BullyingBullying

Laura KellerLaura Keller

Definition: Use of force or Coercion to Definition: Use of force or Coercion to abuse or intimdate othersabuse or intimdate others

Can be habitual or imbalance of social Can be habitual or imbalance of social or physical poweror physical power

Example: verbal harassment, threat, or Example: verbal harassment, threat, or physical assaultphysical assault

Victim “target”Victim “target”

3 Types3 Types

Verbal Verbal Physical Physical Emotional Emotional

WhereWhere

School School Work Work NeighborhoodNeighborhood OnlineOnline TextingTexting MilitaryMilitary

Why?Why?

PowerPower If it occurs at homeIf it occurs at home

EffectsEffects

PainPain Lack of confidenceLack of confidence DepressionDepression AnxietyAnxiety

April 20April 20 thth 1999 1999 Two Men planned to attack the high Two Men planned to attack the high

school: Eric Harris & Dylan Kleboldschool: Eric Harris & Dylan Klebold 13 murdered13 murdered 24 injured24 injured Along with taking their livesAlong with taking their lives

Considered the 4Considered the 4 thth deadliest school deadliest school massacre massacre

Rachel Joy ScottRachel Joy Scott Born August 5Born August 5 thth 1981 1981 Died April 20Died April 20 thth 1999 1999 Attended Columbine High School Attended Columbine High School Jefferson County, ColoradoJefferson County, Colorado She was the first victim shot that dayShe was the first victim shot that day

Rachel’s Challenge Rachel’s Challenge

A website was created to prevent A website was created to prevent bullyingbullying

Before the incident she wrote in a paper Before the incident she wrote in a paper “ “ I have a theory that if one person can go I have a theory that if one person can go

out of their way to show compassion then it out of their way to show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of the same”will start a chain reaction of the same”

Suicide Suicide

14% of students of considered suicide14% of students of considered suicide And 7% have actually done it And 7% have actually done it

Work Cited Work Cited

http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/prevent-bullying.htmlhttp://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/prevent-bullying.html http://www.cyberbullying.us/2007_charts/http://www.cyberbullying.us/2007_charts/

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