1. COJOWA…. It’s time for change

2. COJOWA’s video http://youtu.be/2kxfJCTT0mM

3. What do you notice in this photo? Think-Pair-Share 2 minutes

4. I stand up. Do you stand up? COJOWA stands up to bullying! Everyone has the right to feel physically and emotionally safe at COJOWA. If we work together to stand against bullying, we can help make COJOWA a safe place for everybody. All members of COJOWA are expected to demonstrate R.E.A.C.H.E.S. and respect one another’s differences.

5. COJOWA stands up together: -On Wednesday, we are going to have a peaceful protest during school and after school to say to the world, COJOWA STANDS UP TO BULLYING! -All students and parents are going to sign an anti- bullying contract as a promise to end bullying behavior.

6. What is “bullying”?

7. Bullying is… Intentional aggressive behavior that is often repeated over time. It is meant to hurt someone else.

8. Bullying can be… VerbalPhysical Speaking to a person or about a person in a way that is unkind or hurtful. Harmful actions against a person’s body or belongings. Non-verbal Using text message, email, or other technology to hurt somebody Cyber Trying to upset, exclude or embarrass another person

9. Bullying involves an imbalance of power It can consist of one child bullying another or a group of children against one lone child.

10. What is the difference between joking, teasing, and bullying?

11. Joking Saying or doing something funny without hurting anyone

12. Teasing… Bothering someone as a joke, but they don’t think it’s funny If you don’t like teasing, be assertive. Tell the other person, “Please stop.”

13. Bullying Repeatedly bothering the same person Trying to hurt them Picking on them because they are different Can be more than one bully

14. The Bullying Cycle

15. Contract Agreement: Every student and parent at COJOWA is going to sign this contract. Let’s take a closer look at your responsibility and the consequences (next 2 slides)

16. Your responsibility I promise that I will not bully my peers. I will stand up for what is right. When I witness bullying, I will be assertive and report it to an adult. I know that whether I am being a bully, supporting a bully, or passively watching someone get bullied, it is my responsibility to stop it.

17. Consequences We understand that Bullying will result in predictable and escalating consequences: 1 st Offense: Incident investigated by administration (Mr. Glab, Ms. Gloria, and Ms. Angie) followed by a student conference and parent notification. Incident documented in file. 2 nd Offense: Incident investigated by administration. Fun Friday detention will be assigned and student/parent conference scheduled with administration. An individual plan is developed and then signed by student, parent and administration. 3 rd Offense: Incident investigated by administration. Student will be assigned an in-school suspension. Student/parent conference scheduled with administration to review individual plan. Any severe situation will result in a student being sent immediately to the office. Severe behaviors may lead to more serious consequences according to COJOWA policies.

18. I stand up. Do you stand up? COJOWA stands up to bullying! "In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." –Martin Luther King, Jr.