Eliminating School Bullying

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Eliminating School Bullying Bullies ay thi k it’s fu y, but harassing peers is no laughing matter. Bullying leads to psychological and physical consequences that outlast the school day. Learn more about what s hool ullyi g is, ho’s likely to e a ully or ullyi g i ti , ho ullyi g is arried out a d what we call can do to reduce or eliminate it from our schools. The Numbers

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Who Gets Involved in Bullying?

What Qualifies As Bullying  

Exerting power, whether to control or harm, over those who have difficulty defending themselves. Acting or speaking with the intent to harm

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The Bullies and The Victims

Methods of Bullying

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CYBERBULLYING

Personal Consequences of Bullying For Victims -Depression -Anxiety -Headaches/stomachaches -Decreased academic performance -Physical Injury For Bully-Victims -Subject to all the risks facing both bullies and victims For Bullies -Substance abuse -Academic problems -Continuing patterns of violence Children who bully by age 8 are 4 times as likely to have a criminal record by age 30.

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Prevention: Keep Bullying Out of Schools There are currently anti-bullying programs i pla e at s hools, ut ost are ’t ery well monitored. Here are some steps to begin addressing the problem of school bullying: -Increasing supervision to limit aggressive interaction between students. -Enforcing rules and behavior management to assist in the detection and diffusion of bullying. -Implementing a school-wide anti-bullying policy. -Rallying parents and staff together to be vigilant for signs of bullying.

REF: http://www.stopbullying.gov/topics/what_is_bullying/index.html http://www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/pdf/Bullying_Factsheet-a.pdf http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2011/images/10/12/ac360.bullying.study.infographic.pdf http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/graphic-what-methods-do-bullies-prey http://www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_and_self_esteem_research_fact_sheet.pdf http://www.makebeatsnotbeatdowns.org/facts_new.html

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