1. Harassment and Bullying

2. Presented by: Deputy James Phelps Clark County Sheriff’s Office
School Resource Officer- Heritage HS

3. What is Bullying? * Telling someone you are going to:
- Hurt or Injure them.
- Steal or Break their property
- Not let them leave
- Do anything else that makes them feel hurt or scared

4. Bullying is Bad News
If you bully someone, and they really think you will hurt them, it is a CRIME called,
HARASSMENT
You can get in trouble at school AND with the police.

5. Other Kinds of Bullying
Bullying someone because of the COLOR of their SKIN (RACE)
WHERE THEY COME FROM (NATION)
WHAT THEY BELIEVE (RELIGION)
PROBLEMS THEY HAVE (DISABILITY)
Is a very bad kind of bullying called
MALICIOUS HARASSMENT

6. Other Kinds of Bullying
If you bully or threaten someone by sending an , TEXT MESSAGE, INSTANT MESSAGE, or other ELECTRONIC MESSAGE, it is called:
CYBER-BULLYING

7. What Does Bullying Look Like?
Physical: Hitting, kicking, pushing, biting, or hurting someone. Stealing or hiding someone’s stuff.
Non-Physical: Name calling, teasing, making up stories or rumors, and threats.
Cyber: Text, , My Space.

8. Bullying and Intimidation
Another kind of bullying is INTIMIDATION:
Telling someone you will hurt them if they tell about what you did.
If you INTIMIDATE someone in this way, you can get into BIG TROUBLE.
When adults do this, they go to JAIL

9. Criminal Consequences for Older Kids
Arrested and transported to Juvenile Detention
Have to go to Court
Parents have to pay a fine
Might have to spend time in JUVENILE HALL

10. School and the “No Snitching” Rule
Do not tell, tattle, snitch or talk about what someone else has done or said.
“I don’t want to be a snitch!”
“I’m not a rat.”
OK, then what are the consequences . . .

11. School and the “No Snitching” Rule
Who WINS with the “No Snitching” Rule?
> Kids who are causing problems, making threats, harassing others, and creating drama
If they keep getting away with it, they’ll keep doing it! You may be the next victim.
But who LOSES?
> EVERYONE! Kids who are being bullyed and threatened, kids who get caught up in the drama, even the BULLYS- because if they keep doing it, they will eventually get into even more trouble.

12. What can you do if someone is BULLYING YOU?
Talk to your parents
Talk to your counselor
Talk to Security or an Administrator
Telling an adult about the problem is the first step in solving it.

13. Final Warning BULLYING is NOT COOL, and can lead to BIG TROUBLE.
Teasing, Bullying, and Hurting people IS NOT the way to solve problems or get what you want.
If someone bullies or threatens you- REPORT IT RIGHT AWAY!!!