Bullies to feel the heat of MySchool principle
A global study of year 4 students in 2008 showed that Australian children suffer more victimisation than their counterparts in other countries.
The study by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement said Australian primary school students were victims of bullying at a rate almost 50 per cent above the average, putting Australia in the worst category for bullying.
Dr Rigby said teachers lacked education about how to manage bullying at their schools.
''It's an area of training which is rather neglected. Teachers need to be taught alternative methods,'' he said.
I wonder what is the ratio of the bullying in 2010?
The teachers can not solve cyber-bullying, this is a problem that needs to be addressed by all the community(government, media, sports, teachers, students and parents)and appropriate programs given to us all about rights, responsibilities and consequences of bullying.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Six ways of dealing with bullying - News - Virtual Medical Centre
Six ways of dealing with bullying - News - Virtual Medical Centre
"There are now several known methods of intervention that have been shown to be effective in many situations but they are simply not being employed in many schools," Dr Rigby said.
"Cases of bullying are not all alike and therefore may require different methods. There are six major methods of intervention in cases of school bullying."
Dr Rigby says that research in the UK, Australia and the US shows that about 30 per cent of students report bullying to teachers, but around 50 per cent of students said reporting it did not improve the situation.
"This is a really worrying statistic," Dr Rigby said. "It seems that schools are not accessing and making use of what is now known about countering bullying.
"Further research undertaken across many countries, including Australia, shows that the disciplinary approach is seen by about 75 per cent of school staff as the most appropriate way of dealing with most forms of bullying.
"There are now several known methods of intervention that have been shown to be effective in many situations but they are simply not being employed in many schools," Dr Rigby said.
"Cases of bullying are not all alike and therefore may require different methods. There are six major methods of intervention in cases of school bullying."
Dr Rigby says that research in the UK, Australia and the US shows that about 30 per cent of students report bullying to teachers, but around 50 per cent of students said reporting it did not improve the situation.
"This is a really worrying statistic," Dr Rigby said. "It seems that schools are not accessing and making use of what is now known about countering bullying.
"Further research undertaken across many countries, including Australia, shows that the disciplinary approach is seen by about 75 per cent of school staff as the most appropriate way of dealing with most forms of bullying.
Low self-esteem leads to bullying | Tweed News | Local News in Tweed | Tweed Daily News
Low self-esteem leads to bullying | Tweed News | Local News in Tweed | Tweed Daily News
BULLIES cannot associate with others emotionally, according to Bond University's Associate Professor of Criminology.
Prof Wayne Petherick's comments follow yesterday's story about a 15-year-old Tweed River High School student who has been constantly harassed and tormented.
“Bullies are actually unable to appreciate the consequences of their actions,” he said. “Bullies also tend to have low empathy; they cannot associate with others on an emotional level.”
In the most-severe incident, the victim was knocked unconscious during a science class.
“The teacher intervened immediately, first aid was applied, and the parents and ambulance were immediately called,” an Education Department spokesman said. “Overall the student and his family have received continuing support in a number of ways, for instance behaviour support for the student.”
Prof Petherick said he believed low self-esteem was a key factor of bullying, both with the perpetrator and the victim.
“Somebody with low self-esteem may become a bully to feel better.”
BULLIES cannot associate with others emotionally, according to Bond University's Associate Professor of Criminology.
Prof Wayne Petherick's comments follow yesterday's story about a 15-year-old Tweed River High School student who has been constantly harassed and tormented.
“Bullies are actually unable to appreciate the consequences of their actions,” he said. “Bullies also tend to have low empathy; they cannot associate with others on an emotional level.”
In the most-severe incident, the victim was knocked unconscious during a science class.
“The teacher intervened immediately, first aid was applied, and the parents and ambulance were immediately called,” an Education Department spokesman said. “Overall the student and his family have received continuing support in a number of ways, for instance behaviour support for the student.”
Prof Petherick said he believed low self-esteem was a key factor of bullying, both with the perpetrator and the victim.
“Somebody with low self-esteem may become a bully to feel better.”
Bullied girl hits out at school | Sunshine Coast News | Local News in Sunshine Coast
Bullied girl hits out at school | Sunshine Coast News | Local News in Sunshine Coast
A YEAR 11 Coolum State High student claims the school’s response to her being bullied and threatened by classmates – including on Facebook – was to suggest that she pretend to be suspended.
Savannah Love, 16, has described the school’s treatment of her as “disgusting” and says she now has no respect for teachers.
While the brave Coolum Beach teen claimed that a senior teacher told her to act suspended for the final two weeks of the school year when she revealed the bullying and threats to him on November 12, she said the offending girls went unpunished.
The senior teacher told her that she could come to school do her remaining exams, but suggested she do them in seclusion, the student claimed.
She also alleged that she showed three senior teachers, including the school’s principal Lee Goossens, printouts of threats made against her on the Facebook of one of the bullies and still they did nothing.
Savannah, who described herself as a good student, said the group of about five girls had been severely bullying her since she returned to school after the September holidays .
Having blocked the bullies’ attempts to gain access to her Facebook, she said they posted the threatening comments knowing that one of her friends would see them.
A YEAR 11 Coolum State High student claims the school’s response to her being bullied and threatened by classmates – including on Facebook – was to suggest that she pretend to be suspended.
Savannah Love, 16, has described the school’s treatment of her as “disgusting” and says she now has no respect for teachers.
While the brave Coolum Beach teen claimed that a senior teacher told her to act suspended for the final two weeks of the school year when she revealed the bullying and threats to him on November 12, she said the offending girls went unpunished.
The senior teacher told her that she could come to school do her remaining exams, but suggested she do them in seclusion, the student claimed.
She also alleged that she showed three senior teachers, including the school’s principal Lee Goossens, printouts of threats made against her on the Facebook of one of the bullies and still they did nothing.
Savannah, who described herself as a good student, said the group of about five girls had been severely bullying her since she returned to school after the September holidays .
Having blocked the bullies’ attempts to gain access to her Facebook, she said they posted the threatening comments knowing that one of her friends would see them.
Tackling bullying - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Tackling bullying - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
DARREN STOPS: The covert bullying is more along the lines of the death stares and the rumors and the sort of outing behavior putting public information out about students to shame or humiliate them.
Our government should recruit specialists to present programs to schools in the beginning of each year.
There are many anti-bullying resources available, but quite often teachers, students and parents are not given information of their rights, duties, responsibilities and the consequences of bullying.
For Australia to have schools, workplaces, families and streets safe, all(government, media, psychologists, teachers, students and parents) have to join forces and stop the bullying trend.
Bullies are using technology to follow the bullied, harass them at home and everywhere, it needs to stop.
DARREN STOPS: The covert bullying is more along the lines of the death stares and the rumors and the sort of outing behavior putting public information out about students to shame or humiliate them.
Our government should recruit specialists to present programs to schools in the beginning of each year.
There are many anti-bullying resources available, but quite often teachers, students and parents are not given information of their rights, duties, responsibilities and the consequences of bullying.
For Australia to have schools, workplaces, families and streets safe, all(government, media, psychologists, teachers, students and parents) have to join forces and stop the bullying trend.
Bullies are using technology to follow the bullied, harass them at home and everywhere, it needs to stop.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Hall High School stands up against bullying - News - West Hartford News
Hall High School stands up against bullying - News - West Hartford News
We all know that bullying at schools is of nationwide concern, but students at Hall are determined to Stand Up Against Bullying!
Beginning Nov. 15, students completed a week of activities addressing issues of bullying in their school that included students completing an online bullying/climate survey written by the Student/Faculty Committee. Students signed a “Together We Can” pledge to stand up against bullying written by the Multicultural Club and students purchased “Don’t Be a Meanie” bracelets from members of the Action Club. Staff wore “Together We Can” buttons made by special education students. Statements from students about the “Face of Bullying at Hall” were
placed throughout the building while information about bullying was given out at parent conferences by members of the Community Service Club. Students wore blue and white to “Stand Up Against Bullying” on Friday; and at the close of the pep rally the cheerleaders held up “Stand Up Against Bullying” signs and everyone stood up to symbolize efforts to stop bullying.
Together We Can…
Stand Up Against Bullying
Bullying can be pushing, shoving, hitting and spitting as well as name calling, picking on, making fun of, laughing at, and excluding someone. Bullying causes pain and stress and is never justified or excusable as “kids being kids,” “just teasing” or any other rationalization.
We, the students of Hall High School, believe that everybody should enjoy our school equally, and feel safe, secure and accepted regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, popularity, athletic ability, disability, intelligence, religion or nationality.
We, the students of Hall High School, agree to join together to stamp out bullying at our school and pledge to make a difference by:
• protecting friends, family and even strangers against bullying by being an ally
• refusing to be a bystander by standing up for someone being bullied
• remembering not to get involved in bullying face to face or online
• valuing student differences and treating everyone with respect
• being a good role model for younger students and supporting them if bullying occurs
We all know that bullying at schools is of nationwide concern, but students at Hall are determined to Stand Up Against Bullying!
Beginning Nov. 15, students completed a week of activities addressing issues of bullying in their school that included students completing an online bullying/climate survey written by the Student/Faculty Committee. Students signed a “Together We Can” pledge to stand up against bullying written by the Multicultural Club and students purchased “Don’t Be a Meanie” bracelets from members of the Action Club. Staff wore “Together We Can” buttons made by special education students. Statements from students about the “Face of Bullying at Hall” were
placed throughout the building while information about bullying was given out at parent conferences by members of the Community Service Club. Students wore blue and white to “Stand Up Against Bullying” on Friday; and at the close of the pep rally the cheerleaders held up “Stand Up Against Bullying” signs and everyone stood up to symbolize efforts to stop bullying.
Together We Can…
Stand Up Against Bullying
Bullying can be pushing, shoving, hitting and spitting as well as name calling, picking on, making fun of, laughing at, and excluding someone. Bullying causes pain and stress and is never justified or excusable as “kids being kids,” “just teasing” or any other rationalization.
We, the students of Hall High School, believe that everybody should enjoy our school equally, and feel safe, secure and accepted regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, popularity, athletic ability, disability, intelligence, religion or nationality.
We, the students of Hall High School, agree to join together to stamp out bullying at our school and pledge to make a difference by:
• protecting friends, family and even strangers against bullying by being an ally
• refusing to be a bystander by standing up for someone being bullied
• remembering not to get involved in bullying face to face or online
• valuing student differences and treating everyone with respect
• being a good role model for younger students and supporting them if bullying occurs
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Bullying addressed in local schools | battlecreekenquirer.com | The Enquirer
Bullying addressed in local schools | battlecreekenquirer.com | The Enquirer
Nicholas, a 14-year-old eighth-grader at W.K. Kellogg Middle School, has autism and sensory integration dysfunction, Shook said, and he gets bullied for it regularly. "The danger zone" consists of classes where the taunting -- mostly verbal, sometimes physical -- are the worst, Shook said.
"The kids know when they can get away with it," he said.
The 47-old-parent said the school disciplined students and orchestrated a meeting between Shook and the bullies' parents, but still Nicholas is picked on.
So Shook recently picketed outside his son's school, trying to raise awareness about the dangers of bullying and rally support for state lawmakers to pass an anti-bullying law.
...
Bullies are just as likely to be popular, athletic, well-liked kids as they are to be social outcasts lashing out for attention, researchers have found.
nterviewed for Education.com, the Committee for Children's Miriam Hirschstein said kids bully for "social mileage" -- they put others down to build themselves up. And researchers found children become chronic bullies when they believe violence or put-downs are acceptable behavior.
Nicholas, a 14-year-old eighth-grader at W.K. Kellogg Middle School, has autism and sensory integration dysfunction, Shook said, and he gets bullied for it regularly. "The danger zone" consists of classes where the taunting -- mostly verbal, sometimes physical -- are the worst, Shook said.
"The kids know when they can get away with it," he said.
The 47-old-parent said the school disciplined students and orchestrated a meeting between Shook and the bullies' parents, but still Nicholas is picked on.
So Shook recently picketed outside his son's school, trying to raise awareness about the dangers of bullying and rally support for state lawmakers to pass an anti-bullying law.
...
Bullies are just as likely to be popular, athletic, well-liked kids as they are to be social outcasts lashing out for attention, researchers have found.
nterviewed for Education.com, the Committee for Children's Miriam Hirschstein said kids bully for "social mileage" -- they put others down to build themselves up. And researchers found children become chronic bullies when they believe violence or put-downs are acceptable behavior.
