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- 1. BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING: A COMMUNITY CONCERN Napa County California AAUW Branch
- 3. Bullying 101 • Bullying is defined as making fun of, putting down, or threatening (physically, verbally or both) another person. Often there is an imbalance of power. • Bullying is done on purpose and is often repeated.
- 4. What we learned… Bullying is sometimes physical…
- 5. What we learned… Bullying is sometimes verbal… Bullying is sometimes emotional…
- 6. We also learned… Bullying can be sexual harassment… making fun of someone.
- 7. To Be Mean! Marlielena Zuniga, “Mean Girls,” 2008
- 8. With the growth of the digital age… Comes Cyberbullying Cyberbullying is willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices. Hinduja, Patchin. Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard, 2009 Instant messaging is often used, on computers as well as cell phones.
- 9. It’s easy to do and sometimes fun!
- 10. Terms to know… Instant Message - IM Flaming Harassment Impersonation Online Grooming Exclusion Sexting Cyberstalking Coercion
- 11. Fatal Results of Cyberbullying……. • 14 year old Jamey Rodemeyer struggled with his sexuality and was repeatedly bullied at school and online. He posted an “It Gets Better” video on YouTube seemingly trying to convince himself as well as others that his situation would improve. Several anonymous comments on his Formspring page encouraged him to kill himself! He did on September 19, 2011.
- 12. Another Fatal Example… • Fifteen year old Phoebe Prince of South Hadley, Massachusetts, committed suicide after experiencing months of bullying and cyberbullying, which included name-calling (e.g., “Irish Slut”) on Facebook and Twitter. (January 14, 2010.)
- 13. Fatal Results of Cyberbullying……. • 13-year old kills herself! –October, 2006 Megan Meier was cyberbullied through a MySpace account by a friend’s mother who posed as a young man. • Ryan Halligan, 13 years old. In October 2003 he took his own life after months of being bullied online. He was teased, taunted, called “gay” online and off.
- 14. Kinds of groups we spoke to… • AAUW Branches • Teachers • Parents (PTA groups) • Colleges • Community Groups – SIRS- MICE: Men Interested in Cyberbullying Eradication – Kiwanis – Keep It Watchful Around Needy Internet Students – DAR
- 15. Road Blocks….. • Understanding educational system in your community is important/ How does it work? • Finding an entry into the the local school system so schools will invite you to talk. • Raising money is necessary. • Determine a goal for project. • Have agreement among group members.
- 16. Statistics – Napa County, CA 2007 • 87% of teens age 12-17 use the internet. • 47% of children have received emails with links to pornographic websites. • 95% of parents cannot identify common chat room lingo. • 1 in 4 sixth grade students have become friends with a stranger online and 1 in 10 have attempted to meet an online friend face to face. • 86% of girls say they can chat online without their parents’ permission. • 28% of teens say they use code words on a daily basis to hide their online conversations from their parents. The Parent, Educator and Community Action Guide
- 17. More facts – Elementary age • In May 2009, children aged 2-11 made up nearly 10% of the active online universe (Nielsen, 2010). • 18% of 8 to 10 year-olds spend time on some kind of social networking site daily (Kaiser, 2010). • 71% of parents report having experienced one or more Internet-related issues with their children within the past year (Harris Interactive poll, 2007). • 3 out of 4 parents think it’s just as important to know how to use digital media as it is to learn traditional skills like reading and writing (Harris Interactive Poll, 2007). www.commonsense.org 2010
- 18. More facts – Middle School • Most teens are online: 91% have an email address; 60% have an instant-message screen name; and 72% have profiles on social networking sites (Harris Interactive. 2009). • 77% of 8 to 15 year-olds said they’d rather give up TV than give up the Internet (Pangea Media and Ypulse, 2009). • 27% of all 9- 17 year-olds work on blogs or other online spaces at least three times a week (Grumwald Associates, 2008). • 1 in 5 kids 8-17 say they do things online that their parents would not approve of (Norton Online Living Report, 2007). www.commonsense.org 2010
