Transcript For the Bully

“Not Just Child’s Play”
Presenters
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Erika Correa
H. Elizabeth Fromang
Helen Hernandez
Audience:
Lauren Reid
Children grades
Prisca Jean
6th- 8th
Tania Saby
What is School
Bullying?
• “Peer Abuse”
• Repeated physical,
verbal, sexual, or
psychological
attacks or
intimidation
Middle School Mayhem
• 80 % of middle school students engage
in bullying behaviors
• 86% of children ages 12-15 interviewed
said they get teased or bullied at school
More of a Problem Than You Think…
Bullying is more prevalent than:
• Smoking
•Alcohol
•Drugs
•Sex among the same age group
Impact on Learning
• Bullying can distract from learning
• Decrease school attendance
• Loss of educational opportunities
Types Of Bullying
Emotional Bullying
• Isolating or excluding someone from
activities
• Spreading rumors
• Most common among girls
Cyber Bullying
Spreading hurtful images and/or messages
through:
• Email
• Instant messaging
• Chat rooms
• Camera cell phones
Physical Bullying
• Harmful actions to another person’s body
• Examples: hitting, pinching, kicking,
interfering with another person's property,
stealing, and damaging
Verbal Bullying
• Speaking to a person in an unkind or
hurtful way
• Usually involves name calling
• Hostile gestures
Racist Bullying
• Racial slurs
• Offensive gestures
• Making jokes about one’s cultural
traditions
Sexual Bullying
• Any unwanted physical contact
• Sexually abusive or inappropriate
comments
• Nearly 1/3 of middle schoolers have been
the object of sexual jokes, comments or
gestures
Signs & Symptoms
•Fear of school
•Fearful
•Cries easily
•Possessions
damaged
•Disruptive
•Aggressive
•Stops eating
•Money ‘lost’
Do You Bully Others?
•Are my actions or words hurting
someone else’s feelings?
•Are my actions hurting someone
else physically or making them feel
afraid?
•Would I want someone else to do
this to me?
Some things to think about if you are the bully…
• Think about the pain your causing
the person your picking on
• Imagine how scared you would be if
someone were bullying you
• Is bullying worth getting in trouble
for?
What Should You Do…
Ask yourself:
• Why are you behaving in such a way?
• Are you taking out your anger on other
people because of things happening at
home?
• Talk to someone: Your parents, favorite
school teacher or a guidance counselor
“We are all either bullies,
bullied, or bystanders.”
Richard L. Gross, MD
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The Consequences
• Victims: higher rates of suicide,
depression, post-traumatic stress
disorder, and substance abuse.
• Bullies: behave badly in school and are
more likely to smoke and drink alcohol.
Long-term Effects
For the Victims of Bullying:
Depression, anxiety, loneliness, difficulties
with school work, and low self-esteem
Long-term Effects
For the Bully:
• Delinquent behaviors such as
vandalism, shoplifting, truancy,
and frequent drug use
• More apt to drink, smoke, and
perform poorly in school
• Behaviors worsen and continue
on as your child grows
Did You Know That…
• The suicide rate among adolescents
increased 128% between 1960 and 2000
• The annual cost of the violence affecting
young people and others in society is
estimated at a staggering $425
'You . . . want revenge'
•Bullying is connected to school shootings across the country
•Children repeatedly victimized sometimes see suicide or
homicide as their only escape
Nationally 15-25 children take
their own life each year
because they are bullied…
many more attempt suicide.
Bullying and Violence
Long-Term Effects of Bullying
The ABC’s of Bullying
• Addressing
• Blocking
• And Curbing School
Aggression
Bully or Bull-oney ?
• A bully is usually bigger in size and age than
the bullied.
• The bullied are often those individuals are
considered the “outcast.”
• A bully usually wants lunch money.
• Bullies are usually males.
Bully or Bull-oney ?
•Males are never bullied.
•Bullies just bully for fun, not because their
trying to cope with any other issues present
in their lives.
•A bully could never be an unpopular kid.
Summary
• Bullying is a major problem,
particularly in elementary and middle
schools, and comes with major costs
for the individual and society.
• Bullying can lead to more serious
problems, including substance
abuse, depression, and criminal
behavior.
Summary
•Intervention programs, adults, and in fact,
the whole community must respond to
bullies, victims, and children who are
witnesses.
•Several myths about bullying persist.
These myths can affect the prevention and
intervention efforts to stop bullying.