Inside the bullied brain - The Boston Globe
Inside the bullied brain - The Boston Globe
A new wave of research into bullying’s effects, however, is now suggesting something more than that — that in fact, bullying can leave an indelible imprint on a teen’s brain at a time when it is still growing and developing. Being ostracized by one’s peers, it seems, can throw adolescent hormones even further out of whack, lead to reduced connectivity in the brain, and even sabotage the growth of new neurons.
These neurological scars, it turns out, closely resemble those borne by children who are physically and sexually abused in early childhood. Neuroscientists now know that the human brain continues to grow and change long after the first few years of life. By revealing the internal physiological damage that bullying can do, researchers are recasting it not as merely an unfortunate rite of passage but as a serious form of childhood trauma.
This change in perspective could have all sorts of ripple effects for parents, kids, and schools; it offers a new way to think about the pain suffered by ostracized kids, and could spur new antibullying policies. It offers the prospect that peer harassment, much like abuse and other traumatic experiences, may increasingly be seen as a medical problem — one that can be measured with brain scans, and which may yield to new kinds of clinical treatment.
A new wave of research into bullying’s effects, however, is now suggesting something more than that — that in fact, bullying can leave an indelible imprint on a teen’s brain at a time when it is still growing and developing. Being ostracized by one’s peers, it seems, can throw adolescent hormones even further out of whack, lead to reduced connectivity in the brain, and even sabotage the growth of new neurons.
These neurological scars, it turns out, closely resemble those borne by children who are physically and sexually abused in early childhood. Neuroscientists now know that the human brain continues to grow and change long after the first few years of life. By revealing the internal physiological damage that bullying can do, researchers are recasting it not as merely an unfortunate rite of passage but as a serious form of childhood trauma.
This change in perspective could have all sorts of ripple effects for parents, kids, and schools; it offers a new way to think about the pain suffered by ostracized kids, and could spur new antibullying policies. It offers the prospect that peer harassment, much like abuse and other traumatic experiences, may increasingly be seen as a medical problem — one that can be measured with brain scans, and which may yield to new kinds of clinical treatment.
A world of misery left by bullying - The Boston Globe
A world of misery left by bullying - The Boston Globe
Gloucester High School in fear. Yet the 29-year-old remembers the bullying like it was yesterday: the unsupervised locker room that flooded him with terror. The boy who held his arms while another classmate punched him. The day they slammed his head into a metal locker: “Why don’t you just kill yourself?’’ they asked.
On the worst days, when he came home aching with self-loathing, Testaverde told his mother he was going to take a nap. Instead, he retreated to his wood-paneled bedroom and lit a candle, held the blade of his pocket knife over the flame, and then pressed the red-hot metal to his flesh. A decade later, the damage is still visible, in the shape of a small white burn mark on his wrist.
It is not the only scar he carries.
Childhood bullying is an old problem, one that has produced generations of victims. And while many of those bullied as children move past it and thrive in adulthood, a surprising number say they have been unable to leave the humiliating memories behind. Their accounts are supported by a growing body of research suggesting that the bullying experience stays with many victims into young adulthood, middle age, and even retirement, shaping their decisions and hindering them in nearly every aspect of life: education and career choices; social interactions and emotional well-being; even attitudes about having children.
Gloucester High School in fear. Yet the 29-year-old remembers the bullying like it was yesterday: the unsupervised locker room that flooded him with terror. The boy who held his arms while another classmate punched him. The day they slammed his head into a metal locker: “Why don’t you just kill yourself?’’ they asked.
On the worst days, when he came home aching with self-loathing, Testaverde told his mother he was going to take a nap. Instead, he retreated to his wood-paneled bedroom and lit a candle, held the blade of his pocket knife over the flame, and then pressed the red-hot metal to his flesh. A decade later, the damage is still visible, in the shape of a small white burn mark on his wrist.
It is not the only scar he carries.
Childhood bullying is an old problem, one that has produced generations of victims. And while many of those bullied as children move past it and thrive in adulthood, a surprising number say they have been unable to leave the humiliating memories behind. Their accounts are supported by a growing body of research suggesting that the bullying experience stays with many victims into young adulthood, middle age, and even retirement, shaping their decisions and hindering them in nearly every aspect of life: education and career choices; social interactions and emotional well-being; even attitudes about having children.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Kids’ corner - ThinkUKnow
Kids’ corner - ThinkUKnow
Kids’ Corner
The pilot of ThinkUKnow in Australia focuses on educating and raising awareness amongst parents, carers and teachers. We hope to expand this initiative in the future to provide materials and resources designed for youth.
One of the goals of ThinkUKnow Australia is to promote a dialogue between parents, carers and teachers and the young people in their care. Discussing the information provided in this website will help young people to stay in control whilst using the Internet and other technologies.
If you would like to refer your child to some youth resources, we recommend they visit the ThinkUKnow UK websites for their specific age group.
Kids’ Corner
The pilot of ThinkUKnow in Australia focuses on educating and raising awareness amongst parents, carers and teachers. We hope to expand this initiative in the future to provide materials and resources designed for youth.
One of the goals of ThinkUKnow Australia is to promote a dialogue between parents, carers and teachers and the young people in their care. Discussing the information provided in this website will help young people to stay in control whilst using the Internet and other technologies.
If you would like to refer your child to some youth resources, we recommend they visit the ThinkUKnow UK websites for their specific age group.
Book a ThinkUKnow Presentation - ThinkUKnow
Book a ThinkUKnow Presentation - ThinkUKnow
Book a ThinkUKnow Presentation
Are you concerned about the safety of young people online?
Would you like to learn how to help kids stay in control whilst using technology?
If you would like to book a ThinkUKnow presentation for parents, carers and teachers at your school, please complete an Expression of Interest form and send it to the ThinkUKnow project team.
You will receive a confirmation email approximately 1 - 2 weeks after receipt of your Expression of Interest form.
Please note: we cannot guarantee presentations for non-metropolitan areas but will make every effort to accommodate these requests. We may also be able to provide a presentation via video-conferencing facilities.
Book a ThinkUKnow Presentation
Are you concerned about the safety of young people online?
Would you like to learn how to help kids stay in control whilst using technology?
If you would like to book a ThinkUKnow presentation for parents, carers and teachers at your school, please complete an Expression of Interest form and send it to the ThinkUKnow project team.
You will receive a confirmation email approximately 1 - 2 weeks after receipt of your Expression of Interest form.
Please note: we cannot guarantee presentations for non-metropolitan areas but will make every effort to accommodate these requests. We may also be able to provide a presentation via video-conferencing facilities.
WHO | Prevention of bullying-related morbidity and mortality: a call for public health policies
WHO | Prevention of bullying-related morbidity and mortality: a call for public health policies
Bullying is a major public health problem that demands the concerted and coordinated time and attention of health-care providers, policy-makers and families. Evolving awareness about the morbidity and mortality associated with bullying has helped give this psychosocial hazard a modest level of worldwide public health attention.1–5 However, it is not enough.
Bullying is a multifaceted form of mistreatment, mostly seen in schools and the workplace. It is characterized by the repeated exposure of one person to physical and/or emotional aggression including teasing, name calling, mockery, threats, harassment, taunting, hazing, social exclusion or rumours.6,7 A wide range of bullying prevalence has been documented among students and in labour forces worldwide.5,8
A growing body of research is highlighting the range of significant morbidities affecting individuals involved in bullying whether as bystanders, bullies and/or victims. Students involved in bullying are at a significant risk of experiencing a wide spectrum of psychosomatic symptoms, running away from home, alcohol and drug abuse, absenteeism and, above all, self-inflicted, accidental or perpetrated injuries.1,2 The consequences of bullying extend into adulthood, as there is evidence of a significant association between childhood bullying behaviour and later psychiatric morbidity.3 Moreover, adults bullied in the workplace are prone to suffer from a variety of health risks, including depression and cardiovascular problems.4
Bullying is a major public health problem that demands the concerted and coordinated time and attention of health-care providers, policy-makers and families. Evolving awareness about the morbidity and mortality associated with bullying has helped give this psychosocial hazard a modest level of worldwide public health attention.1–5 However, it is not enough.
Bullying is a multifaceted form of mistreatment, mostly seen in schools and the workplace. It is characterized by the repeated exposure of one person to physical and/or emotional aggression including teasing, name calling, mockery, threats, harassment, taunting, hazing, social exclusion or rumours.6,7 A wide range of bullying prevalence has been documented among students and in labour forces worldwide.5,8
A growing body of research is highlighting the range of significant morbidities affecting individuals involved in bullying whether as bystanders, bullies and/or victims. Students involved in bullying are at a significant risk of experiencing a wide spectrum of psychosomatic symptoms, running away from home, alcohol and drug abuse, absenteeism and, above all, self-inflicted, accidental or perpetrated injuries.1,2 The consequences of bullying extend into adulthood, as there is evidence of a significant association between childhood bullying behaviour and later psychiatric morbidity.3 Moreover, adults bullied in the workplace are prone to suffer from a variety of health risks, including depression and cardiovascular problems.4
Let's all stand up against bullying - Winnipeg Free Press
Let's all stand up against bullying - Winnipeg Free Press
Nobody likes bullies. They are despicable people with their "friends," who are usually weak people who have been manipulated into doing the bully's bidding and provide the cheerleading for his objectives. Timidity and apathy are a bully's real allies.
Depression may play a role in the bully's life. But it's often more complex with a smiling, in-control façade masking personality disorders where opposing points of view are seen as hostile attacks deserving of a quick and angry response.
A bully is so uncomfortable in his own skin that he tries to sell an over-inflated image of himself and satisfaction in life can only be measured in terms of his getting his way.
The bully wants to believe that people respect him. Deep down he knows better, but if people are intimidated that's just as good.
Bullying can take place anywhere -- the workplace, in communities, politics and sports -- and thwarting it requires a committed stand. Not so much by those that are being bullied as by those who are able to stand up and be counted and to say enough is enough.
Bullies destroy lives. Studies and their real-life examples prove it. Children that fall victim to bullies can spend their teenage years and decades beyond suffering in silence.
There's evidence galore to suggest that bullies have been the bullied. And it's no secret that a teenage bully can package up those bad qualities and reintroduce them in adulthood.
Clear then is the need to recognize, confront and conquer bullying whenever and wherever it surfaces -- in the home, on the playground, at the rink and in the classroom.
Sadly though, it would be naive to believe that all households or sports endeavours would see such behaviour through the same lens, much less as something in need of correction.
So, rightly or wrongly, the lion's share of responsibility has a tendency to fall on the shoulders of the education system.
It is, after all, that institution that's best suited to pony up the training and means needed to identify and curb it. School is the place where perpetrators and victims are mandated by law to be together.
And school is a place where life-changing attacks are guaranteed to be take place because ears are too big or too small, where someone is too tall or too short, where skin colour is "wrong," or the sneakers just aren't cool enough.
Faceless online attacks are the most cowardly but the consequences are no less devastating, in fact, often worse when they go viral.
Despite a plethora of fuzzy, feel-good programming and tough-as-nails, zero-tolerance school policies that provide the look of something being done, recent studies show otherwise. Research suggests that those already safe from bullies feel safer, but those that are likely to be targeted continue to be at greatest risk.
Teachers surveyed indicated that the majority of schools have bully-prevention programs but that less than half the staff received training needed to deal with bullying. Half of them said it was inadequate, with 75 per cent saying they needed more.
How far do we let this go? There are devastating examples that illustrate the impact of bullying on every corner. Many suicides that occur in our backyard and elsewhere are rooted in bullying. Here and internationally bullying has led to many highly publicized murders.
At one time it was written off as a rite of passage, at worst the slings and arrows of life. But now the trail of children killed and bullied to suicide is so extensive it's led to a new term -- bullycide, death due to bullying.
That's some kind of legacy for all of us. We can't continue to turn a blind eye and pretend that the education system is some kind of panacea. We can all chip in. We just need to stand up.
Nobody likes bullies. They are despicable people with their "friends," who are usually weak people who have been manipulated into doing the bully's bidding and provide the cheerleading for his objectives. Timidity and apathy are a bully's real allies.
Depression may play a role in the bully's life. But it's often more complex with a smiling, in-control façade masking personality disorders where opposing points of view are seen as hostile attacks deserving of a quick and angry response.
