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An Introduction to theOlweus Bullying Prevention Program
Aimee Schneider, M.Ed. Certified Olweus Bullying Prevention Trainer
This Presentation Will . . .
• Provide an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of bullying
• Discuss misperceptions related to bullying• Introduce bullying-related data collected at Hawthorne• Provide an overview of the Olweus Bullying
Prevention Program
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Who?Who?
What?What?
When?When?
Where?Where?
How? How?
Why?Why?
“Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending
himself or herself.”
OBPP Teacher Guide, p. xii
What Is Bullying?
Three Key Components of Bullying Behavior
1. Involves an aggressive behavior
2. Typically involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time
3. Involves an imbalance of power or strength
Direct Bullying
• Hitting, kicking, shoving, spitting
• Taunting, name-calling, using degrading comments
• Threatening or obscene gestures
Indirect Bullying
• Getting another person to bully someone
• Spreading rumors
• Causing another person to be socially isolated
• Cyber bullying
How Much Do You KnowAbout Bullying?
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Other Myths About Bullying
• Children who bully are loners.
• Children who bully have low self-esteem.
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Effects of Being Bullied
•Lower self-esteem•Depression and anxiety•Absenteeism and lowered school achievement
•Thoughts of suicide•Illness
Concerns about Children Who BullyChildren who bully are more likely to:
• get into frequent fights• be injured in a fight• steal or vandalize property• drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes• be truant or drop out of school• report poor academic achievement• perceive a negative climate at school• carry a weapon
Effects of Bullying on Bystanders
Bystanders may feel:
• Afraid
• Powerless to change the situation
• Guilty for not acting
• A diminished empathy for victims over time
Effects of Bullying on School Climate
• Bullying creates a climate of fear and disrespect.
• Bullying interferes with student learning.
• Students may feel insecure and not like school as well.
• Students may perceive a lack of control or caring.
Bullying is a Serious Issue
• It has an impact on the entire school community.
• It requires a coordinated effort from adults, students and parents.
• We must acknowledge the role bystanders play in supporting and/or stopping bullying.
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What Roles Do Students Play in Bullying Situations?
B
C
D
H
G
E
F
AStart the bullying and take an active part
Take an active part, but do not start the bullying
Support the bullying, but do not take an active part
Like the bullying, but do not display open support
Watch what happens, but don’t take a stand
Dislike the bullying and think they ought to help, but don’t do it
Dislike the bullying and help or try to help the bullied student
The one who is being bullied
Student Who Is Bullied
Students Who Bully
Followers
Supporters
Passive Supporters
DisengagedOnlookers
PossibleDefenders
Defenders
Percentage of Students Who Have Been Bullied2011
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total
13%
25% 26%
11%15%
11%
17%
Girls and Boys
National Comparison
Graph 3c. Percentage of girls and boys who have been bullied"2-3 times a month" or more (Q4 dichotomized)
Percentage of Students Who Have Bullied2011
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total
2% 2%
7%
2%
7%
23%
7%
Girls and Boys
National Comparison
Graph 5c. Percentage of girls and boys who have bullied anotherstudent(s) "2-3 times a month" or more (Q24 dichotomized)
0% 10% 20% 30%
Verbal
Exclusion
Physical
Rumors
Damage
Threat
Racial
Sexual
Cyber
Another Way
17%
17%
5%
13%
5%
6%
8%
9%
2%
7%
18%
15%
10%
12%
8%
9%
10%
13%
3%
9%
Girls Boys
Graph 7. Ways of being bullied, for students who reported being bullied "2-3 times a month"or more (Q4)
What Bullying Looks Like at Hawthorne (2011)
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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%100%
On playground/athletic field (during recess orbreaks)
In hallways/stairwells
In class (teacher in the room)
In class (teacher not in the room)
In the bathroom
In gym class or locker room/shower
In the lunchroom
On the way to and from school
At the school bus stop
On the school bus
Somewhere else at school
45%
33%
28%
33%
19%
13%
35%
6%
5%
22%
35%
54%
25%
8%
26%
13%
19%
36%
11%
4%
18%
31%
Girls Boys
Graph 10a. Where the bullying has occurred, for students who reported beingbullied "once or twice" or more (Q4). Percentage of girls and boys who report
being bullied in various places
Bullying Hot Spots (2011)
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Told teacher oranother adult at
school
Toldparent/guardian
Told brother,sister, or friend
Told nobody
30%
45%
57%
38%
Girls and BoysNational Comparison
Graph 11c. Percentage of bullied girls and boys (according toTable 3b) who have told/not told anybody about the bullying
Are Students Reporting Bullying? (2011)
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
• The most-researched and best-known bullying prevention program available today.
• First systematic research on bullying conducted in the early 1970s by Dr. Dan Olweus.
OBPP is . . .• designed for ALL students (K-12)• preventive AND responsive• focused on changing norms and restructuring
the school setting• research-based• NOT time-limited: requires systematic
efforts over time
OBPP is not . . .
• a curriculum• a conflict resolution approach• a peer mediation program• an anger management program
Goals of OBPP
• To reduce existing bullying problems among students
• To prevent the development of new bullying problems
• To achieve better peer relations at school
Recognition of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
Blueprints Model Program (Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence)
Effective Program (Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP)
Level 2 Program (U.S. Department of Education)
Program Components
School
Classroom
Individual
Community
ParentsParents
School-Level Components1. Establish a Bullying Prevention Coordinating
Committee (BPCC)2. Conduct committee and staff trainings3. Administer the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire4. Hold staff discussion groups5. Introduce the school rules about bullying6. Review and refine the school’s supervisory system 7. Hold a school kick-off event to launch the program 8. Involve parents
• We will not bully others.
• We will try to help students who are bullied.
• We will try to include students who are left out.
• If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.
School Rules about Bullying
Classroom-Level Components
• Post and enforce schoolwide rules against bullying
• Hold regular class meetings
• Hold meetings with students’ parents
Individual-Level Components• Supervise students’ activities
• Ensure that all staff members intervene on the spot when bullying occurs
• Hold meetings with students involved in bullying
• Develop individual intervention plans for involved students
Community-Level Components• Involve community members on
the BPCC
• Develop partnerships with community members to support your program
• Help spread anti-bullying messages and principles of best practice throughout the community
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What Can You Do?• Talk to your children about bullying• Recognize that your child could be
bullying, being bullied or acting as a bystander in any given situation
• Maintain open communication with school staff and administrators about bullying your child reports