulary to be used system wide Focus on changing silent majority to caring majority
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Defining Bullying Bullying in it’s truest form is comprised of a series of _________ and ____________cruel incidents, involving the same victim(s). Bullying is an imbalance of power. repeated intentionally
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Psychological Bullying Behaviors Rejection and exclusion Humiliation and embarrassment Gossiping and spreading rumors Breaking basic rules of friendship Intimidation through threats How do you deal with these issues?
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We don’t do that here! Common Language used to prevent bullying
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Harassment Clarification Name Calling Swearing Horseplay Threatening Ethnic Slur Teasing Exclusion Mocking Insults Humiliation Sexual Comments/Inappropriate Jokes
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We believe Every human being, without exception has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.
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Adult Myths and Misperceptions Ignore it Hit them back Stand up for yourself I’m sure it was just a joke Don’t worry you’ll get over it It’s no big deal You know how boys are Did they deserve it? Only weak people are bullied That would never happen here
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Cyber bullying “Cyber bullying is different from face-to-face bullying because the bully is removed from the immediate and tangible feedback of the victim.
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In our school Everyone is included Everyone is different We celebrate difference It’s OK to be different!!!
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Cyber Bullying Prevention Don’t give out private information: Passwords, phone number, address, friends or family names Be careful in exchanging pictures Don’t send messages when your angry Online conversations are not always private
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Teaching Targets of Bullying Don’t fight back Have a plan Don’t isolate yourself Use Confidential Reporting Take threats seriously
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