A bully is so uncomfortable in his own skin that he tries to sell an over-inflated image of himself and satisfaction in life can only be measured in terms of his getting his way.
The bully wants to believe that people respect him. Deep down he knows better, but if people are intimidated that's just as good.
Bullying can take place anywhere -- the workplace, in communities, politics and sports -- and thwarting it requires a committed stand. Not so much by those that are being bullied as by those who are able to stand up and be counted and to say enough is enough.
Bullies destroy lives. Studies and their real-life examples prove it. Children that fall victim to bullies can spend their teenage years and decades beyond suffering in silence.
There's evidence galore to suggest that bullies have been the bullied. And it's no secret that a teenage bully can package up those bad qualities and reintroduce them in adulthood.
Clear then is the need to recognize, confront and conquer bullying whenever and wherever it surfaces -- in the home, on the playground, at the rink and in the classroom.
Sadly though, it would be naive to believe that all households or sports endeavours would see such behaviour through the same lens, much less as something in need of correction.
So, rightly or wrongly, the lion's share of responsibility has a tendency to fall on the shoulders of the education system.
It is, after all, that institution that's best suited to pony up the training and means needed to identify and curb it. School is the place where perpetrators and victims are mandated by law to be together.
And school is a place where life-changing attacks are guaranteed to be take place because ears are too big or too small, where someone is too tall or too short, where skin colour is "wrong," or the sneakers just aren't cool enough.
Faceless online attacks are the most cowardly but the consequences are no less devastating, in fact, often worse when they go viral.
Despite a plethora of fuzzy, feel-good programming and tough-as-nails, zero-tolerance school policies that provide the look of something being done, recent studies show otherwise. Research suggests that those already safe from bullies feel safer, but those that are likely to be targeted continue to be at greatest risk.
Teachers surveyed indicated that the majority of schools have bully-prevention programs but that less than half the staff received training needed to deal with bullying. Half of them said it was inadequate, with 75 per cent saying they needed more.
How far do we let this go? There are devastating examples that illustrate the impact of bullying on every corner. Many suicides that occur in our backyard and elsewhere are rooted in bullying. Here and internationally bullying has led to many highly publicized murders.
At one time it was written off as a rite of passage, at worst the slings and arrows of life. But now the trail of children killed and bullied to suicide is so extensive it's led to a new term -- bullycide, death due to bullying.
That's some kind of legacy for all of us. We can't continue to turn a blind eye and pretend that the education system is some kind of panacea. We can all chip in. We just need to stand up.
Danbury kids walk all over bullying - Take On Life - Connecticut News
Danbury kids walk all over bullying - Take On Life - Connecticut News
“To me, I think the hardest part is just having to deal with it all the time,” Leandra said the other day. “You try not to think about it, but after a while, you can’t help it. It’s always there.
“Somebody is always saying something or texting something, and they don’t care if it hurts you. In fact, that’s what they want. They want to hurt you.”
“Every day in my high school, I hear kids use (a homosexual slur) to bully gay kids,” said Courtney Jackson, 15, a sophomore at Danbury High. “Other kids get bullied because of the way they look. It’s really, really hurtful.”
Bullying isn’t limited to Greater Danbury, of course. No school is immune from the barbs that fly out of ill-informed minds.
“These aren’t just a few random cases at Danbury High,” Leandra said. “Bullying is everywhere.”
Indeed.
According to the National Crime Prevention Council, every day 160,000 kids miss school because they’re afraid of bullying. Overall, more than half of all kids — 52 percent — report seeing bullying at least once a week.
“To me, I think the hardest part is just having to deal with it all the time,” Leandra said the other day. “You try not to think about it, but after a while, you can’t help it. It’s always there.
“Somebody is always saying something or texting something, and they don’t care if it hurts you. In fact, that’s what they want. They want to hurt you.”
“Every day in my high school, I hear kids use (a homosexual slur) to bully gay kids,” said Courtney Jackson, 15, a sophomore at Danbury High. “Other kids get bullied because of the way they look. It’s really, really hurtful.”
Bullying isn’t limited to Greater Danbury, of course. No school is immune from the barbs that fly out of ill-informed minds.
“These aren’t just a few random cases at Danbury High,” Leandra said. “Bullying is everywhere.”
Indeed.
According to the National Crime Prevention Council, every day 160,000 kids miss school because they’re afraid of bullying. Overall, more than half of all kids — 52 percent — report seeing bullying at least once a week.
New Research Suggests Connections Between Bullying and ADHD | Treatment Centers
New Research Suggests Connections Between Bullying and ADHD | Treatment Centers
Because children are unable to learn when they are fearful of a bully at school, and the situation is made even more complicated if the child already has a learning disability or other condition, experts are urging school officials and parents to work together to identify when children need help.
It is believed that bullying most often occurs from about sixth grade through tenth grade, and affects around one-third of students. Bullying can be a serious detriment to a child’s success in school, lead to mental health problems and carry lifelong consequences, so these collaborative efforts and research studies could, ultimately, be saving lives.
Because children are unable to learn when they are fearful of a bully at school, and the situation is made even more complicated if the child already has a learning disability or other condition, experts are urging school officials and parents to work together to identify when children need help.
It is believed that bullying most often occurs from about sixth grade through tenth grade, and affects around one-third of students. Bullying can be a serious detriment to a child’s success in school, lead to mental health problems and carry lifelong consequences, so these collaborative efforts and research studies could, ultimately, be saving lives.
Bullying words in cyberspace hurt worse than sticks and stones | Borderzine
Bullying words in cyberspace hurt worse than sticks and stones | Borderzine
Stopcyberbullying.org says cyberbullying occurs “when one child targets another child using interactive technologies such as cell phones, or instant messages.” The website says that the effects of cyberbullying are longer lasting than physical bullying because a person’s mental wellbeing is attacked.
Bullying does not stop at the elementary and high school levels. It has spread to colleges and universities. Because of the vastness of the Internet, cyberbullying has targeted more victims of all ages, races, religions and sexual orientations.
“What should the punishment be for acts like cyberbullying and online humiliation? That question is as difficult to answer as how to integrate our values with all the things in our lives made of bits, balancing a right to privacy with the urge to text, tweet, stream and post,” says John Schwartz in his article “Bullying, Suicide, Punishment” in The New York Times.
According to a Facebook blog page devoted to online safety, “We believe that educating people about the lasting and damaging impact of hateful remarks is a shared responsibility and that’s why we routinely call upon top Internet safety experts – like members of our Safety Advisory Board – for advice and resources for our Safety Center and Safety Page.”
“We as a society are made up of individuals and it truly is our individual responsibility to maintain ourselves in a responsible manner when we are online,” said Vincent.
Stopcyberbullying.org says cyberbullying occurs “when one child targets another child using interactive technologies such as cell phones, or instant messages.” The website says that the effects of cyberbullying are longer lasting than physical bullying because a person’s mental wellbeing is attacked.
Bullying does not stop at the elementary and high school levels. It has spread to colleges and universities. Because of the vastness of the Internet, cyberbullying has targeted more victims of all ages, races, religions and sexual orientations.
“What should the punishment be for acts like cyberbullying and online humiliation? That question is as difficult to answer as how to integrate our values with all the things in our lives made of bits, balancing a right to privacy with the urge to text, tweet, stream and post,” says John Schwartz in his article “Bullying, Suicide, Punishment” in The New York Times.
According to a Facebook blog page devoted to online safety, “We believe that educating people about the lasting and damaging impact of hateful remarks is a shared responsibility and that’s why we routinely call upon top Internet safety experts – like members of our Safety Advisory Board – for advice and resources for our Safety Center and Safety Page.”
“We as a society are made up of individuals and it truly is our individual responsibility to maintain ourselves in a responsible manner when we are online,” said Vincent.
Dan Abrams On Today: When Does Bullying Become A Crime And How Do You Stop It? Abrams Bullying – Mediaite
Dan Abrams On Today: When Does Bullying Become A Crime And How Do You Stop It? Abrams Bullying – MediaiteThese days, with cyber bullying and anti-gay bullying consistently getting headlines, many parents are wondering what, if anything, they can do to protect their children. Dan Abrams, Mediaite’s founder and NBC’s Chief Legal Analyst, went on Today this morning to give some advice on how to differentiate between regular bullying and a criminal action and what the possible repercussions are.
He used an example of an insulting text message when asked what a parent could do:
“When it’s something like ‘You’re a loser,’ probably not much. But, when ‘You’re a loser’ comes nine, ten, twelve, fifteen times a day on Facebook, on email, on Twitter, et cetera, then it can become harassment. So there is that line to cross between simply saying ‘I don’t like you’ versus ‘I’m now harassing you’ with my belief that I don’t like you.”
When asked what parents should do in these situations, Abrams suggested that they act as if they’re the child’s lawyer and are talking about what’s in the best interest of their client. He pointed out that, many times, children are reluctant to do anything and sometimes the parents will have to be “aggressive.” However, he pointed out an interesting alternative parents can use before going to the authorities, school officials, or the parents of the other child. He noted that sites like Facebook have specific guidelines against bullying and that, sometimes, the easiest method is to contact them.
He used an example of an insulting text message when asked what a parent could do:
“When it’s something like ‘You’re a loser,’ probably not much. But, when ‘You’re a loser’ comes nine, ten, twelve, fifteen times a day on Facebook, on email, on Twitter, et cetera, then it can become harassment. So there is that line to cross between simply saying ‘I don’t like you’ versus ‘I’m now harassing you’ with my belief that I don’t like you.”
When asked what parents should do in these situations, Abrams suggested that they act as if they’re the child’s lawyer and are talking about what’s in the best interest of their client. He pointed out that, many times, children are reluctant to do anything and sometimes the parents will have to be “aggressive.” However, he pointed out an interesting alternative parents can use before going to the authorities, school officials, or the parents of the other child. He noted that sites like Facebook have specific guidelines against bullying and that, sometimes, the easiest method is to contact them.
Opinion: Kids bullying kids isn't the only cause of gay teen suicides - San Jose Mercury News
Opinion: Kids bullying kids isn't the only cause of gay teen suicides - San Jose Mercury News
We keep hearing "Stop the kids from bullying!" But I believe the problem goes way beyond the young bullies to a society where words and actions by adults, discriminatory and hurtful, seem to be widely accepted.
It's all part of the big picture that contributes to the tragic deaths of these lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids -- deaths that have been occurring for decades in disproportionate numbers but that have only recently been brought to our attention through the press and Internet.
Even in homes where parents are open and accepting, kids experience negativity about being gay from an early age. During debates in their churches, towns, states and in Washington they hear arguments that allowing gays to marry, or serve in the military or public office, or take leadership in our religious institutions, or teach in our schools will "harm children," "destroy our families," "weaken our military protection."
And the words used to talk about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons are often appalling. Just watch the news some night, or read the paper or articles and blogs on the Internet. Any debate about a gay issue, from "don't ask, don't tell" to recognizing a gay day in a small town, encourages statements that can be crushing to a youth struggling with his or her sexuality. Hearing the negative words adults use to describe homosexuality also gives tacit approval to bullies to taunt classmates who are seen as less than OK.
All of this negativity about gays not only serves as fodder for bullies in our schools, but it also makes our kids more vulnerable to bullying and more vulnerable to being emotionally harmed by the taunting. These kids come to school with their defenses down, already questioning their self-worth.
So yes, we must do something about the bullying in our schools, but we also must change how we talk about each other. Until we stop defining people of different sexual orientations in the worst possible ways, gay kids will continue to take their own lives in desperation.
Millions of adults in our country are working to make the world a better place for all kids. A few examples: "It Gets Better," with thousands of adults telling kids life improves after high school; well-known figures coming out very publicly, such as Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns and Bishop Jim Swilley of Georgia; The Trevor Project, fighting to prevent suicide; groups like ours, PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), supporting families; and all the parents, teachers, religious, business and political leaders and other straight allies who stand up for gay equality every day.
Is there something you can do to join the movement to stop bullying and harassment?
Australians can do a lot by forcing our major parties to stop discriminating and bullying (Abbot and Julia as leaders of your parties think about all the children that will suffer discrimination and bullying at school because of your actions or inactions).
We keep hearing "Stop the kids from bullying!" But I believe the problem goes way beyond the young bullies to a society where words and actions by adults, discriminatory and hurtful, seem to be widely accepted.
