School Violence and Bullying

Mary Medure, Evan Quille, Tyler Wenzel, Dave Shehadi

Cyberbullying Video

Have any of you had an experience with cyberbullying?

What did you do about it?

The Effects25% of teens have been cyber bullied

14% considered suicide

7% attempted it

What can we do to lower these percentages?

(Bullying and Suicide, 2009)

PreventionAnti-bullying legislation exists 49 states

Teachers are obligated by law to stop bullying

Prevention programs exist such as NBPC and Olweus

(Constitutional Rights Foundation, 2013)

(Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, 2013)

Bullying Prevention Programs

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Used for elementary, middle, and high school levels Main procedure is to get community involved in bully

prevention (Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, 2013)

What role do you think the community plays in bullying?

Hazelden Very focused on Cyberbullying Uses tools to teach kids how to respect one another Puts students through an interactive training

(Anti-Bullying Resources, 2013)

Direct BullyingIncludes physical and verbal bullying

Have any of you ever had an experience with these types of bullying?

If so, how did your school react and what were the consequences?

The Bystander Effecthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W2_eo2lmn

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The bystander is the first line of defense against bullying

Why do you think people are often too afraid to “stand up” to a bully?

The ConsequencesMean Girls

Creates an unsafe and uncomfortable environment in schools

Is detrimental to the learning process

How do you think we should prevent direct bullying?

Chapter 4Do you think any of the techniques used by the

educators mentioned in this Chapter could help teachers today?