1. Bullying creates aclimate of fear,callousness anddisrespect foreveryone involved.

2. Bullying begins in thepreschool years, is at itspeak in earlyadolescence andcontinues with lessfrequency into the highschool years. But bullying does NOThave to be a part ofgrowing up. 3. 1. Deliberate A bullys intention is to hurtsomeone2. Repeated A bully targets the samevictim again and again3. Power Imbalanced A bully chooses vulnerablevictims 4. PhysicalPoking, hitting, pushing, kicking VerbalYelling, teasing, insulting, name- calling, threatening IndirectIgnoring, excluding, spreading rumors, telling lies 5. Cyber bullying issending or postinghurtful, embarrassingor threatening text orimages using theinternet, cell phones orother digitalcommunicationdevices. 6. Effective bullying preventionstarts with changing thebeliefs and behaviors ofindividuals and learningeffective bullying preventionstrategies. Change requires the creationof an environment whereeveryone understands thatbullying isunacceptable, harmful andpreventableand whereeveryone takes responsibilityfor stopping it. 7. Develop a clear, shareddefinition of bullying anda strong, positivestatement that describesour schools bullyingprevention philosophyand goals for creating anenvironment thatdiscourages bullyingbehaviors andencouragespositive, supportiveactions. 8. Change the social climate Establish and enforce school rules andpolicies related to bullying Assess bullying: Administer an Increase adult supervision in "hot spots"anonymous questionnaire to students for bullying.about bullying. Obtain staff and parent buy-in Intervene consistently and appropriatelywhen you see bullying. Form a group to coordinate the schools Devote some class time to bullyingbullying prevention activities. prevention. Provide training for school staff in Continue these efforts over time andbullying prevention.weave into the fabric of the schoolenvironment. 9. The word discipline comes from the same root as the word disciple and means to teach. We are more likelyto be successful in helping youthschange their aggressive behavior when we use the principles of good teaching in our disciplineinterventions. 10. A. Respect student Autonomy.B. Maintain students sense of Belonging.C. Teach Cause and effect thinking and promote conscience development. 11. Create a school bullying Use a school wide behaviorprevention committee to overseerubric with predictable escalatingefforts to reduce aggression.consequences for aggression. Train all staff. Administer consequences for aggression centrally. Maintain positive feeling toneand strong staff-student Support reflection andconnections. development of empathy after consequences are known. Address gender issues. Support peer bystanders. Use frequent descriptive praisefor positive behavior. Involve parents. Develop staff-wide consensus Show parents, students and staffabout specific rules.that the program is working and what they are doing to make a Maintain a school wide reporting difference.expectation for verbal andphysical aggression. 12. I am the person you bullied at school, I am the person who didnt know how to be cool. Im the person that you alienated, Im the person you ridiculed and hated. I am the person, who sat on her own, I am the person who walked home alone. I am the person you scared every day, I am the person who had nothing to say. I am the person with hurt in his eyes, I am the person you never saw cry. I am the person living alone with his fears, I am the person destroyed by his peers. I am the person, who drowned in your scorn, I am the person who wished she hadnt been born. I am the person you destroyed for fun, I am the person, but not the only one. Im the person whose name you didnt know, Im the person who just cant let go. Im the person, who has feelings too, I am the person, just like you. 13. To increase our school communityawareness of bullying as a commonserious problem of school-age children and to advocate for the implementation of effective bullyingprevention approaches in our school.