It's all part of the big picture that contributes to the tragic deaths of these lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids -- deaths that have been occurring for decades in disproportionate numbers but that have only recently been brought to our attention through the press and Internet.
Even in homes where parents are open and accepting, kids experience negativity about being gay from an early age. During debates in their churches, towns, states and in Washington they hear arguments that allowing gays to marry, or serve in the military or public office, or take leadership in our religious institutions, or teach in our schools will "harm children," "destroy our families," "weaken our military protection."
And the words used to talk about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons are often appalling. Just watch the news some night, or read the paper or articles and blogs on the Internet. Any debate about a gay issue, from "don't ask, don't tell" to recognizing a gay day in a small town, encourages statements that can be crushing to a youth struggling with his or her sexuality. Hearing the negative words adults use to describe homosexuality also gives tacit approval to bullies to taunt classmates who are seen as less than OK.
All of this negativity about gays not only serves as fodder for bullies in our schools, but it also makes our kids more vulnerable to bullying and more vulnerable to being emotionally harmed by the taunting. These kids come to school with their defenses down, already questioning their self-worth.
So yes, we must do something about the bullying in our schools, but we also must change how we talk about each other. Until we stop defining people of different sexual orientations in the worst possible ways, gay kids will continue to take their own lives in desperation.
Millions of adults in our country are working to make the world a better place for all kids. A few examples: "It Gets Better," with thousands of adults telling kids life improves after high school; well-known figures coming out very publicly, such as Fort Worth City Councilman Joel Burns and Bishop Jim Swilley of Georgia; The Trevor Project, fighting to prevent suicide; groups like ours, PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), supporting families; and all the parents, teachers, religious, business and political leaders and other straight allies who stand up for gay equality every day.
Is there something you can do to join the movement to stop bullying and harassment?
Australians can do a lot by forcing our major parties to stop discriminating and bullying (Abbot and Julia as leaders of your parties think about all the children that will suffer discrimination and bullying at school because of your actions or inactions).
David Petrie: How Family Dinners with Young Children Could Help Curb Bullying
David Petrie: How Family Dinners with Young Children Could Help Curb Bullying
The Dairy Council of California jumped onto the family-dinner bandwagon by issuing a press release claiming that family dinners could create lifetime benefits including better grades, lower intakes of sugary soft drinks (which means more milk) and a possible 40-percent reduction in the chance that a child will bully someone else.
This last statistic is what caught my attention. A 40-percent reduction related to bullying was huge. Did certain conversation topics make a difference? Was there an average time parents spent talking to kids? Did lecturing count?
Our "Favorite Part of the Day" family dinner ritual could help keep kids from bullying. Maybe. It's simple enough to try.
Here's how it works:
1. Each person needs to share something good that happened that day.
2. The good thing can't be "right now" (meaning dinner). The person needs to share something about his or her day that other people (like me, who is stuck in an office all day) might not know.
3. "Screens" don't count. This means kids (or adults) can't talk about television shows, online social networking or video games.
4. A person can ask to "pass," but a pass only allows the person to go last. Each person still needs to share.
5. No one can leave the table until everyone has shared a favorite part of the day.
Sometimes a child will say, "I didn't have a favorite part of the day. Nothing good happened." This presents an opportunity to help that child turn the day around. And then there are times when a child mentions an event that makes you cringe, like when they witnessed some other child do something embarrassing, or even something that qualified as bullying. These instances present opportunities to help the child realize his or her favorite part of the day might have been someone else's least favorite. Then the parent can explain what the child should do the next time around.
The majority of people are too busy, and some are not willing, to spend quality time with their children.
The media is one of the major powers in the equation of getting rid of bullying. We just hope they use their power wisely, and help us to change attitudes towards bullying.
The Dairy Council of California jumped onto the family-dinner bandwagon by issuing a press release claiming that family dinners could create lifetime benefits including better grades, lower intakes of sugary soft drinks (which means more milk) and a possible 40-percent reduction in the chance that a child will bully someone else.
This last statistic is what caught my attention. A 40-percent reduction related to bullying was huge. Did certain conversation topics make a difference? Was there an average time parents spent talking to kids? Did lecturing count?
Our "Favorite Part of the Day" family dinner ritual could help keep kids from bullying. Maybe. It's simple enough to try.
Here's how it works:
1. Each person needs to share something good that happened that day.
2. The good thing can't be "right now" (meaning dinner). The person needs to share something about his or her day that other people (like me, who is stuck in an office all day) might not know.
3. "Screens" don't count. This means kids (or adults) can't talk about television shows, online social networking or video games.
4. A person can ask to "pass," but a pass only allows the person to go last. Each person still needs to share.
5. No one can leave the table until everyone has shared a favorite part of the day.
Sometimes a child will say, "I didn't have a favorite part of the day. Nothing good happened." This presents an opportunity to help that child turn the day around. And then there are times when a child mentions an event that makes you cringe, like when they witnessed some other child do something embarrassing, or even something that qualified as bullying. These instances present opportunities to help the child realize his or her favorite part of the day might have been someone else's least favorite. Then the parent can explain what the child should do the next time around.
The majority of people are too busy, and some are not willing, to spend quality time with their children.
The media is one of the major powers in the equation of getting rid of bullying. We just hope they use their power wisely, and help us to change attitudes towards bullying.
Bullying - Department of Human Resources
Bullying - Department of Human ResourcesThe following types of behaviour, where repeated or occurring as part of a pattern of behaviour could be considered bullying:
Examples of bullying:
* Physical or verbal abuse;
* Yelling, screaming or offensive language;
* Excluding or isolating a staff member or student;
* Deliberately withholding information that is vital for effective performance;
* Spreading rumours or innuendo about someone;
* Psychological harassment;
* Unjustified criticism or complaints;
* Intimidation;
* Assigning staff members meaningless tasks unrelated to their job;
* Giving staff members impossible jobs;
* Interfering with someone’s personal property or equipment;
* Deliberately changing work arrangements, such as rosters and leave, to inconvenience particular staff members.
Examples of bullying:
* Physical or verbal abuse;
* Yelling, screaming or offensive language;
* Excluding or isolating a staff member or student;
* Deliberately withholding information that is vital for effective performance;
* Spreading rumours or innuendo about someone;
* Psychological harassment;
* Unjustified criticism or complaints;
* Intimidation;
* Assigning staff members meaningless tasks unrelated to their job;
* Giving staff members impossible jobs;
* Interfering with someone’s personal property or equipment;
* Deliberately changing work arrangements, such as rosters and leave, to inconvenience particular staff members.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Ridding schools of bullying will require changing culture
Ridding schools of bullying will require changing culture
Bullying, unfortunately, has always existed in the American school systems and it continues to be a pervasive problem. Many historically have dismissed it as a schoolyard rite of passage or just a part of growing up. However, now that these behaviors have been more closely studied, we have learned that bullying is unnecessary, damaging and can cause negative long-term consequences not only for the victim but for the bully as well.
Bullying is deliberate acts of physical or psychological harassment or intimidation. These acts occur repeatedly over time and are carried out by an individual or a group upon another, usually weaker, individual. Direct bullying (favored by boys) includes taunting, threatening, hitting, stealing and property damage. Indirect bullying (favored by girls) includes spreading rumors and enforcing social isolation.
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Changing the culture of a school will take time and patience, but it should begin with a school having a clearly understandable school-wide policy against bullying that is clearly explained to the students. In addition, it will be important for the school to consistently follow this policy. Educating students and parents about bullying and its destructive effects through parent meetings, classroom discussions and group projects will be necessary.
However, the most important piece of this culture change will be to empower bystanders. Bystanders are usually present at most bullying incidents. A recent study found that peers were present in 85 percent of bullying incidents, but only 10 percent actually intervened even though two-thirds of children report that they know they should intervene. Empower bystanders to speak up against bullying because being questioned and confronted by peers will take away a bully’s sense of power and control. Empower victims to speak up for themselves firmly and assertively. Teach students that the bully is someone who has a problem managing their behavior and the victim is someone they can protect. If one bystander could be courageous enough to take a stand against bullying, others would follow.
Bullying, unfortunately, has always existed in the American school systems and it continues to be a pervasive problem. Many historically have dismissed it as a schoolyard rite of passage or just a part of growing up. However, now that these behaviors have been more closely studied, we have learned that bullying is unnecessary, damaging and can cause negative long-term consequences not only for the victim but for the bully as well.
Bullying is deliberate acts of physical or psychological harassment or intimidation. These acts occur repeatedly over time and are carried out by an individual or a group upon another, usually weaker, individual. Direct bullying (favored by boys) includes taunting, threatening, hitting, stealing and property damage. Indirect bullying (favored by girls) includes spreading rumors and enforcing social isolation.
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Changing the culture of a school will take time and patience, but it should begin with a school having a clearly understandable school-wide policy against bullying that is clearly explained to the students. In addition, it will be important for the school to consistently follow this policy. Educating students and parents about bullying and its destructive effects through parent meetings, classroom discussions and group projects will be necessary.
However, the most important piece of this culture change will be to empower bystanders. Bystanders are usually present at most bullying incidents. A recent study found that peers were present in 85 percent of bullying incidents, but only 10 percent actually intervened even though two-thirds of children report that they know they should intervene. Empower bystanders to speak up against bullying because being questioned and confronted by peers will take away a bully’s sense of power and control. Empower victims to speak up for themselves firmly and assertively. Teach students that the bully is someone who has a problem managing their behavior and the victim is someone they can protect. If one bystander could be courageous enough to take a stand against bullying, others would follow.
Bullying prevention lesson aired to Weymouth school committee - Weymouth, Massachusetts - Weymouth News
Bullying prevention lesson aired to Weymouth school committee - Weymouth, Massachusetts - Weymouth News
Weymouth —
Students who bully a classmate over the weekend or during a non-school event will be penalized under a bullying prevention and intervention plan that the school committee is reviewing.
“If a bullying incident occurs over the weekend and a student is fearful of being in class with the individual, the school administration can investigate,” she told the committee on Nov. 18. “If harassment occurs off the school grounds, it can be investigated.”
The school district handbook defines bullying as an act by one or more students that includes intimidating a classmate verbally, physically, mentally, and/or with written messages
School officials additionally prohibit students from “cyber-bullying.”
This method of harassment includes sending a classmate an online message or image from a school computer that is intended to be defaming, intimidating, humiliating, or imply harm to him or her.
School administrators are proposing to strengthen the policy against cyber bullying by students who use their home computer, iPod, cell phone, or electronic equipment to send a classmate a harassing message.
The plan would also require punishment to be administered to students who bully a classmate at a school bus stop or vehicle that is used by the district.
“We are trying to take a positive approach,” DeMello said. “The plan we created was provided a model to follow by the state, and we have a large committee that is working on it.”
Weymouth —
Students who bully a classmate over the weekend or during a non-school event will be penalized under a bullying prevention and intervention plan that the school committee is reviewing.
“If a bullying incident occurs over the weekend and a student is fearful of being in class with the individual, the school administration can investigate,” she told the committee on Nov. 18. “If harassment occurs off the school grounds, it can be investigated.”
The school district handbook defines bullying as an act by one or more students that includes intimidating a classmate verbally, physically, mentally, and/or with written messages
School officials additionally prohibit students from “cyber-bullying.”
This method of harassment includes sending a classmate an online message or image from a school computer that is intended to be defaming, intimidating, humiliating, or imply harm to him or her.
School administrators are proposing to strengthen the policy against cyber bullying by students who use their home computer, iPod, cell phone, or electronic equipment to send a classmate a harassing message.
The plan would also require punishment to be administered to students who bully a classmate at a school bus stop or vehicle that is used by the district.
“We are trying to take a positive approach,” DeMello said. “The plan we created was provided a model to follow by the state, and we have a large committee that is working on it.”
The Tide - Harrison High School - National Bully Stats Don’t Effect Harrison
The Tide - Harrison High School - National Bully Stats Don’t Effect Harrison
Everyone fears bullying: parents, students and even teachers. Anti-bully programs have been used all over the country but do they really help?
According to BullyingStatistics.org, a website dedicated to bullying statistics, thirty-two percent of parents fear for their child’s physical safety when the child is at school. Thirty-nine percent of parents with a child in grade six or higher are more likely to say they fear for their child’s safety.
