Bullying Video

4-6 Grades

Designed by: T. Migliaccio & J. Raskauskas

What is bullying?

Bullying

There are five identifying features of bullying.• It is deliberate, hurtful behavior.• It is repeated over a period of time.• It is often difficult for those being bullied to

defend themselves.• It is difficult for those who bully to learn new

social behaviors.• Those who bully have, and exercise power

inappropriately over others.

Bully 4-6 Video Scenes

• Definition of Bullying• Types of Bullying• Effects• Why kids often do not report• What victims can do• What other students can do• What school can do• Why it is good to report• Stories

What does bullying look like?

Bullying Forms

• Physical violence, for example hitting and kicking.

• Relational, emotional and verbal, for example name-calling, exclusion, gossip, threatening and coercion.

• Damage to property, for example taking lunches or destroying schoolbooks.

• Cyber-bullying by text messaging or internet.

Relational Aggression Forms

• Cyberbullying

• Notes

• Exclusion

Are there are other forms of relational aggression?

Roles in the Classroom

• Bully

• Followers/Henchmen

• Victim

• Defender

• Passive Bystander

Why do you think victims are often blamed for being victims?

What can victims do to change their situation?

Victims

• Passive

• Provocative

How does someone who is being bullied feel?

Effects

• Miss school

• Lower grades/test scores

• Fewer friends

• Poor physical health

• Poor mental health

• Problems with family

Effects on People

• Bullies

• Followers

• Bystanders

• Defenders

• Passive Defenders

• Victims

What other effects have you seen bullying have on people?

What can students do to reduce the effects?

What can teachers and the school do to reduce the effects?

Why do victims of bullying often not tell someone they are being bullied?

Why not tell

• Threats

• Tattling

• At Fault

• Embarrassed

Why are people afraid to help?

Whose responsibility is it to help stop bullying?

How can staff/teachers/schools stop it if they don’t see most of it?

What can a victim of bullying do when they are being bullied?

Victim Responses

• Bland responses

• Get away

• Confront and say “No!”

• “Don’t Like It”

• Report it

What can other students do if they know someone is being bullied?

Other Students’ Responses

• If comfortable, confront bully– Remind of class/school rules

• If not comfortable, report to adult

• Do not participate

• Be a friend to the victim

Different Observers

• Passive Observer

• Disengaged Onlooker

• Defender

• Passive Defender

Why do you think the different observers do what they do?

What are their reasons?

How do each of the people involved in bullying help to continue it?

What responsibility do they have in stopping bullying? Why should they?

What can the school/teacher/ principal do when they find out someone is being bullied?

School Culture

• Violence and Power

• Supported by students

• Condoned by schools/community/family/government

What are things you think teachers should do to make school safer? Deal with bullying?

What are some of the obstacles for teachers to help make students feel safer?

What can be done to help teachers overcome the obstacles?

Staff Responses to Incidences Witnessed

• Respond to all situations

• Intervene immediately– Stop the incident– Cite Rule– Identify possible bystanders

• Talk to victim– Ask what they want to do

Staff Responses to Situations Informed about

• Gather information about situation

• Make a plan with the victim

• Determine where it occurred– Supervise that location to witness situation

personally

• Protect identity of informant

How can a teacher be aware of such bullying? What can they look for?

Who can help them to be more aware?

What would make students want to go to teachers for help?

Are there teachers who are safer? Why?

How does this affect the learning environment?

How does it affect other relationships (family, friends, girl/boyfriends)?

Why should a victim of bullying tell someone they are being bullied?

Why Tell

• Informs teacher

• Student safer

• Student more successful

• School safer

• All students safer

• Changes the culture

What are positive ways to deal with this that the Victim could try? Bystanders? Teachers? School?

Bully Stories

• Jane’s Story– Relational Aggression

• Hannah’s Story– Verbal Bullying

What are other ways students can help stop/reduce bullying?

Why do you think students refrain from helping to stop bullying/harassment?

What are ways teachers/staff can help stop/reduce bullying?

What are things schools can do to help stop/reduce bullying?

How can schools help to promote/support students: victims, bystanders and defenders?

Bullies

• Confident Bullies

• Followers or Henchmen

• Reluctant Bullies

• Anxious Bullies

• Bully-Victims

Why do you think bullies bully people?

For each bully type discussed above, why do you think each of the bullies bully?

Do boys bully (or get bullied) the same as girls?

Gender Differences

Bullies

Victims Male Female

Male Kicking, hitting, pushing

Name calling questioning masculinity/sexual orientation.

Threats

Taunting

Embarrassing them

Pretending to like them

Sexual Harassment

Female Giggling and pointing

Gossiping

Pretending to like them

Embarrassing them

Name calling

Exclusion

Isolation

Cyber-bullying