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Bullying in the Classroom

Antwuan Stinson, Ed. D.
Assistant Professor
Alabama State University

What is Bullying?
Bullying is acting in ways that scare or
harm another person. Children who
bully usually pick on someone who is
weaker or more alone, and they
repeat the actions over and over.


What is Bullying?
Bullying is an attempt to exert social
power. Bullying is not the result of the
bully‟s lack of understanding about
right and wrong, or their lack of
empathy. Quite often a bully is
conflicted between his desire for
power and his empathy. It‟s not that a
bully doesn‟t understand or feel
empathy click [here]


Forms of Bullying
 Physical bullying includes harm, such
as hitting, shoving, kicking or tripping.
 Emotional harm, such as making fun
of the way a child acts, looks, or talks.
Writing mean things about someone in
emails or online journals (blogs) is also
bullying.
 Verbal bullying is name-calling, making
offensive remarks, or joking about a
person's religion, gender, ethnicity,
socioeconomic status, or the way they

Forms of Bullying (cont.)
 Social Alienation is when a bully
excludes someone from a group on
purpose. It also includes a bully
spreading rumors, and also making
fun of someone by pointing out their
differences.
 Cyber-bullying is done by sending
messages, pictures, or information
using electronic media, computers
(email & instant messages), or cell
phones (text messaging & voicemail).

Gender Differences
 Girls who bully are more likely to do so
in emotional ways.
 A girl may form a group and exclude
another girl or gossip about her.
 Boys who bully often do so in both
physical and emotional ways
 A boy may shove another boy and call
him names.


Bullying to Karen Huff Klein


National Facts
One in every five children in grades six through
ten report they bully classmates (Cole,
Cornell, & Sheras, 2006)
28% of students report having been bullied at
school during the past six months (NCES,
2007)
53% of these students said they had been
bullied once or twice during the six-month
period
25% said they had been bullied once or twice a
month
11% reported being bullied once or twice a
week Alabama State University

National Facts (cont.)
 8 percent reported being bullied
almost daily
 79% reported being bullied inside the
school building
 28% report being bullied on school
grounds
 Older students report less bullying
 Approximately 37% of sixth graders,
28% of ninth graders, and 20% of
twelfth report being bullied

 Rates of bullying are much higher for
gays, lesbians, bisexual, and
transgender students (Kosciw & Diaz,
2006). Over 75% of these students
heard derogatory statements, and
over percent experienced physical
harassment at school based on their
sexual orientation.


 60% of middle school students say
that they have been bullied, while 16%
of staff believe that students are
bullied
 160,000 students stay home from
school everyday due to bullying.
(NEA)
 30% of students who reported they
had been bullied said they had at
times brought weapons to school

 A bully is 6 times more likely to be
incarcerated by the age of 24
 A bully is 5 times more likely to have a
serious criminal record when he grows
up
 25% of students say that teachers
intervened in bullying incidents while
71% of teachers say they intervened


Anti-Bullying in Alabama
 Dr. Yvette Richardson, Alabama Board
Member of District 4 leads the statewide
anti-bullying campaign.
 Model Anti-Harassment Policy adopted in
2009
 Comments by Dr. Richardson
 Youtube Video [here]
 NEA Research & Tools [here]


Bully – The Bus Ride


Center for Disease Control
(CDC)
 Youth in grades 9-12 in public and
private schools in the United States
(U.S.) found that 15% of students
reported seriously considering suicide,
11% reported creating a plan, and 7%
reporting trying to take their own life in
the 12 months
 Suicide is the third-leading cause of
death among people between the
ages of 10 and 24

 The top three methods used in
suicides of young people include
firearm (46%), suffocation (37%), and
poisoning (8%)
 Males make up 84 % of the
approximate 4,400 victims reported a
year
 Approximately 149,000 youth
between the ages of 10 and 24
receive medical care for self-inflicted

 Reported suicides in the 10 to 24 age
group, 84% of the deaths were males
and 16% were females
 Boys are more likely than girls to die
from suicide
 Girls, however, are more likely to
report attempting suicide than boys


 The survey found Hispanic youth were
more likely to report attempting suicide
than their black and white, non-
Hispanic peers


Risk factors
 History of previous suicide attempts
 Family history of suicide
 History of depression or other mental illness
 Alcohol or drug abuse
 Stressful life event or loss
 Easy access to lethal methods
 Exposure to the suicidal behavior of others
 Incarceration


Bully Project


Bully Interview on ABC Good
Morning America


What is “Typical”?
 Messaging
◦ IM, Text, Threats, Rumors, Gossip, False
Stories, Stalking, Humiliation, Demeaning
Photos
 Online
◦ Facebook, Fake Profiles, Cruel
comments, revealing secrets, false
stories, spreading rumors, stalking,
revealing information
 Photos
◦ Sexting, Coercion, Distribution

Bullying can be…

 One person making fun of another.
 One person trying to beat up another.
 A group of people ganging up against
others.


Direct Bullying
 Physical – hitting, kicking, pushing,
stealing, hiding or ruining someone’s
things.
Making someone do something they
don’t want to do.
 Verbal – name calling, teasing,
insulting, threats.


Indirect Bullying
 RelationshipBullying – gossiping,
spreading rumors and lies about
someone.
 Making someone feel left out or
rejected.

