Slide 1:BULLYING IN SCHOOLS


Slide 3:What is school bullying? a form of violence that hurts others. comprised of direct behaviors such as teasing, taunting, threatening, hitting, and stealing that are initiated by one or more students against a victim.


Slide 4:Bullies’ power can come from their physical strength, age, financial status, popularity, social status, technology skills, or by association.


Slide 6:Whether the bullying is direct or indirect, the key component of bullying is that the physical or psychological intimidation occurs repeatedly over time to create an ongoing pattern of harassment and abuse.


Slide 7:CHARACTERISTICS OF BULLIES AND VICTIMS have a need to feel powerful and in control derive satisfaction from inflicting injury and suffering on others


Slide 8:seem to have little empathy for their victims defend their actions by saying that their victims provoked them in some way come from homes where physical punishment is used


Slide 9:generally defiant or oppositional toward adults, antisocial, and apt to break school rules bullies appear to have little anxiety and to possess strong self-esteem they victimize others because they feel bad about themselves


Slide 10:victims of bullying are typically anxious, insecure, cautious, and suffer from low self-esteem They may lack social skills and friends, and they are often socially isolated


Slide 11:Victims tend to be close to their parents and may have parents who can be described as overprotective they tend to be physically weaker than their peers


Slide 12:CONSEQUENCES OF BULLYING Victims often fear school and consider school to be an unsafe and unhappy place Being bullied leads to depression and low self-esteem, problems that can carry into adulthood


Slide 13:Bullying can make a student feel unwanted and rejected. Students who observe bullying at school may begin to think bullying is acceptable school behavior. Schools that allow bullying to continue are promoting violence.


Slide 14:What can teachers do about classroom bullying? Modeling desired attitudes and behavior Fostering student-shared responsibility for the classroom’s social and physical environment


Slide 15:Establishing and communicating rules and sanctions regarding bullying Applying classroom rules fairly and consistently


Slide 16:Identifying and intervening upon undesirable attitudes and behaviors that could be “gateway behaviors” to bullying and harassment


Slide 17:Managing time and task so that students remain connected and productive and less likely to engage in undesirable behaviors Teaching students how to ask for help and how to report cruelty, bullying, and harassment


Slide 18:Responding to requests of help Referring critical bullying cases to appropriate sources of support Promoting personal and social skills development


Slide 19:Aligning instructional topics of courage, reasoning, fairness, justice, responsibility, citizenship, and collaboration with appropriate academic/elective content or extracurricular activities


Slide 20:CONCLUSION Bullying is a serious problem that can dramatically affect the ability of students to progress academically and socially. A comprehensive intervention plan that involves all students, parents, and school staff is required to ensure that all students can learn in a safe and fear-free environment.