Twenty-three percent of elementary students reported being bullied one to three times in the last month bullying statistics say. Recent bullying statistics admit that half of all bullying incidents go unreported. In a recent study, seventy-seven percent of the students said they had been bullied. And fourteen percent of those who were bullied said they experienced severe reactions to the abuse.
The top five states to find bullying acts were 1. California, 2. New York, 3. Illinois, 4. Pennsylvania and 5. Washington.
And the anti-bully programs only prevent fifteen percent of future bullying.
But here in Harrison High School it’s different; five out of eight students experienced bullying during middle school and one out of eight told a trusted adult about their incident.
A victim of bullying, who wishes to remain anonymous in regard to their confession, “Yeah I have been bullied but it was back in middle school and I believe because of the programs they were helpful to me.”
Although four out of the eight suggest that anti-bully do help out.
Yolmary Rios, a sophomore from HHS says, “I never got bullied but I’ve seen other kids have. And since the anti-bully programs have started I have begun to see less and less. I think it’s because more people are becoming more aware of the seriousness of the situation and are starting to report it as they see it.”
But everyone has their own opinion on solving the epidemic of bullying.
“I have never been bullied but I think that the best way to stop doing this would be to get the victim and bully to a conference or some kind of meeting to talk what’s happening.” Says Daniela Villalobos, another sophomore of HHS.
Everyone fears bullying: parents, students and even teachers. Anti-bully programs have been used all over the country but do they really help?
According to BullyingStatistics.org, a website dedicated to bullying statistics, thirty-two percent of parents fear for their child’s physical safety when the child is at school. Thirty-nine percent of parents with a child in grade six or higher are more likely to say they fear for their child’s safety.
Twenty-three percent of elementary students reported being bullied one to three times in the last month bullying statistics say. Recent bullying statistics admit that half of all bullying incidents go unreported. In a recent study, seventy-seven percent of the students said they had been bullied. And fourteen percent of those who were bullied said they experienced severe reactions to the abuse.
The top five states to find bullying acts were 1. California, 2. New York, 3. Illinois, 4. Pennsylvania and 5. Washington.
And the anti-bully programs only prevent fifteen percent of future bullying.
But here in Harrison High School it’s different; five out of eight students experienced bullying during middle school and one out of eight told a trusted adult about their incident.
A victim of bullying, who wishes to remain anonymous in regard to their confession, “Yeah I have been bullied but it was back in middle school and I believe because of the programs they were helpful to me.”
Although four out of the eight suggest that anti-bully do help out.
Yolmary Rios, a sophomore from HHS says, “I never got bullied but I’ve seen other kids have. And since the anti-bully programs have started I have begun to see less and less. I think it’s because more people are becoming more aware of the seriousness of the situation and are starting to report it as they see it.”
But everyone has their own opinion on solving the epidemic of bullying.
“I have never been bullied but I think that the best way to stop doing this would be to get the victim and bully to a conference or some kind of meeting to talk what’s happening.” Says Daniela Villalobos, another sophomore of HHS.
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights
New Jersey Lawmakers Pass Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights
No bullying sign in high school hallwayNew Jersey lawmakers passed a bill on Monday that would require schools to have a more pro-active role against bullying and harassment both on and off school grounds.
No bullying sign in high school hallwayNew Jersey lawmakers passed a bill on Monday that would require schools to have a more pro-active role against bullying and harassment both on and off school grounds.
Teenagers give away personal data online: security firm
Teenagers give away personal data online: security firm
Half of Australia's teenagers share their personal data with strangers online, new research reveals.
Cyber bullying is also on the rise, with one in five teenagers having mean or hurtful information posted about them on social networking sites, according to internet security firm McAfee.
Half of Australia's teenagers share their personal data with strangers online, new research reveals.
Cyber bullying is also on the rise, with one in five teenagers having mean or hurtful information posted about them on social networking sites, according to internet security firm McAfee.
Debate Opinion: Schools to get option of ethics classes as religio...
Debate Opinion: Schools to get option of ethics classes as religio...: "Schools to get option of ethics classes as religious education alternative | News.com.au If all children attend ethics classes no harm can b..."
Ethics class is a very positive step in the education of our youth.I can not see any ethical person opposing it.
Ethics class is a very positive step in the education of our youth.I can not see any ethical person opposing it.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Bullying Blurs Lines Between Home and School Life - South Pasadena, CA Patch
Bullying Blurs Lines Between Home and School Life - South Pasadena, CA Patch
"Anyone can be a cyber-bully," Mercer told the assembled parents. "The sense of anonymity on the Internet makes young people feel like they can say things online that they would never say in person."
"Anyone can be a cyber-bully," Mercer told the assembled parents. "The sense of anonymity on the Internet makes young people feel like they can say things online that they would never say in person."
Bullying - a problem everywhere
Bullying - a problem everywhere
Bullying is everywhere, and local teens got to connect with youth around the world to talk about it.
On Friday morning, students of the Victoria School of the Arts gathered to watch the movie Stitches. The 2009 film was produced by the school, and focuses on a bullied teen and what can happen if the intimidation is not prevented.
"When I was younger I was a victim of homophobic bullying and I wanted to participate in this film because I wanted people to know and I wanted people to discuss," said Zachary Parsons-Lozinski, an actor in the film.
The film was followed by a discussion led by a panel of experts. Students questioned and discussed bullying - but they weren't the only ones in the conversation.
"Not even only across Canada, but all across the world," explained Donna Blundell of the Society for Safe & Caring Schools & Communities.
A web-based forum connected schools across the globe, showing teens that this is a problem happening everywhere.
"I think society doesn't change unless you talk about things that are problems, and I think our next step now going forward is deciding how we're going to do it." Blundell said.
Bullying is everywhere, and local teens got to connect with youth around the world to talk about it.
On Friday morning, students of the Victoria School of the Arts gathered to watch the movie Stitches. The 2009 film was produced by the school, and focuses on a bullied teen and what can happen if the intimidation is not prevented.
"When I was younger I was a victim of homophobic bullying and I wanted to participate in this film because I wanted people to know and I wanted people to discuss," said Zachary Parsons-Lozinski, an actor in the film.
The film was followed by a discussion led by a panel of experts. Students questioned and discussed bullying - but they weren't the only ones in the conversation.
"Not even only across Canada, but all across the world," explained Donna Blundell of the Society for Safe & Caring Schools & Communities.
A web-based forum connected schools across the globe, showing teens that this is a problem happening everywhere.
"I think society doesn't change unless you talk about things that are problems, and I think our next step now going forward is deciding how we're going to do it." Blundell said.
Anti-bullying charity demands more laws on cyber-bullying • The Register
Anti-bullying charity demands more laws on cyber-bullying • The Register
Today is the last day of National Anti-Bullying Week, and UK charity BeatBullying has been talking up the need for new laws. But the organisation can't seem to pinpoint what precisely is needed, given that existing laws cover pretty much every aspect of the issue.
The not-uncontroversial BeatBullying mounted an online petition and "march", which took place on Monday, to press the government to make cyber bullying a specific criminal offence. The petition gathered close to a million names, a spokesman told us.
Supporters included Archbishop Desmond Tutu, key figures from the private, charity and public sectors, celebrities and teachers as well as more than 100 parliamentarians. Children and families of bullying victims presented their petition to Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg.
Today is the last day of National Anti-Bullying Week, and UK charity BeatBullying has been talking up the need for new laws. But the organisation can't seem to pinpoint what precisely is needed, given that existing laws cover pretty much every aspect of the issue.
The not-uncontroversial BeatBullying mounted an online petition and "march", which took place on Monday, to press the government to make cyber bullying a specific criminal offence. The petition gathered close to a million names, a spokesman told us.
Supporters included Archbishop Desmond Tutu, key figures from the private, charity and public sectors, celebrities and teachers as well as more than 100 parliamentarians. Children and families of bullying victims presented their petition to Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg.
Mother of Jessica Train who hanged herself says 'Bullying should be criminal offence' | Mail Online
Mother of Jessica Train who hanged herself says 'Bullying should be criminal offence' | Mail Online
Jessica Train, 15, hanged herself in April after years of torment at the hands of bullies, an inquest heard today.
Ann, who has separated from Jessica's dad Neil, said her daughter was 'vulnerable and anxious as anyone would be when they had been hounded and terrified by people who perhaps had grown up to believe they were very powerful'.
'But bullies are not powerful, they are cowards who form friendships out of fear.,' she added.
A keen dancer and horse- rider, Jessica adored her Jack Russell Rolo and wanted to be a criminologist
Jessica Train, 15, hanged herself in April after years of torment at the hands of bullies, an inquest heard today.
Ann, who has separated from Jessica's dad Neil, said her daughter was 'vulnerable and anxious as anyone would be when they had been hounded and terrified by people who perhaps had grown up to believe they were very powerful'.
'But bullies are not powerful, they are cowards who form friendships out of fear.,' she added.
A keen dancer and horse- rider, Jessica adored her Jack Russell Rolo and wanted to be a criminologist
Group solution eyed for bullying / Hopes rest on teacher training, psychological tests for children : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
Group solution eyed for bullying / Hopes rest on teacher training, psychological tests for children : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
According to the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry, the program will stress the importance of cooperation between teachers and schools in dealing with bullying, as it can be difficult for teachers to handle the problem on their own. The ministry plans to finish a draft training program by the end of March.
Meanwhile, schools have begun psychological testing to examine children's mental states so classroom problems can be detected as early as possible.
Some schools have already reported positive effects. Observers stress the first step in dealing with bullying is for adults to notice when children are having emotional difficulties.
"We plan to nurture teachers who can lead others to tackle bullying as a group," a senior education ministry official sai
The psychological test schools have begun introducing was developed by Waseda University Prof. Shigeo Kawamura, a psychology specialist, in 1996.
According to the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry, the program will stress the importance of cooperation between teachers and schools in dealing with bullying, as it can be difficult for teachers to handle the problem on their own. The ministry plans to finish a draft training program by the end of March.
Meanwhile, schools have begun psychological testing to examine children's mental states so classroom problems can be detected as early as possible.
Some schools have already reported positive effects. Observers stress the first step in dealing with bullying is for adults to notice when children are having emotional difficulties.
"We plan to nurture teachers who can lead others to tackle bullying as a group," a senior education ministry official sai
The psychological test schools have begun introducing was developed by Waseda University Prof. Shigeo Kawamura, a psychology specialist, in 1996.
Why Bully Victims Suffer in Silence - FoxNews.com
Why Bully Victims Suffer in Silence - FoxNews.com
From the time she started school through sixth grade, Trish McClune was bullied. Kids called her "Tissue" and wiped their noses on her clothes. Once, her best friend punched her. Even her cousins and sister got in on the game, forming "WHEAT" — the "We Hate Everything About Trish Club."
Reasons for secrecy tend to fall into one of seven categories, according to a 2005 review of research by University of Toronto social workers. The categories, reported in the journal Children & Schools, were:
* The cloak of secrecy: Bullying often happens out of adults' sight, in settings such as hallways and school lunchrooms. Thus, bullying stays between the victim, the bully and peer bystanders.
* Power: Bullying is marked by one participant — the bully — possessing more power than the other, whether that power is real or perceived. Children learn to gain power by aggression and to accept when others wield aggressive power. So a "weak" victim is not likely to tattle.
* Self-blame: Victims may feel shame and blame themselves for their situation. One girl told the researchers she was at fault for her victimization, because she was "a little chubby."
* Retaliation: To some kids, the logic is simple: Tell an adult and make the bully madder
* Vulnerability: Kids who are bullied are often less accepted by their peers and may struggle with social skills. They may yearn for acceptance from the very people who torment them.
* Fear of losing a friendship: Sometimes the relationship between bullies and victims isn't so straightforward. If the victim counts the bully as a friend (or wants to be his or her friend), telling may not seem like an option.
* Fear adults will do nothing: Kids may be skeptical that adults can, or will, take steps to stop a bully.
Complicating factors
On top of those reasons, the child's own characteristics may play a role. Reporting harassment may put a child in the position of having to highlight his or her own differences.
From the time she started school through sixth grade, Trish McClune was bullied. Kids called her "Tissue" and wiped their noses on her clothes. Once, her best friend punched her. Even her cousins and sister got in on the game, forming "WHEAT" — the "We Hate Everything About Trish Club."
