TEN STEPS TO TEN STEPS TO HELP STOP HELP STOP

THE THE BULLYING BULLYING EPIDEMIC EPIDEMIC

NOW!NOW!By James Burns By James Burns

Co-designer of the graduate course Co-designer of the graduate course “The Bully Proof Classroom” “The Bully Proof Classroom” Available face to face in NJ, PA and MD Available face to face in NJ, PA and MD and ONLINE and ONLINE through the Regional Training Center through the Regional Training Center in partnership with TCNJ and Gratz in partnership with TCNJ and Gratz

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STEP ONESTEP ONE

Get trained on how to deal with this Get trained on how to deal with this epidemic. Most states require anti epidemic. Most states require anti bullying programs now as part of bullying programs now as part of teacher and administrative teacher and administrative certification with ongoing certification with ongoing professional development training.professional development training.

STEP TWOSTEP TWO

DonDon’’t deny that bullying exists. It is t deny that bullying exists. It is real. Donreal. Don’’t turn your back on even t turn your back on even the slightest unkind comments that the slightest unkind comments that are made from one student to are made from one student to another. another.

STEP THREESTEP THREE

Identify students in your class or Identify students in your class or school who may be at risk for being a school who may be at risk for being a bully or a victim. Make it a point to bully or a victim. Make it a point to keep a sharp eye on the bully in any keep a sharp eye on the bully in any unsupervised areas of the school. A unsupervised areas of the school. A bully is very covert and will do things bully is very covert and will do things when no one in authority is watching.when no one in authority is watching.

STEP FOURSTEP FOUR

The bully is anti social. Once he has The bully is anti social. Once he has been identified remove him from any been identified remove him from any social activities in your classroom or social activities in your classroom or school to make him/her develop school to make him/her develop consequential thinking consequential thinking

STEP FIVESTEP FIVE

Never deal with the bully or the Never deal with the bully or the parents of the bully alone. Once the parents of the bully alone. Once the bully has been identified bully has been identified documentation is critical by more documentation is critical by more than one teacher. than one teacher.

STEP SIXSTEP SIX

Make respect and responsibility the Make respect and responsibility the two character qualities that you work two character qualities that you work on in your classroom or school. on in your classroom or school.

STEP SEVENSTEP SEVEN

DonDon’’t be intimidated by the parents t be intimidated by the parents of a bully. They will defend the bully of a bully. They will defend the bully to the hilt. Why? Because they are to the hilt. Why? Because they are bullied at home by this kid or maybe bullied at home by this kid or maybe even their spouse. even their spouse.

STEP EIGHTSTEP EIGHT

Do bullies have high self esteem? Do bullies have high self esteem? Yes, when they have a victim in their Yes, when they have a victim in their sites that they can bully. Without a sites that they can bully. Without a victim, the bully has low self esteem.victim, the bully has low self esteem.

STEP NINESTEP NINE

Assign mentors to at-risk students, Assign mentors to at-risk students, bullies and victims. Each mentor bullies and victims. Each mentor should have a manageable group of should have a manageable group of students both bullies and victims students both bullies and victims that they work with individually and that they work with individually and ultimately in a group to encourage ultimately in a group to encourage respectful and responsible behavior. respectful and responsible behavior.

STEP TENSTEP TEN

Involve everyone! Top down: The Involve everyone! Top down: The school board, superintendent, school board, superintendent, administration, teachers, administration, teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, and paraprofessionals, custodians, and the police as well. Biased the police as well. Biased intimidation is now being recognized intimidation is now being recognized as a crime. This behavior could be as a crime. This behavior could be cause for expulsion cause for expulsion

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