- 19. Facts – High School • 93% of 12 to 17 year-olds go online (Pew .2010). • 22% of all teen girls – 11% of teen girls ages 13-16 years old – say they have electronically sent or posted online, nude or semi-nude images of themselves (National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and CosmoGirl.com 2008). • As of February 2010, 73% of wired teens now use social networking websites (Pew. 2010). • 43% of teens are exposed to cyberbullying in one form or another, yet only 1 in 10 have told their parents (U.S. National Crime Prevention Council. 2008). www.commonsense.org 2010
- 20. Facts – teen information • 95% of social media-using teens who have witnessed cruel behavior on social networking sites say they have seen others ignoring the mean behavior; 55% witness this frequently. Pew Internet Research Center, 2011). • Only 7% of U.S. parents are worried about cyberbullying, even though 33% of teenagers have been victims of cyberbullying. (Pew Internet and American Life Survey, 2011). • One million children were harassed, threatened or subjected to other forms of cyberbullying on Facebook during the past year. (Consumer Reports, 2011). www.commonsense.org 2010
- 21. Gaining acceptance by having recognition in the community… • Newspaper article • Local TV • Local Radio Program • Community groups
- 22. Effects of Bullying People who are bullied: • Have higher risk of depression and anxiety including these symptoms that may persist into adulthood: -Increased feelings of sadness and loneliness -Changes in sleep and eating patterns -Loss of interest in activities • May have increased thoughts about suicide • Are more likely to have health complaints • Are more likely to retaliate through extreme violent measures. stopbullying.gov.,2011
- 23. More Effects of Bullying People Who Bully Others: • Have a higher risk of abusing alcohol and other drugs in adolescence and as adults. • Are more likely to get into fights, vandalize property, and drop out of school. • Are more likely to have convictions and traffic citations as adults. • Are more likely to be abusive toward their romantic partners, spouses or children as adults. stopbullying.gov.,2011
- 24. Still More Effects of Bullying People Who Witness Bullying: • May have increased use of tobacco, alcohol or other drugs. • May have increased mental health problems, including depression and anxiety. • Are more likely to miss or skip school. • STOP! WALK! TALK! stopbullying.gov, 2011
- 25. Warning signs of cyberbullying bully or victim: 1. Quickly switches screens or closes programs when someone walks by 2. Uses the computer or phone until all hours of the night 3. Gets unusually upset if she/he cannot use the computer or phone or after using the computer 4. Laughs excessively while using the computer 5. Appears nervous or jumpy when an IM message appears. 6. Avoids discussions about what they are doing on the computer 7. Becomes withdrawn from friends and family
- 26. Examples… Bagel Shop Driving a car Take a photo
- 27. Writing Journal… • Describe a situation where you know there is bullying going on. This may be real or fictional. It may be traditional bullying or cyberbullying. • Can you help? Why or why not? • Explain how this makes you feel.
- 28. What to do: • Bookmark • 4 panel page • Reference Sheet • Family Online Safety Guide by Marian Merritt • Visit website: http://napacounty-ca.aauw.net
- 29. Students who have extended our work: • Cyberbully –created video • Student – senior project: Created a high school club • 5th graders at an International Elementary School project
- 30. Bookmark students created… Front side: Back side:
- 31. It is all about: Becoming Aware Increasing Communication Providing an Environment Where Student Learning Can Thrive And being safe!
Editor's Notes
- Our goals: Raise awareness about bullying with emphasis on cyberbullying Provide information and resources about these topics. Provide coping strategies to decrease the harmful impact of cyberbullying. Encourage you to take a stand in your community How many of you are parents? Grandparents? Great-grandparents? Aunts? Teaches? Librarians? Nurses? Think of someone young, important to you, who will benefit from this information.
