1. Designed by: T. Migliaccio & J. Raskauskas
Bullying Video
4-6 Grades
Designed by: T. Migliaccio & J. Raskauskas

2. What is bullying?

3. Bullying There are five identifying features of bullying.
It is deliberate, hurtful behavior.
It is repeated over a period of time.
It is often difficult for those being bullied to defend themselves.
It is difficult for those who bully to learn new social behaviors.
Those who bully have, and exercise power inappropriately over others.

4. Bully 4-6 Video Scenes Definition of Bullying Types of Bullying
Effects
Why kids often do not report
What victims can do
What other students can do
What school can do
Why it is good to report
Stories

5. What does bullying look like?

6. Bullying Forms Physical violence, for example hitting and kicking.
Relational, emotional and verbal, for example name-calling, exclusion, gossip, threatening and coercion.
Damage to property, for example taking lunches or destroying schoolbooks.
Cyber-bullying by text messaging or internet.

7. Relational Aggression Forms
Cyberbullying
Notes
Exclusion

8. Are there are other forms of relational aggression?

9. Roles in the Classroom Bully Followers/Henchmen Victim Defender
Passive Bystander

10. Why do you think victims are often blamed for being victims
Why do you think victims are often blamed for being victims? What can victims do to change their situation?

11. Victims
Passive
Provocative

12. How does someone who is being bullied feel?

13. Effects Miss school Lower grades/test scores Fewer friends
Poor physical health
Poor mental health
Problems with family

14. Effects on People Bullies Followers Bystanders Defenders
Passive Defenders
Victims

15. What other effects have you seen bullying have on people
What other effects have you seen bullying have on people? What can students do to reduce the effects? What can teachers and the school do to reduce the effects?

16. Why do victims of bullying often not tell someone they are being bullied?

17. Why not tell
Threats
Tattling
At Fault
Embarrassed

18. Why are people afraid to help
Why are people afraid to help? Whose responsibility is it to help stop bullying? How can staff/teachers/schools stop it if they don’t see most of it?

19. What can a victim of bullying do when they are being bullied?

20. Victim Responses Bland responses Get away Confront and say “No!”
“Don’t Like It”
Report it

21. What can other students do if they know someone is being bullied?

22. Other Students’ Responses
If comfortable, confront bully
Remind of class/school rules
If not comfortable, report to adult
Do not participate
Be a friend to the victim

23. Different Observers Passive Observer Disengaged Onlooker Defender
Passive Defender

25. Why do you think the different observers do what they do
Why do you think the different observers do what they do? What are their reasons?

26. How do each of the people involved in bullying help to continue it
How do each of the people involved in bullying help to continue it? What responsibility do they have in stopping bullying? Why should they?

27. What can the school/teacher/ principal do when they find out someone is being bullied?

28. School Culture Violence and Power Supported by students
Condoned by schools/community/family/government

29. What are things you think teachers should do to make school safer
What are things you think teachers should do to make school safer? Deal with bullying? What are some of the obstacles for teachers to help make students feel safer? What can be done to help teachers overcome the obstacles?

30. Staff Responses to Incidences Witnessed
Respond to all situations
Intervene immediately
Stop the incident
Cite Rule
Identify possible bystanders
Talk to victim
Ask what they want to do
Handout Teacher and Staff Responses to Bullying

31. Staff Responses to Situations Informed about
Gather information about situation
Make a plan with the victim
Determine where it occurred
Supervise that location to witness situation personally
Protect identity of informant

32. How can a teacher be aware of such bullying. What can they look for
How can a teacher be aware of such bullying? What can they look for? Who can help them to be more aware? What would make students want to go to teachers for help? Are there teachers who are safer? Why?

33. How does this affect the learning environment
How does this affect the learning environment? How does it affect other relationships (family, friends, girl/boyfriends)?

34. Why should a victim of bullying tell someone they are being bullied?

35. Why Tell Informs teacher Student safer Student more successful
School safer
All students safer
Changes the culture

36. What are positive ways to deal with this that the Victim could try
What are positive ways to deal with this that the Victim could try? Bystanders? Teachers? School?

37. Bully Stories Jane’s Story Hannah’s Story Relational Aggression
Verbal Bullying

38. What are other ways students can help stop/reduce bullying?
Why do you think students refrain from helping to stop bullying/harassment?

39. What are ways teachers/staff can help stop/reduce bullying
What are ways teachers/staff can help stop/reduce bullying? What are things schools can do to help stop/reduce bullying? How can schools help to promote/support students: victims, bystanders and defenders?

40. Bullies Confident Bullies Followers or Henchmen Reluctant Bullies
Anxious Bullies
Bully-Victims

41. Why do you think bullies bully people
Why do you think bullies bully people? For each bully type discussed above, why do you think each of the bullies bully?

42. Do boys bully (or get bullied) the same as girls?

43. Gender Differences Bullies Victims Male Female
Kicking, hitting, pushing
Name calling questioning masculinity/sexual orientation.
Threats
Taunting
Embarrassing them
Pretending to like them
Sexual Harassment
Giggling and pointing
Gossiping
Name calling
Exclusion
Isolation
Cyber-bullying