1. Bullying Jordan Mallory Angela Braun Kim Jenkins

2. Get Educated On Bullying!  Bullying leads to low self-esteem and low academic achievement.  Bullying can lead to larger problems not only with the victim, but also with the bully themselves.  No one wants to be friends with a bully  Bullying not only affects the direct parties involved, but also their peers around them.  Children need to see that they do not want to be bullied so they should not be bullying others

3. Facts/Statistics on Bullying  9 out of 10 students are bullied in their elementary school  6 out of 10 admit that they have participated in the bullying themselves  20%-30% of school age children are involved in bullying (whether he/she is the victim or bully)  Over 56% of students say they have witnessed bullying taking place  15% of students who miss school report it to being because they are in fear of being bullied at school.  4 th -8 th grade are the top years for bullying- 90% recorded they were victims of bullying  Most bullying occurs inside of the school and the place where bullying is least likely to occur is off school property.

4. Warning Signs of Bullying  Increased passivity or withdrawal  Frequent crying  Reoccurring complaints of physical symptoms such as stomach aches or headaches with no actual cause.  Unexplained bruises  Sudden drop in grades  Not wanting to go to school  Change in their social life- no one is calling or contacting them  Child changes the way they talk- calling themselves a loser or calling a former friend a jerk.

5. 4 R’s: If your child is a victim  RECOGNIZE what’s going on.  RELATE to the school.  REPORT incidents.  RECORD what happened and how it was handled.

6. Works Cited  http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/conte nt/school-bullying.html http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/conte nt/school-bullying.html  http://www.education.com/magazine /article/four-steps-bully-proof-child/ http://www.education.com/magazine /article/four-steps-bully-proof-child/  http://www.scholastic.com/resources/ article/bullying http://www.scholastic.com/resources/ article/bullying