- A friend of mine – unhappy; why? Son as a freshman at a local high school was being bullied. This was 2007. If he was being bullies who else was experiencing bullying? I asked AAUW board if I could start a bullying task force to include members of the community who were not necessarily members of AAUW. Go for it, Sally! We began working in early 2008 and for 6 months found out what was happening in our local area and what were the thoughts about bullying now – not when we going to school or when we were teaching. After 6 month, I arranged to meet with the superintendent of schools – We would benefit greatly partnering with you BUT I want you to work on cyberbullying! After another 6 months we gave our 1st talk to the members of our branch after a review of our work by Catherine Hill and Holly Kearl, AAUW researchers. Since then over 60 presentations;
- 1. The bully doesn’t always look like the one pictured here. 2. There is a difference between teasing and bullying. Help children understand the difference. 3. Often in bullying there is an imbalance of power in that one person is either bigger or stronger or more in control socially. 4. 160,000 students daily refuse to go to school in fear of being bullied. Students may complain of having a headache, stomachache or display symptoms of stress and/or anxiety. National Education Association (NEA) in 1995
- Physical – bumping, kicking, pushing, hitting
- Verbal – Using words to harm: name calling, threatening, put downs, spreading rumors, Emotional – laughing, mocking, rolling eyes, using negative body language, imitating, writing notes
- Using sexual means or nuances to intimidate or harm, touching someone in an inappropriate way, making fun of someone’s body, comments abut sexual orientation, sexual coercion
- I’ll bet you have seen girls in a situation like this. Here is an example of exclusion. Girls often participate in relationship bullying. Where does this happen most? 55% recess /break time 52% cafeteria 42% in hallways 37% on the way home 36% in restrooms 36% in classrooms Teachers respond 4% of the time to bullying that they see.
- 1.The bully you and I knew when we were growing up is not the one children encounter today. 2.Today students move easily between bullying and cyberbullying. From saying something nasty verbally they might move to a phone text message and on to an email and then to an instant message or to a comment on Facebook. 3.Children with technology have access to their friends and enemies 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. 4. “Roughly a third of teens who use the Internet said they’d received threatening messages, had email or text messages forwarded without consent, had an embarrassing picture posted without consent, had rumors about them spread online, or experienced some other kind of online harassment.” Pew Research Center (Pew Internet and Life Project, June 27, 2007
- Students now can be bullied 24/7 since the devices are constantly on.
- Instant Message – IM: Messages that show up on cell phones or computers without the user choosing to open a message. These are not easily saved. Flaming: Nasty, vulgar language said or written about someone. Often what is said is not true. Harassment: The act of creating an unpleasant or hostile situation by someone uninvited or unwelcome. This could be verbal, physical or in written form. Impersonation: Pretending to be someone else as in the case with Megan Meyer. Online Grooming: Pretending to be friendly with a person to get personal information such as passwords or pictures sent. Exclusion: Keeping someone from joining a group. Sexting: Sending lewd or indecent pictures to someone. Taking a picture and changing it to look lewd or indecent and then sending or posting it on line. Cyberstalking: Following someone continuously with text messages, email messages, etc. Coercion: Forcing a person to send explicit photos or else secrets will be told. Here are some others that are not listed: Outing: Sharing someone’s secrets or embarrassing information or images online. Trickery: Talking someone into revealing secrets or embarrassing information and then sharing it online. Denigration: Attacking the reputation of someone online. Sending or posting gossip or rumors about a person to damage his or her reputation or friendship with someone.
- This is recent. Jamey’s story was in the media and we all thought he could overcome his struggle.
- Many examples are reported in the media. Here are examples in which young teenagers felt they had no alternative but to kill themselves. Teens are often not mature enough to handle bullying and may react in this way. These are extreme cases but the media has reported on many of them. This is why we feel we need to have adults recognize what they can do to help.
- Many examples are reported in the media. Here are examples in which young teenagers felt they had no alternative but to kill themselves. Teens are often not mature enough to handle bullying and may react in this way. These are extreme cases but the media has reported on many of them. This is why we feel we need to have adults recognize what they can do to help. Ryan’s father only learned about the online bulling he endured after his death when the father looked at Ryan’s laptop computer.
- One branch asked us to speak to them, invited teachers to attend and when no teachers came they cancelled the meeting! We tried to have the local computer teacher to arrange for us to talk to teachers and parents but she never responded Many groups we spoke to, we asked for donations. They gave us some. You might look for grants to support your work – in your community. Community Action Grants. Goal: speak to adults Agreement – some members wanted an essay contest, others wanted us to work with kids,
- Since this information is from 2007, it is likely more children are using the internet. The rest of the percentages are likely the same.
- This is from Common Sense Media. When elementary-aged children first start exploring the Internet, most parents are concerned with “stranger danger” – the chance kids will meet a dangerous adult. Parents do have to be aware of online strangers and teach kids how to avoid them. Keeping kids safe online is much more than watching for strangers. Staying safe is about a child’s entire online experience. When kids begin to be active on the Internet – playing games, watching YouTube videos, socializing in virtual worlds, getting homework help and searching on Google – parents need to be actively involved in their kids’ online lives.
