1. Harassment and Bullying

2. Harassment- bell ringer
What is harassment?
List various ways you feel harassment takes place in our society, school or workplace?
What can we do to reduce or eliminate harassment?

3. Harassment
Any unwanted or unwelcomed behavior of any nature which interferes with a person’s ability to learn or work in a comfortable or supportive atmosphere.

4. Types of Harassment Physical – physical harm or destroying property.
Verbal – name-calling, teasing, phone calls, spreading rumors
Social/Emotional – rumors, blackmailing, racial/cultural slurs or deliberately excluding you from a group=(emotional intimidation)
Sexual – comments, gestures, unwanted physical contact of sexual nature.
Written – threatening note, , graffiti and text messages.

5. Cyberbullying /social media
-bullying that takes place using electronic technology.

6. What is a Threat?
An expression of intent to do harm against someone or something.
Types:
Spoken, Written, Symbolic (hand motion for gun)
Why?
Warning signal, demand for attention, taunt others, to intimidate, to punish, to frighten, etc.

7. Describe a bully…….
What characteristics do you think the bully generally has? Why do you think people choose to bully? What characteristics do you think the victim of bullying generally has?

8. Characteristics of Bullies
Aggressive Behavior patterns
Desire to dominate peers
Need to feel in control
Low Self-Esteem
Jealousy
Defiant towards adults/authority

9. Characteristics of Victims
Often sensitive and quiet
May feel lonely or abandoned at school
May have difficulty asserting themselves
May be physically weaker than others
May be different in some way

10. When does Bullying and Cyberbullying become a crime?
Physically assaulting someone
Harassing someone especially if the harassment is based on gender or racism
Making violent or death threats
Making obscene and harassing phone calls and texts
Sexting

11. When does Bullying and Cyberbullying become a crime? Conti…
Sextortion- a form of sexual exploitation
(ex: threatening release of sexual images- receiving a job promotion, or better grades for sexual favors)
Child pornography
Stalking someone
Committing hate crimes
Taking a photo of someone in a place where they expect privacy