 Facts on bullying [here]


Ways to avoid future bullying
 Don’t bring expensive things or money to
school
 Hang out with friends
 Avoid unsupervised areas
 Sit near the bus driver on the bus or walk with a
teacher to class
 Don’t walk alone and avoid places where
bullying occurs
 Get funny
 Don’t act scared
“No one can make you feel inferior University
Alabama State without

Why Do Students Keep Bullying
a Secret?
 They are taught not to “tattle.” They
think telling someone they are being
hurt or someone else is being hurt is
wrong.
 They have told or heard someone else
tell adults about bullying before, and
nothing was done about it.
 They are afraid adults will make the
situation worse.

Why Do Students Keep Bullying
a Secret?
 They are embarrassed or feel shame
because they feel no one likes them;
they feel defective.
 They feel shame because they cannot
stand up for themselves as they have
been taught.
 They do not want to worry their
parents. They love their parents and
want to protect them from worry and
anxiety.

Bullying Stories
 http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/
video
 http://www.boston.com/community/mo
ms/news/bullying/
 http://www.boston.com/community/mo
ms/articles/2010/04/08/two_deaths_to
o_many/
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0
2/08/bullying-suicide-teens-
depression_n_1247875.html

Bullying – You Decide?
 Jennifer recently broke up with her
boyfriend Andrew. Andrew is now
dating Melissa. Jennifer convinces
all of her friends not to speak or hang
out with Melissa anymore. Is this
bullying?

 Phoebe Prince bullies sentence [here]

Bullying Stories
Joel Morales of New York….click [here]
 12-year old teen hanged himself
Tuesday June 5, 2012…..click [here]
 Kids chased him, threw sticks and
pipes at him, teased him for his
smarts, his 4-foot-9 stature, and his
deceased father
 His mother found him hanging in their
apartment at about 11:30 p.m.
Tuesday Alabama State University

Bullying Stories
Teddy Molina of Corpus Christi, Texas
 High school freshman took his life last
week with a hunting rifle [here]
 Taunting came from a group called the
“Wolf Pack” through verbal assaults
 The reason for the harassment? He
was mixed race.
 Blogger to discuss Bullying [here]


Bullying Stories
 Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover hung
himself because of Gay Bullying [here]

 Jonah Mowry interviewed on because
of youtube video using notecards
[here]


Anti-bullying Advocates
Mental health professionals say
bullying-related suicides are
connected through the relationship
between the two depression and
anxiety.


Anti-bullying Advocates
Educational psychologists argue that
because mental health issues are
often a common thread running
through bullying and suicide, schools
should not have a narrowly-focused
solution but adopt a broad spectrum
approach to preventing.


Anti-bullying Bill Ontario, Canada
 The Accepting Schools Act, known as
Bill 13
 Allows students to set up clubs called
Gay Straight Alliances (GSA)
 Significance is that GSA conflicts with
the teachings of the Roman Catholic
Church
 Neither a board nor principal may
prevent students from using the name
„gay-straight alliance‟ [here]

Signs to Look For
 Rapid Behavioral Shift (RBS)
 Increased Isolation
 Familial Withdrawal

-Michael Nuccitelli, a Forensic/Clinical
Consultant


Bullying and Social Media
 Facebook- 5 million out of the 7.5
million people under 18 are 10 years
old and under
 At any given time, there are 750,000
online predators
 Only 10% of children being cyber
bullied tell their parents


Signs of Cyber-bullying
 Your child‟s internet history is cleared.
 He/She turns off the computer when
you enter the room.
 Your child is upset when he/she gets
off the computer.

-Michael Nuccitelli, a Forensic/Clinical
Consultant

 Barbara Coloroso, author of several
books on parenting, bullying, and
conflict resolution, says parents must
model behavior to create kind,
empathetic children.


Bullying websites
 http://kidshealth.org/teen/school_jobs/bullyi
ng/bullies.html
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/13905962
 http://www.ngfl-
cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/pse/15/ks2/default.ht
ml
 http://www.bullying.org/index.cfm
 http://bullyfree.com/free-resources/facts-
about-bullying
 http://bullyfree.com/free-resources/bully-

Bullying websites
 Teens Against Bullying site
◦ http://www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org/
#/home
 Stop Bullying
◦ http://library.thinkquest.org/07aug/00117/t
ypesbullying.html
 Adult bullying
http://www.lifeafteradultbullying.com/6
20/index.html


Bullying websites
 http://www.ngfl-
cymru.org.uk/vtc/ngfl/pse/pse_re_tib/pse_b
ullying.html
 http://www.stopbullying.gov/
 http://cyberbullying.us/
 http://cyberbully411.org/
 http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.htm
l
 http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/index.htm
 http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com/ University
Alabama State

Findings and Results
 Those struggling with
their sexuality need to realize there
are sources in every community to
help; these kids are often targets
 Parents must speak out. You must talk
to your child about bullying
 Teachers, administrators and school
personnel have a duty to stop bullying
on school grounds. There must be a
zero tolerance policy

 Teachers, administrators and school
personnel have a duty to stop bullying
on school grounds. There must be a
zero tolerance policy.
 Parents must teach their children
acceptance and tolerance of others
that are different
 Not only must bullies be held
accountable -- their parents should be,
as well
- Dr. Dale Archer, Clinical Psychiatrist

Antwuan Stinson
Contact information
astinson@alasu.edu
(334) 229-7690


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