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Harassment, Intimidation, & Bullying
- 1. Harassment, Intimidation, & Bullying NJHIB Law Mrs. Bordas
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- 3. Harrasment, Intimidation, or Bullying(HIB) Is any gesture, written, verbal or physical act or electronic communication, single incident or a series of incidents, that is: Motivated either by any actual or perceived characteristic, such: ◦ race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensory disability, or any other distinguishing characteristic Occurs on school property, school-sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds that substantially disrupts or interferes with the operation of the school or rights of other students
- 4. HIB Conditions Areasonable person should know under the circumstances will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a pupil or damaging the pupil’s property, or placing a pupil in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to his/her person or damage to his/her property; or Has the effect of insulting or demeaning any pupil or group of pupils; or Creates a hostile educational environment for the pupil by interfering with a pupil’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the pupil.
- 5. Bullying canbe defined as behaviors that hurt or scare another who is vulnerable or perceived as weak
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- 7. Physical Bullying What doesit look like? Pushing Shoving Spitting Kicking Stealing Threatening Verbal Bullying Mocking Name-calling Taunting Teasing Verbally threatening
- 8. Emotional Bullying What doesit look like? Giving dirty looks Excluding people Spreading rumors Ignoring
- 9. Cyber bullying What itlooks like? Sending inappropriate emails Sending inappropriate pictures Sending inappropriate texts Prank calling Writing inappropriate blogs Writing inappropriate posts in social networking sites
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- 11. 1 in7 students is either a bully or victim 160,000 students stay home a day because they're afraid of being bullied 60% of boys who were bullies in high school had at least one criminal conviction by the age of 24 42% of students have been bullied while online 18-25% of high school students are bullied frequently
- 12. Victims ofbullying are more likely to suffer physical problems such as common colds and coughs, sore throats, poor appetite, and night waking. (Journal of the American Medical Association, 2003). Teens that come from homes with little support are at greater risk for engaging in bullying behavior Physical bullying declines in high school. Verbal abuse remains.
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- 14. Possible Motives Theyare bullied themselves Others are doing it and getting away with it They want to feel like they belong Makes some people feel stronger, smarter, or better than the victim It keeps others from bullying them
- 15. WHAT DO YOUDO IF YOU ARE BULLIED OR HARASSED?
- 16. What to do Tell an adult whom you trust Walk away Stay in a group as much as you can so you won’t find yourself alone with the person If it feels safe to do so, stand up to the bully by telling him or her why you find their behavior unacceptable If you are being harassed online or by phone, DO NOT REPLY. Print out and/or save the harassing message. Share them with a trusted adult. Join groups or clubs to meet people
- 17. What NOT todo Don’t bully back or bully someone else Don’t keep it to yourself or hope the problem will just disappear Don’t hurt yourself Don’t skip school or avoid groups- Remember up to 160,000 stay home because of this
- 18. What happens tothe bullied? Self esteem drops Feelings of overwhelming sadness, loneliness, or anxiety Depression that can carry over into adulthood Dropping out of social situations Cutting school and falling behind in class work
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Editor's Notes
- #17 ...it always helps to let someone know what is happening. Don’t worry about being a “rat”!