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Bullying: by Cathlyn de Dios and Mary Yochabel Franco
Bullying: by Cathlyn de Dios and Mary Yochabel Franco
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Physical hitting, kicking,
pushing, stealing, hiding or
ruining someones things.
Making someone do
something they dont want
to do.
Verbal name calling,
teasing, insulting, threats.
Indirect
Relationship Bullying
gossiping, spreading
rumors and lies about
someone.
Making someone feel
left out or rejected.
Bullying can be...
One person making fun of
another.
One person trying to beat
up another.
A group of people ganging
up against others.
How does it make you feel?
Depressed
Alone Hurt
Low Self-Esteem
Anxiety Scared
Does it have to be a part of
growing up?
No
Each and every person has the right to
feel safe in school and in life.
Who is a Bully?
Characteristics of a
Bully
Excited by their bullying behavior
Enjoy feelings of power and control
Enjoy causing pain
Can be a below average, average or
above average student
Lack compassion and empathy for
their targets
Can be all shapes and sizes
Who is a Target?
Reasons
Doesnt fit in
Physically weak
Minority
Facial appearance
Clothing
Emotional
Overweight
Good grades
Reasons
If you usually are alone and don't
have many friends.
E-mail
Cell phones
Pager text messages
Instant messaging
Defamatory personal web sites
Defamatory online personal polling web sites
Chat rooms
DIFFERENCES
CYBERBULLYING
BULLYING
ANONYMOUS
DIRECT
Occurs off
Occurs on
school property
school property
Good relationships with
Poor relationships teachers
with teachers
Fear loss of technology
Fear retribution privileges
Physical: Hitting, Punching &
Shoving
Verbal: Teasing, Name calling & Further under the radar than
Gossip bullying
Nonverbal: Use of gestures &
Exclusion Emotional reactions cannot
be determined
CYBER BULLY CATEGORIES
Inadvertent Power-Hungry
Role-play Want reaction
Responding Controlling with fear
May not realize its cyber Revenge of the
bullying Nerds
Vengeful Angel (Subset of Power-Hungry)
Righting wrongs Often Victims of school-yard
Protecting themselves bullies
Throw cyber-weight around
Mean Girls Not school-yard bullies like
Bored; Entertainment
Power-Hungry & Mean Girls
Ego based; promote own
social status
Often do in a group
Intimidate on and off line
Need others to bully; if
isolated, stop
CYBER BULLYING TYPES
Flaming: Online fights using electronic messages
with angry and vulgar language
It is a topic that not many adults were talking about but one that is
all too familiar with students.
42% of kids have been bullied while online. 1 in 4 have had it happen
more than once.
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.
58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or
hurtful that happened to them online.
Based on 2004 i-SAFE survey of 1,500 students grades 4-8 http://www.isafe.org
CYBER BULLYING
LEGAL ISSUES
Who May Be Involved: School Limits:
Schools have policies against bullying
School Counselor
Civil Law Limits:
Principal Cyber bullying may also meet
standards for institutional torts
Resource Officer (wrongdoings)
Police
Defamation
Attorney (School or Private)
Material that Constitutes an
Superintendent Invasion of Privacy
(1st Amendment)
Education of Children:
All actions have consequences
Cyber bullying hurts
They are just being used and manipulated by cyber bully
Cyber bully and accomplices often become the target of
cyber bullying themselves
Care about others and stand up for whats right
CURRENT CYBER BULLYING
PROGRAMS & RESPONSES
Comprehensive Plan (Willard, 2005)
Schools
Policies concerning misuse of technology
Evaluate how staff is and can more effectively
monitor Internet use
Parents
Discuss cyber bullying
Supervise and increase effective monitoring of
Internet use
Since more adults supervise, more children will hide
activities, strategies needed to change social norms
in these on-line works, empower the victim with
knowledge how to prevent & respond, & to
discourage bullies from engaging in such activities
CURRENT CYBER BULLYING
PROGRAMS & RESPONSES
Schools should:
Focus on values of kindness
and respectful human
relations
Enhancement of empathic
awareness
Develop effective problem
solving skills
Empowerment of bystanders