Reasons for secrecy tend to fall into one of seven categories, according to a 2005 review of research by University of Toronto social workers. The categories, reported in the journal Children & Schools, were:
* The cloak of secrecy: Bullying often happens out of adults' sight, in settings such as hallways and school lunchrooms. Thus, bullying stays between the victim, the bully and peer bystanders.
* Power: Bullying is marked by one participant — the bully — possessing more power than the other, whether that power is real or perceived. Children learn to gain power by aggression and to accept when others wield aggressive power. So a "weak" victim is not likely to tattle.
* Self-blame: Victims may feel shame and blame themselves for their situation. One girl told the researchers she was at fault for her victimization, because she was "a little chubby."
* Retaliation: To some kids, the logic is simple: Tell an adult and make the bully madder
* Vulnerability: Kids who are bullied are often less accepted by their peers and may struggle with social skills. They may yearn for acceptance from the very people who torment them.
* Fear of losing a friendship: Sometimes the relationship between bullies and victims isn't so straightforward. If the victim counts the bully as a friend (or wants to be his or her friend), telling may not seem like an option.
* Fear adults will do nothing: Kids may be skeptical that adults can, or will, take steps to stop a bully.
Complicating factors
On top of those reasons, the child's own characteristics may play a role. Reporting harassment may put a child in the position of having to highlight his or her own differences.
Friday, November 19, 2010
Debate Opinion: Victorian twins Candice and Kristin Columbine scho...
Debate Opinion: Victorian twins Candice and Kristin Columbine scho...: For every one that contemplates suicide, think how rich your lives can be if you find people that understand you and enjoy your company.
There are many that need your love and attention, go and find them, someone to help, do not waste your life ,do not give up at the fist idiots you encounter.
Even if you are not happy today you can be tomorrow. Never give up. There are many sensitive and good people around. Go and find them. Like you they need you too.
There are many that need your love and attention, go and find them, someone to help, do not waste your life ,do not give up at the fist idiots you encounter.
Even if you are not happy today you can be tomorrow. Never give up. There are many sensitive and good people around. Go and find them. Like you they need you too.
High school students stand up to bullying in Desert Hot Springs | mydesert.com | The Desert Sun
High school students stand up to bullying in Desert Hot Springs | mydesert.com | The Desert Sun
The Desert Hot Springs High School senior decided to share what she has learned with younger students in an effort to take a stand against bullying.
“My main goal is to make sure these kids know bullying isn’t OK, it’s not normal and that they can stop it,” Ongalibang said.
She and a group of friends and classmates from Desert Hot Springs High School spoke to students at Desert Springs Middle School on Thursday about their personal experiences from both sides – as the ones who were picked on and the ones doing the bullying.
Luis Martinez has been bullied so badly for being gay that he has attempted suicide, tried to run away from home and even gotten into drugs, he told a group of eighth graders.
But there was a time that he was on the other end – even bullying Ongalibang, who he now considers a close friend.
“The truth is, people who bully have something to hide,” said Martinez, 17.
At the end of the assembly, three eighth-graders students stood in front of their peers and emotionally apologized to those they had been mean to.
“I have picked on people because I have been picked on,” one student said. “I just want to let you know, it’s not going to happen any more.”
The Desert Hot Springs High School senior decided to share what she has learned with younger students in an effort to take a stand against bullying.
“My main goal is to make sure these kids know bullying isn’t OK, it’s not normal and that they can stop it,” Ongalibang said.
She and a group of friends and classmates from Desert Hot Springs High School spoke to students at Desert Springs Middle School on Thursday about their personal experiences from both sides – as the ones who were picked on and the ones doing the bullying.
Luis Martinez has been bullied so badly for being gay that he has attempted suicide, tried to run away from home and even gotten into drugs, he told a group of eighth graders.
But there was a time that he was on the other end – even bullying Ongalibang, who he now considers a close friend.
“The truth is, people who bully have something to hide,” said Martinez, 17.
At the end of the assembly, three eighth-graders students stood in front of their peers and emotionally apologized to those they had been mean to.
“I have picked on people because I have been picked on,” one student said. “I just want to let you know, it’s not going to happen any more.”
LETTERS: Bullying in the schools
LETTERS: Bullying in the schools
In a Ray Bradbury's short story "The Playground," a father tried to protect his son from the horrors of the schoolyard. He wondered how childhood could be considered the best time of life, when it was the most "barbaric time when there were no police to protect you, only parents preoccupied with themselves and their taller world."
I admire the courage of the four kids - Gavin, Maria, Jake and Sam - who gave voice to their experiences ["In their own words: Battling the bullies," News, Nov. 14]. I wonder what the consequences will be for them, for publicly revealing their suffering and the powerlessness of adults to protect them.
We all know that the boundaries of the schoolyard now extend into people's homes through cyberspace, virtually obliterating any sense of sanctuary that children once found in the evenings, on weekends and during the summer.
Bullying is intensified today by a broad decline in civility. We live in a world of grown-up people who do not think twice about trampling personal boundaries through rude, intimidating and obnoxious behavior.
If we cannot turn back the hands of time, we can at least slow down and teach our children, after we remind ourselves, the importance of putting a reflective pause between impulse and action.
Andrew Malekoff
Long BeachEditor's note: The writer is the executive director of North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center.
I understand that many schools claim to have a "zero tolerance" policy on bullying, but bullying continues. This shows that the schools are not doing enough. What are the punishments or consequences for the bullies and all those that stand by and laugh or participate in one way or another? Most of the time the punishment is just a slap on the wrist.
Most important, where are these kids' parents? Is the school informing them that their child is harassing another kid? Parents should be held accountable for what their children do.
If we find that our children are harassing or bullying another, especially online, we have the right to take away their computers, phones and other privileges. Children who use the Internet to harass, degrade or bully another should not have access to the Internet.
Perhaps the schools should also require those children who are bullying to perform some kind of community service in order to have a good standing in school.
In a Ray Bradbury's short story "The Playground," a father tried to protect his son from the horrors of the schoolyard. He wondered how childhood could be considered the best time of life, when it was the most "barbaric time when there were no police to protect you, only parents preoccupied with themselves and their taller world."
I admire the courage of the four kids - Gavin, Maria, Jake and Sam - who gave voice to their experiences ["In their own words: Battling the bullies," News, Nov. 14]. I wonder what the consequences will be for them, for publicly revealing their suffering and the powerlessness of adults to protect them.
We all know that the boundaries of the schoolyard now extend into people's homes through cyberspace, virtually obliterating any sense of sanctuary that children once found in the evenings, on weekends and during the summer.
Bullying is intensified today by a broad decline in civility. We live in a world of grown-up people who do not think twice about trampling personal boundaries through rude, intimidating and obnoxious behavior.
If we cannot turn back the hands of time, we can at least slow down and teach our children, after we remind ourselves, the importance of putting a reflective pause between impulse and action.
Andrew Malekoff
Long BeachEditor's note: The writer is the executive director of North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center.
I understand that many schools claim to have a "zero tolerance" policy on bullying, but bullying continues. This shows that the schools are not doing enough. What are the punishments or consequences for the bullies and all those that stand by and laugh or participate in one way or another? Most of the time the punishment is just a slap on the wrist.
Most important, where are these kids' parents? Is the school informing them that their child is harassing another kid? Parents should be held accountable for what their children do.
If we find that our children are harassing or bullying another, especially online, we have the right to take away their computers, phones and other privileges. Children who use the Internet to harass, degrade or bully another should not have access to the Internet.
Perhaps the schools should also require those children who are bullying to perform some kind of community service in order to have a good standing in school.
BBC News - Coventry school tackles Facebook bullying
BBC News - Coventry school tackles Facebook bullying
Three students at a Coventry school have been excluded over "cyber bullying".
Wendy Tomes, headteacher at Sidney Stringer Academy, issued a letter telling parents malicious comments were made on the Facebook networking site.
"The students involved have been identified, and in many cases face fixed term exclusions," she said.
Police said they had spoken to a boy who was the subject of comments but were leaving the matter to the school.
Ms Tomes said there were about 18 people involved in the cyber bullying incident, not all of them Sydney Stringer students.
Three students at a Coventry school have been excluded over "cyber bullying".
Wendy Tomes, headteacher at Sidney Stringer Academy, issued a letter telling parents malicious comments were made on the Facebook networking site.
"The students involved have been identified, and in many cases face fixed term exclusions," she said.
Police said they had spoken to a boy who was the subject of comments but were leaving the matter to the school.
Ms Tomes said there were about 18 people involved in the cyber bullying incident, not all of them Sydney Stringer students.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
A resource for student leaders to counter bullying
http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/studentsupport/studentwellbeing/anti-bullyingpolicy.php
NSW Education Department download anti-bullying policy.
NSW Education Department download anti-bullying policy.
Booklet reveals school bully secrets - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Booklet reveals school bully secrets - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
"That was a general consensus throughout. The kids know that they've doing things that aren't necessarily appropriate at school but they don't actually identify themselves as a bully because they just think they're being tough and they're not understanding the impact of their behaviour on someone else," she said.
"The book looked at different things around why people bully. Why the bully does it. What's going through their minds when they're bullying ... a bully's perspective on their victims. The mistakes that they've made."
More help should be offered to the bully and specially to the bullied.
"That was a general consensus throughout. The kids know that they've doing things that aren't necessarily appropriate at school but they don't actually identify themselves as a bully because they just think they're being tough and they're not understanding the impact of their behaviour on someone else," she said.
"The book looked at different things around why people bully. Why the bully does it. What's going through their minds when they're bullying ... a bully's perspective on their victims. The mistakes that they've made."
More help should be offered to the bully and specially to the bullied.
Peer pressure driving teens to drink - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Peer pressure driving teens to drink - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
"Even when young people didn't feel like drinking, they thought they should or they wouldn't be part of the crowd, they wouldn't feel that they were belonging," she said.
"Peer pressure has got something to do with it, but I think more this sense of belonging.
"We need to imagine what our community would look like if we could walk freely down the street at any time of the day and not be subject to abuse, to the potential for violence, not see the litter of bottles, be able to have parties for our 16, 17 and 18-year-olds without having to notify the police."
"Education, role modelling, encouraging parents to talk to their children and to talk to other parents earlier so they're not waiting for things to start going wrong - I think those sort of positive influences will probably carry more weight."
"Even when young people didn't feel like drinking, they thought they should or they wouldn't be part of the crowd, they wouldn't feel that they were belonging," she said.
"Peer pressure has got something to do with it, but I think more this sense of belonging.
"We need to imagine what our community would look like if we could walk freely down the street at any time of the day and not be subject to abuse, to the potential for violence, not see the litter of bottles, be able to have parties for our 16, 17 and 18-year-olds without having to notify the police."
"Education, role modelling, encouraging parents to talk to their children and to talk to other parents earlier so they're not waiting for things to start going wrong - I think those sort of positive influences will probably carry more weight."
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Ontario asks police for proposals to combat school bullying | Posted | National Post
Ontario asks police for proposals to combat school bullying | Posted | National Post
The Ontario government has called on police services throughout the province to submit proposals for a new program designed to counter bullying.
Under the $1.68-million Safe Schools Grants program, unveiled Tuesday, police and local schools will team up to educate students on everything from anger management to safe usage of social networking sites.
Police services can receive a maximum of $50,000 per project, with grant recipients to be announced in a few weeks.
“We know that no school is immune from instances of violence or bullying. What’s important is how we react as a school, as a community, as a province, to help guide our youth on the right path,” Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Jim Bradley said during a news conference at Don Mills Collegiate Institute.
The Ontario government has called on police services throughout the province to submit proposals for a new program designed to counter bullying.
Under the $1.68-million Safe Schools Grants program, unveiled Tuesday, police and local schools will team up to educate students on everything from anger management to safe usage of social networking sites.
Police services can receive a maximum of $50,000 per project, with grant recipients to be announced in a few weeks.
“We know that no school is immune from instances of violence or bullying. What’s important is how we react as a school, as a community, as a province, to help guide our youth on the right path,” Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Jim Bradley said during a news conference at Don Mills Collegiate Institute.
Monday, November 15, 2010
CTV Toronto - Many children refuse to talk about bullying: experts - CTV News
CTV Toronto - Many children refuse to talk about bullying: experts - CTV News
Incidents of bullying, while decreasing, remain a problem because many students refuse to talk about the experience, experts said Monday.
