anti-bullying summit turnaround training tina lyles school counselor crossville elementary school

Anti-Bullying Summit Turnaround Training

Tina LylesSchool Counselor

Crossville Elementary School

Bullying StatisticsBullying Statistics• 1 out of 4 teens are Bullied.• 9 out of 10 LGBT students experienced harassment at school and online.• As many as 160,000 students stay home on any given day because they're afraid of being bullied. • 1 out of 5 kids admits to being a bully, or doing some "Bullying." • 43% fear harassment in the bathroom at school. • 282,000 students are physically attacked in secondary schools each month. • 80% of the time, an argument with a bully will end up in a physical fight. • 1/3 of students surveyed said they heard another student threaten to kill someone.• Playground statistics - Every 7 minutes a child is bullied. Adult intervention -4% Peer intervention - 11%. No intervention - 85%.

Resource: stampoutbulling.org

Bullying StatisticsCyber Bullying Statistics• 35% of kids have been threatened online. Nearly 1 in 5 have had it happen more than once. • 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mail or other messages. • 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out of 10 say it has happened more than once. • 53% of kids admit having said something mean or hurtful to another person online. More than 1 in 3 have done it more than once. • 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online.

Resource: stampoutbulling.org

2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey(Center for Disease Control)

Within the last year, have you been…

Alabama Nationwide

Bullied on School property Total 14% 20.1%

Female 15.5% 22%

Male 12.5% 18.2%

Electronically bullied Total 12.3% 16.2%

Female 17% 22.1%

Male 7.4% 10.8%

Criteria that turns a Behavior into Bullying

OIntent to cause harm, pain, humiliation, or damage to the victim

ODisparity of power

ORepeated over time

Types of Bully BehaviorO VERBAL

O TeasingO Name callingO Inappropriate commentsO Threatening to cause harm or destroy property

O SOCIALO ExclusionO Rumors and/or gossipO Telling others not to be friends with victimO Embarrassing someone in public

O PHYSICALO Hitting, kicking, pinchingO SpittingO Tripping or pushingO Taking and/or breaking victims belongings

O CYBER OR ELECTRONICALO Text messaging (SMS and MMS)O EmailO Social networksO Embarrassing pictures, videos, websites or

fake profiles

Signs and Side EffectsO Physical signs

O Unexplained injuries or woundsO Lost or missing personal items

O Social/Emotional signsO Loss of interest in hobbies, sports, or other

activitiesO Higher risk of anxiety and/or depression

O Lower grades, drop in academic performanceO Decreased school attendanceO Thoughts of or acts of violence towards self or

others

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Thomas Underwood, SRO Boaz City Schools

tunderwood@boazk12.org

Effects of Bullying on Learning and Schools

O Bullying creates a fearful environment that impacts learning

O 10% of students who dropped out of school, did so because of bullying (Hawker and Boulton, 200)

O Over 90% of school shootings involved young boys who were relentlessly tormented and bullied (Michael Kimmel)

O Bullying prevents the full inclusion of students with disabilities

Students with DisabilitiesOTend to be bullied more often and engage

in more bullying OStudents in restrictive environments

engage in and are victims of bullying more often that those in inclusive settings

ONeed stronger Peer Support Systems to lessen occurrence of bullying and victimization

ODisability Harassment

Resource: Dr. Chad Rose, Sam Houston State University

Cyber StatisticsO 87% of youth ages 12-17 regularly use the internet (UCLA)O 19% of children ages 6-11 have a computer in their home

(UCLA)O 80% of students in grades 5-12 spend at least one hour

per week on the internet. (i-Safe America)O 58% of students admit to using the internet unsafely,

inappropriately, or illegally (i-Safe America)O 43% of teens have been victims of cyber bullying in the

last yearO 81% of youth said that others cyber bully because they

think it’s funny.O Almost 80% of teens said that they either did not have

parental rules about Internet use or found ways around the rules. (National Crime Prevention Council)

Taking ActionO Educate students and parents about internet

safetyO Educate yourself, Learn what teens are doing

onlineO Supervise students when using technology at

schoolO Teach students about what Cyber Bullying is

and what the consequences areO Empower students by teaching them how to

report cyber bullying incidents and who to report incidents to

Cyber bullying can be far more reaching and

potent than traditional bullying

O Technology allows cyber bulling to reach an infinite audience

O Technology also allows harassing messages and images to be quickly distributed to large audiences

OCyber bullying is frequently anonymous

OCyber bullying can be done almost anywhere and at anytime

Resources for Teachers

O http://www.pacer.org/bullyingO www.stopbullying.govO www.youtubeO http://www.stompoutbullying.orgO iTunes U

TrendingUp Standers

Restorative Justice

Creating Up StandersO Empowering Bystanders by giving

them the information, skills, and confidence they need to stand up and make a difference

Resources for Creating Up Standers

Owww.choosingtoparticipate.org

Owww.facebook.com/UpStanders

Owww.schoolclimate.orgOwww.stompoutbullying.orgOwww.facinghistory.org

Restorative Justice

OCommunity vs. StateOBully, Victim, and Bully/VictimODon’t rush to criminalize the

BullyOPeaceful, Problem Solving

approach

Resources for Restorative Justice

Ohttp://www.restorativejustice.org

Ohttp://www.transformingconflict.org

Ohttp://www.rjca-inc.orgOhttp://www.dignityinschools.org

First Things First

OExamine school climateOKnow unique challenges and

strengthsOUnderstand different

approaches to disciplining bullies

Strategies for Schools

O Identify hotspotsOEstablish a reporting systemOEncourage student involvementOCreate an inclusive, safe

environment of belonging

Strategies for Administration

OSpearhead a plan for your schoolOSupport teachers, counselors,

coaches, etc.ODon’t mediateOCommunicate with parentsOBe a role model

Strategies for Teachers

O Respond to ANY incident you witness

O Use incidents as teachable momentsO Seek outside help when neededO Set an example with your own

behaviorO Never ignore a student who reportsO Don’t let peer group off the hook

Strategies for Parents and Communities

OPTA/PTO involvementOSporting eventsOGet community interest and

involvementO Invite community partners into

school

Ideas for ConsequencesO Empathy trainingO Restorative justiceO Counseling servicesO Detention/ suspension/ ISSO Parent conferences

BE CONSISTENT!

Ideas for Victims

OParent/student conferencesOCounseling servicesODevelop a plan for safetyODevelop a support systemOShare resources

You Should Know…

OCurrently, there is no Federal law that directly addresses Bullying

O2009, Alabama passed the Student Harassment Prevention Act

ODeKalb County’s plan

Thank you!

Tina LylesCrossville Elementary School

256-528-7859trlyles@dekalbk12.org

www.crossvillecounseling.wikispaces.comhttp://goo.gl/2Rb3y

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