- -In the middle school years, teens begin social networking, creating and uploading comments (blogs, videos, pictures), downloading music and other files, researching subjects for school, chatting on IM, video chatting and more. -Middle schoolers are leading digital lives. -The Internet is no longer a solitary of passive experience. -For preteens and teens, the Internet is social. -Teens are using the Internet to express themselves and to experiment anonymously with different identities. -While the desire to strike out on their own is age-appropriate, these kids still need parental guidance (sometimes from a respectful distance) on how to conduct themselves safely online. -Young teens do not have an off switch in their brains. That means they often act impulsively. -This lack of impulse control combined with perceived online anonymity could lead middle schoolers toward dangerous behaviors: cyberbullying, inappropriate photo or video uploads, illegal downloads, meeting strangers – even cheating. -Teens are creating a digital footprint that can last a long time in cyberspace. Things they post can be forwarded to others and viewed by vast anonymous audiences. -The first step is to find out what they are doing online and make sure they are behaving respectfully and responsibly. -Talk to them about what is appropriate to say.
- This is from Common Sense Media. High school teens are living their lives online. They are checking their friends’ status updated (and posting their own), they’re watching their favorite shows, they’re uploading photos and videos, they’re playing games, chatting on IM, video chatting, exploring their interests and accessing information and files that fuel their passions. They are clearly a part of the internet culture. Because information on the Internet moves at the speed of light, high schoolers are likely to get involved in new stuff long before we’ve gotten used to yesterday’s news.
- -More girls are cyberbullied than boys (59% girls and 41% boys). -Cyberbullies spend more time online than other teens overall (38.4 hours compared to 26.8 hours). -34% of those who have had any engagement in cyberbullying have been both a cyberbully and have been cyberbullied.
- The newspaper article in 2011 was the turning point in our work in the community. We had money to pay for our expenses for our talks from a community action grant and we had a clear message that our school system supported. Community groups – one group had as a president a psychologist who worked for the police department. She wanted to work with us and we have begun attending her court ordered classes. We plan to have a community presentation jointly with the police department .
- These victims are often afraid to report their problems with bullies. Parents might take away their technology tools. This is not a good idea. We need to teach children how to live in the digital age. They may not have anyone to speak to at school, at home or in their community. They may feel overwhelmed. These students have been school shooters – 86% of shooters reported being bullied.
- We know many bullies have been bullied at home by parents or siblings. Here are some reasons for bullying: (Barbara Trolley, Constance Hanel, 2010) Desire for revenge for themselves and others Not recognizing the harm of their behavior Perception of it as fun Means of asserting power or channeling aggressive energy Obtaining satisfaction, reward or prestige Enactment of aggressive fantasies Boredom Attention Appearance of being cool or tough Jealousy Pleasure in inflicting pain
- 1. As a witness, be sure you are safe before you try to help and then find a way to deflect a bullying situation. 2. Walk away and get someone to help. 3. It is important to stand up for the victim. You could always talk to the victim later. (What can we do? Could we talk to a teacher or a counselor? Do you want me to go with you?) 4. Try to think about what you would say or do if you were in this kind of position before it happens. 5. Talk to your children about this.
- 1.You know when you are checking on your child if they are changing the screen as soon as you look. 2. Not all of these signs need to be in place before you suspect a problem. 3. Often a change of behavior or an unwillingness to go to school is a clue for you to become involved. 4. Empathy – Does student show signs of empathy – if not, help with examples – Cartoons: how do they react when something violent happens?
- After exercise on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, my husband and I go to the local bagel shop to get lunch. One day a mom and 3 children came in. There was a boy, perhaps in 3rd grade and two younger girls. While they were all seated together everyone looked happy and conversation went smoothly. When the mother got up and walked out of sight, it was clear that the boy was bullying the girls. When the mother returned all was sweetness again. What did I do? Joy – driving a car- noticed a boy being bothered by several other boys…
- Priceless
- The editorial began, “Now it is personal…” Grandfather, 1st grade grandson – change in demeanor- ice cream – lunch taken at school! Principal not co operative; lunch taker having problems at home; no real help given to grandson!