"We have to stand up and talk about it," Education Minister Leona Dombrowski told a Toronto Coalition for the Awareness and Prevention of Bullying event.
This week is Bullying Awareness Week.
"I think it's a really big monster and hard to tackle," said Nan Milabinovic of the Children's Aid Society.
The first step for parents is to let their children know they should open up if they are being bullied -- and to look for signs their kids are being tormented.
Those signs include:
* becoming withdrawn
* anxiety about going to school
* unexplained crying or anger
* a sudden drop in grades
Incidents of bullying, while decreasing, remain a problem because many students refuse to talk about the experience, experts said Monday.
"We have to stand up and talk about it," Education Minister Leona Dombrowski told a Toronto Coalition for the Awareness and Prevention of Bullying event.
This week is Bullying Awareness Week.
"I think it's a really big monster and hard to tackle," said Nan Milabinovic of the Children's Aid Society.
The first step for parents is to let their children know they should open up if they are being bullied -- and to look for signs their kids are being tormented.
Those signs include:
* becoming withdrawn
* anxiety about going to school
* unexplained crying or anger
* a sudden drop in grades
Debate Opinion: Brumby promises student citizenship training - ABC...
Debate Opinion: Brumby promises student citizenship training - ABC...: "Brumby promises student citizenship training - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)Mr Brumby is on to something ...we need fresh i..."
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Only childs happier than those with siblings | Mail Online
Only childs happier than those with siblings | Mail Online
An only child will have more opportunities to spend quality time with their parents than if he has many siblings. They'd have to compete for their parent's attention, which can initiate rivalry and bullying.
Parent and school education programs, will certainly decrease bullying and other problems in society.
An only child will have more opportunities to spend quality time with their parents than if he has many siblings. They'd have to compete for their parent's attention, which can initiate rivalry and bullying.
Parent and school education programs, will certainly decrease bullying and other problems in society.
Morgan credits comedy career to childhood bullying - KSNT.com - News, Weather, Sports - Topeka, Kansas
Few come to UH summit offering tools to fight bullying | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Few come to UH summit offering tools to fight bullying | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
In light of a recent rash of teen suicides linked to bullying — including the September death of 13-year-old Cypress student Asher Brown — panel members at the Summit on Solutions, which included counselors, attorneys and students, said that bullying shouldn't just be dealt with in the after stages. Preventative measures must be taken, they said.
"The first line of defense is us; the students, the teachers and the parents," said FOX 26 reporter Adrien Watkins, moderator of the event. "The law is the last line of defense."
For the students, "bullying needs to be made uncool," said Brandon Wolf, writer for the GLBT magazine OutSmart. Students who witness bullying should use peer pressure to make bullies stop, Wolf said, because teenagers are influenced most by peers at that age. If peers disapprove, bullies will likely stop, he said.
In light of a recent rash of teen suicides linked to bullying — including the September death of 13-year-old Cypress student Asher Brown — panel members at the Summit on Solutions, which included counselors, attorneys and students, said that bullying shouldn't just be dealt with in the after stages. Preventative measures must be taken, they said.
"The first line of defense is us; the students, the teachers and the parents," said FOX 26 reporter Adrien Watkins, moderator of the event. "The law is the last line of defense."
For the students, "bullying needs to be made uncool," said Brandon Wolf, writer for the GLBT magazine OutSmart. Students who witness bullying should use peer pressure to make bullies stop, Wolf said, because teenagers are influenced most by peers at that age. If peers disapprove, bullies will likely stop, he said.
The Press Association: School bullying 'goes unreported'
The Press Association: School bullying 'goes unreported'
Nearly 47 per cent of those who witness bullying do not report it, research has found.
"It's of great concern that nearly half of young people who see others being bullied do not report it and that such a large proportion don't think it's any of their business to do so.
The report was released as Beatbullying, a separate anti-bullying charity, prepared to launch a "digital demonstration" in support of children's rights.
More than 750,000 people, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have created virtual avatars that will "march" across around 60 partner websites against bullying.
A deputation of bullying victims and their families will meet Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Wednesday.
Nearly 47 per cent of those who witness bullying do not report it, research has found.
"It's of great concern that nearly half of young people who see others being bullied do not report it and that such a large proportion don't think it's any of their business to do so.
The report was released as Beatbullying, a separate anti-bullying charity, prepared to launch a "digital demonstration" in support of children's rights.
More than 750,000 people, including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, have created virtual avatars that will "march" across around 60 partner websites against bullying.
A deputation of bullying victims and their families will meet Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Wednesday.
Modern bullies hide behind a computer screen | Article | The Punch
Modern bullies hide behind a computer screen | Article | The Punch
I’ve never been addicted to gambling, drugs or smoking. My drug of choice is Facebook, which I got hooked a few years ago and became obsessed.
After a Facebook hit, I’m likely to feel one of three things: extremely unproductive, slightly saddened or genuinely outraged.
In regards.....
Up to 10 percent of students in Year 4 to Year 9 reported having been cyber bullied in the previous term, with older students in this age category reporting a higher rate of victimisation than younger students.”
If all bullies are cowards at heart, then hiding behind a computer screen while attacking another person would have to be the lowest form of cowardice.
I’ve never been addicted to gambling, drugs or smoking. My drug of choice is Facebook, which I got hooked a few years ago and became obsessed.
After a Facebook hit, I’m likely to feel one of three things: extremely unproductive, slightly saddened or genuinely outraged.
In regards.....
Up to 10 percent of students in Year 4 to Year 9 reported having been cyber bullied in the previous term, with older students in this age category reporting a higher rate of victimisation than younger students.”
If all bullies are cowards at heart, then hiding behind a computer screen while attacking another person would have to be the lowest form of cowardice.
Debate Opinion: Calls for predator checks fix
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Schoolgirls' sick filming of 'tag team' fights | News.com.au
Schoolgirls' sick filming of 'tag team' fights | News.com.au
A GROUP of teenage girls are filming unprovoked "tag team" attacks on fellow students at a school in Western Australia.
The Sunday Times has obtained the video footage, which shows 13 and 14-year-old girls from John Willcock College, in Geraldton, carrying out planned attacks on other female students after school.
Parents said the disturbing footage was being circulated throughout the school via bluetooth on mobile phones.
The footage shows two girls walking up behind another female student before grabbing her hair, slinging her to the ground and repeatedly punching her head.
The second video shows up to three girls kicking and pulling the hair of another girl after she was flung to the ground.
Stop bullying.
A GROUP of teenage girls are filming unprovoked "tag team" attacks on fellow students at a school in Western Australia.
The Sunday Times has obtained the video footage, which shows 13 and 14-year-old girls from John Willcock College, in Geraldton, carrying out planned attacks on other female students after school.
Parents said the disturbing footage was being circulated throughout the school via bluetooth on mobile phones.
The footage shows two girls walking up behind another female student before grabbing her hair, slinging her to the ground and repeatedly punching her head.
The second video shows up to three girls kicking and pulling the hair of another girl after she was flung to the ground.
Stop bullying.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
Monique Rivarde Begins Anti-Bullying Crusade After Son Bobby Tillman's Stomping Death
Monique Rivarde Begins Anti-Bullying Crusade After Son Bobby Tillman's Stomping Death
Police say Tillman was simply walking toward the door when four teenagers he didn't know jumped him. Tillman, who was only 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed just 124 pounds, was punched, kicked and stomped to death as scores of teenagers looked on.
Police say Tillman was simply walking toward the door when four teenagers he didn't know jumped him. Tillman, who was only 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighed just 124 pounds, was punched, kicked and stomped to death as scores of teenagers looked on.
Catholic Diocese of Biloxi
Catholic Diocese of Biloxi
“The main thing that we’re asking our principals to do is to behave in a reasonable and prudent manner, to ask their teachers to report any incidents of bullying that they see to their principal and the principal will follow the guidelines that are set up under our policy,” Dr. Clark said.
“Every child should feel safe and secure in our schools. That’s the main thing we want. Learning cannot take place without a safe environment. We just want to have guidelines in place in case it does come up, but we believe our principals have done this all along. They’ve been handling it properly. They’ve investigated every incident. They keep records. We just don’t tolerate it.”
“The main thing that we’re asking our principals to do is to behave in a reasonable and prudent manner, to ask their teachers to report any incidents of bullying that they see to their principal and the principal will follow the guidelines that are set up under our policy,” Dr. Clark said.
“Every child should feel safe and secure in our schools. That’s the main thing we want. Learning cannot take place without a safe environment. We just want to have guidelines in place in case it does come up, but we believe our principals have done this all along. They’ve been handling it properly. They’ve investigated every incident. They keep records. We just don’t tolerate it.”
Bullying the topic of Tuesday event in Havelock | havelock, topic, tuesday - Local - ENCToday
Bullying the topic of Tuesday event in Havelock | havelock, topic, tuesday - Local - ENCToday
Do something kind each day. Don't stand by and watch someone be bullied. Get help from others.
Those are three of the simple measures in a broad program at Garden City Middle School, one that trains teachers and involves students in an effort to cut down on bullying by bringing it out in the open. Here's alook at how it works:
Do something kind each day. Don't stand by and watch someone be bullied. Get help from others.
Those are three of the simple measures in a broad program at Garden City Middle School, one that trains teachers and involves students in an effort to cut down on bullying by bringing it out in the open. Here's alook at how it works:
Garden City school battles bullying
Garden City school battles bullying
Do something kind each day. Don't stand by and watch someone be bullied. Get help from others.
Those are three of the simple measures in a broad program at Garden City Middle School, one that trains teachers and involves students in an effort to cut down on bullying by bringing it out in the open. Here's alook at how it works:
Do something kind each day. Don't stand by and watch someone be bullied. Get help from others.
Those are three of the simple measures in a broad program at Garden City Middle School, one that trains teachers and involves students in an effort to cut down on bullying by bringing it out in the open. Here's alook at how it works:
Friday, November 12, 2010
TO ALL AUSTRALIANS-TIME TO GIVE ALL THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES STOP BULLYING
Gillard, Abbot Brown and all Australians is it time to stop discrimination and bullying.
BYSTANDERS, BULLIES AND BULLIED UNITE, STOP BULLYING AND FIND NEW AND GOOD FRIENDS.
People with low self-esteem sometimes feel the need to join the crowd by saying really stupid and cruel remarks about people and animals.
All because of the need of acceptance and to be popular?
You can be the next one to be bullied, so stop bullying, and find new and good friends.
BYSTANDERS and the BULLIED have the numbers, and the power to stop bullying, by uniting, together you are many, and can stop the bullies and maybe, just maybe, turn some into really good friends.
All because of the need of acceptance and to be popular?
You can be the next one to be bullied, so stop bullying, and find new and good friends.
BYSTANDERS and the BULLIED have the numbers, and the power to stop bullying, by uniting, together you are many, and can stop the bullies and maybe, just maybe, turn some into really good friends.
Law falling behind cyber bullying trend - ABC News Since April
Law falling behind cyber bullying trend - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg also wants specific cyber-bullying laws, but in the meantime he says that children need to be taught good cyber citizenship.
The former chief justice of the Family Court, Alistair Nicholson, says the law has failed to deal with the growing problem of cyber bullying.
The call comes after a landmark prosecution of cyber-bullying offences in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
A 21-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to community service under Victoria's stalking laws for sending sent threatening text messages to a 17-year-old boy who days later committed suicide.
Professor of child and adolescent health at Edith Cowan University, Donna Cross, has been researching cyber bullying for three years.
She says the number of children who report being cyber bullied has increased from 15 to 25 per cent over that time.
"About 10 per cent of young people tell us that they are cyber bullied," Professor Cross said.
"But if we ask them have you ever had somebody send you a nasty picture or a nasty message over the internet or your mobile phone, up to 25 per cent of young people indicate that they have had this behaviour.
One of the key messages that will be delivered at the bullying summit is that educators need to better involve children and teenagers when developing policies to deal with the problem.
Professor Cross says she believes the solution to cyber bullying will come from schools, but she says legislation is also important.
"Our laws are miles behind the behaviours that young people are engaged in so if people are relying on regulations or a regulatory environment to stop this behaviour, I think that it will be very ineffective in the short term," she said.
Psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg also wants specific cyber-bullying laws, but in the meantime he says that children need to be taught good cyber citizenship.
Did you see much change in bullying policies and attitudes in your schools lately?
What did change since April?Has been effective? Your say.
Psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg also wants specific cyber-bullying laws, but in the meantime he says that children need to be taught good cyber citizenship.
The former chief justice of the Family Court, Alistair Nicholson, says the law has failed to deal with the growing problem of cyber bullying.
The call comes after a landmark prosecution of cyber-bullying offences in the Melbourne Magistrates Court.
A 21-year-old man was yesterday sentenced to community service under Victoria's stalking laws for sending sent threatening text messages to a 17-year-old boy who days later committed suicide.
Professor of child and adolescent health at Edith Cowan University, Donna Cross, has been researching cyber bullying for three years.
She says the number of children who report being cyber bullied has increased from 15 to 25 per cent over that time.
"About 10 per cent of young people tell us that they are cyber bullied," Professor Cross said.
"But if we ask them have you ever had somebody send you a nasty picture or a nasty message over the internet or your mobile phone, up to 25 per cent of young people indicate that they have had this behaviour.
One of the key messages that will be delivered at the bullying summit is that educators need to better involve children and teenagers when developing policies to deal with the problem.
Professor Cross says she believes the solution to cyber bullying will come from schools, but she says legislation is also important.
"Our laws are miles behind the behaviours that young people are engaged in so if people are relying on regulations or a regulatory environment to stop this behaviour, I think that it will be very ineffective in the short term," she said.
Psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg also wants specific cyber-bullying laws, but in the meantime he says that children need to be taught good cyber citizenship.
Did you see much change in bullying policies and attitudes in your schools lately?
What did change since April?Has been effective? Your say.
Debate Opinion: Nicole Brodeur | Getting the bully to back off | S...
Debate Opinion: Nicole Brodeur | Getting the bully to back off | S...: "Nicole Brodeur | Getting the bully to back off | Seattle Times Newspaper 'Most kids are not the bully or the victim,' Duffell said. 'They're..."
Bullying Leads to Suicide | Staho.com
Bullying Leads to Suicide | Staho.com
Students explain bullying through the bully’s feelings of insecurity and low self-esteem. They say that bullies torment people in an attempt to boost their popularity, status and power. 42 percent of students blamed the victim for bullying, saying they are too “different” or “odd”, from the vast majority of kids. 21 percent blamed bullying on the school environment, on human nature and society in general. Another study led by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, surveying more than 40,000 high-school students, reveals at least half of them had at one point bullied someone, while half of them had, at one point, been bullied themselves.
These findings prove to be very important in trying to better assess such behavior, and prevent it from occurring in any educational institutions, for starters.
Students explain bullying through the bully’s feelings of insecurity and low self-esteem. They say that bullies torment people in an attempt to boost their popularity, status and power. 42 percent of students blamed the victim for bullying, saying they are too “different” or “odd”, from the vast majority of kids. 21 percent blamed bullying on the school environment, on human nature and society in general. Another study led by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, surveying more than 40,000 high-school students, reveals at least half of them had at one point bullied someone, while half of them had, at one point, been bullied themselves.
These findings prove to be very important in trying to better assess such behavior, and prevent it from occurring in any educational institutions, for starters.
Debate Opinion: Cheryl Joseph: New Schools for Kids Whose Philadel...
Debate Opinion: Cheryl Joseph: New Schools for Kids Whose Philadel...: "Cheryl Joseph: New Schools for Kids Whose Philadelphia Mom Said She would Go to Jail to Save Them From Bullying - ABC News Would you do the ..."
Thursday, November 11, 2010
The Associated Press: Experts fear copycat suicides after bullying cases
The Associated Press: Experts fear copycat suicides after bullying cases
The best way to fight bullying is to be proactive, unite and fight for change, you can do it with the help of others like me.
Please help us to fight it and never waste your life in vain.
Do not let the bullies win.
The best way to fight bullying is to be proactive, unite and fight for change, you can do it with the help of others like me.
Please help us to fight it and never waste your life in vain.
Do not let the bullies win.
BULLYING QUOTES
"Only the best are bullied."
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
Benjamin D.
Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying. ~
share this Bullying saying Aldous Huxley
"Until there's a public commitment, and action to back that commitment, a policy is only words on paper.
Comedian Jo Brand interviewed in Radio Times, p13, 11-17 December 1999:
What would be your first act as world leader?
"To introduce a drug that everyone who was a bully had to take to stop them bullying other people. I'd put such a drug in the water now."
Courage is fire, and bullying is smoke.
Benjamin D.
Everyone who wants to do good to the human race always ends in universal bullying. ~
share this Bullying saying Aldous Huxley
"Until there's a public commitment, and action to back that commitment, a policy is only words on paper.
Comedian Jo Brand interviewed in Radio Times, p13, 11-17 December 1999:
What would be your first act as world leader?
"To introduce a drug that everyone who was a bully had to take to stop them bullying other people. I'd put such a drug in the water now."
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Boyertown parents criticize district’s anti-bullying policies | The Autism News
Boyertown parents criticize district’s anti-bullying policies | The Autism News
At the board meeting, parent Stacey Minotto said she has two autistic sons in district schools and has been to the administration four times this month about her seventh-grader being bullied.
When he tried to go to the lunchroom with his classmates he was verbally abused, she told the school board.
Administrators suggested that he eat his lunch in their “safe room.”
“Who’s being victimized here?” she asked. “The student who’s told his opportunity is to be in a safe room? I’m thinking your whole school should be safe.”
Brent and Krista Sandino said that despite the district’s anti-bullying policy, their son is bullied constantly because he has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism.
At the board meeting, parent Stacey Minotto said she has two autistic sons in district schools and has been to the administration four times this month about her seventh-grader being bullied.
When he tried to go to the lunchroom with his classmates he was verbally abused, she told the school board.
Administrators suggested that he eat his lunch in their “safe room.”
“Who’s being victimized here?” she asked. “The student who’s told his opportunity is to be in a safe room? I’m thinking your whole school should be safe.”
Brent and Krista Sandino said that despite the district’s anti-bullying policy, their son is bullied constantly because he has Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism.
Madonna's solution to end bullying: Stop gossiping for one day | EW.com
Madonna;solution to end bullying: Stop gossiping for one day | EW.com
What do you think? Could the Madonna Plan work? I don’t know that telling a teen they’ll have “more free time” gets the job done. But I like the idea of asking teens to walk away from people who are gossiping and bullying. Even if you’re not saying anything, by standing there and listening to it, you’re telling that person that what they’re saying is acceptable. I remember in high school, I found out that a close male friend of mine, who was dating my best friend, listened to another guy tear me down on a regular basis in physics lab. He never added to the conversation, which he thought was a good compromise because he didn’t want to lose this guy as a friend. But I could never understand why he wouldn’t at least tell him, “She’s a friend of mine. If you want to talk about her like that, don’t do it around me.” That’s a fair thing to say. (For the record: I still have no idea why that guy hated me … even after I interrupted an AP history class to announce to him — and the room — “I know you hate me. Why do you hate me?”)
What do you think? Could the Madonna Plan work? I don’t know that telling a teen they’ll have “more free time” gets the job done. But I like the idea of asking teens to walk away from people who are gossiping and bullying. Even if you’re not saying anything, by standing there and listening to it, you’re telling that person that what they’re saying is acceptable. I remember in high school, I found out that a close male friend of mine, who was dating my best friend, listened to another guy tear me down on a regular basis in physics lab. He never added to the conversation, which he thought was a good compromise because he didn’t want to lose this guy as a friend. But I could never understand why he wouldn’t at least tell him, “She’s a friend of mine. If you want to talk about her like that, don’t do it around me.” That’s a fair thing to say. (For the record: I still have no idea why that guy hated me … even after I interrupted an AP history class to announce to him — and the room — “I know you hate me. Why do you hate me?”)
Debate Opinion: Child safety first in overhaul of family law | New...
Debate Opinion: Child safety first in overhaul of family law | New...: "Child safety first in overhaul of family law | News.com.au The government took the positive step in deciding the child safety is more import..."
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Fighting Bullying With Babies - NYTimes.com
Fighting Bullying With Babies - NYTimes.com
Here’s how it works: Roots arranges monthly class visits by a mother and her baby (who must be between two and four months old at the beginning of the school year). Each month, for nine months, a trained instructor guides a classroom using a standard curriculum that involves three 40-minute visits – a pre-visit, a baby visit, and a post-visit. The program runs from kindergarten to seventh grade. During the baby visits, the children sit around the baby and mother (sometimes it’s a father) on a green blanket (which represents new life and nature) and they try to understand the baby’s feelings. The instructor helps by labeling them. “It’s a launch pad for them to understand their own feelings and the feelings of others,” explains Gordon. “It carries over to the rest of class.”
I have visited several public schools in low-income neighborhoods in Toronto to observe Roots of Empathy’s work. What I find most fascinating is how the baby actually changes the children’s behavior. Teachers have confirmed my impressions: tough kids smile, disruptive kids focus, shy kids open up. In a seventh grade class, I found 12-year-olds unabashedly singing nursery rhymes.
The baby seems to act like a heart-softening magnet. No one fully understands why. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, an applied developmental psychologist who is a professor at the University of British Columbia, has evaluated Roots of Empathy in four studies. “Do kids become more empathic and understanding? Do they become less aggressive and kinder to each other? The answer is yes and yes,” she explained. “The question is why.”
Here’s how it works: Roots arranges monthly class visits by a mother and her baby (who must be between two and four months old at the beginning of the school year). Each month, for nine months, a trained instructor guides a classroom using a standard curriculum that involves three 40-minute visits – a pre-visit, a baby visit, and a post-visit. The program runs from kindergarten to seventh grade. During the baby visits, the children sit around the baby and mother (sometimes it’s a father) on a green blanket (which represents new life and nature) and they try to understand the baby’s feelings. The instructor helps by labeling them. “It’s a launch pad for them to understand their own feelings and the feelings of others,” explains Gordon. “It carries over to the rest of class.”
I have visited several public schools in low-income neighborhoods in Toronto to observe Roots of Empathy’s work. What I find most fascinating is how the baby actually changes the children’s behavior. Teachers have confirmed my impressions: tough kids smile, disruptive kids focus, shy kids open up. In a seventh grade class, I found 12-year-olds unabashedly singing nursery rhymes.
The baby seems to act like a heart-softening magnet. No one fully understands why. Kimberly Schonert-Reichl, an applied developmental psychologist who is a professor at the University of British Columbia, has evaluated Roots of Empathy in four studies. “Do kids become more empathic and understanding? Do they become less aggressive and kinder to each other? The answer is yes and yes,” she explained. “The question is why.”
Sexual Identity:
Sexual Identity:DR LYNNE HILLIER: Young people say to us, "If someone is racist, teachers are on it. If someone is sexist, teachers are on it. But if someone is bullying me because of my sexuality, teachers tell me not to worry about it. They pretend it isn't happening." And that was a common complaint of young people.
DR LYNNE HILLIER, RESEARCH FELLOW, LA TROBE UNIVERSITY: In one study of 750 young people, over half of them had experienced verbal or physical assault because of their sexuality.
We have to unite and stop bullying.
DR LYNNE HILLIER, RESEARCH FELLOW, LA TROBE UNIVERSITY: In one study of 750 young people, over half of them had experienced verbal or physical assault because of their sexuality.
We have to unite and stop bullying.
Bullying cited by Pa. teen who killed himself
Bullying cited by Pa. teen who killed himself To all of you that feel depressed due to bullying.
The best way to help is not by harming yourself, but by joining others like me, and advocating, lobbying officials, media, family and friends, the all community.
Do not dare to waste your life without trying to stop bullying we need voices and your stories to help stop it.
Together we are many,and should unite.
The best way to help is not by harming yourself, but by joining others like me, and advocating, lobbying officials, media, family and friends, the all community.
Do not dare to waste your life without trying to stop bullying we need voices and your stories to help stop it.
Together we are many,and should unite.
Debate Opinion: Rudd 'gatecrashed' Hillary Clinton...
Debate Opinion: Debate Opinion: Rudd 'gatecrashed' Hillary Clinton...: "Debate Opinion: Rudd 'gatecrashed' Hillary Clinton TV event | News...: 'Rudd 'gatecrashed' Hillary Clinton TV event | News.com.au The way L..."
STOP BULLYING RUDD
STOP BULLYING RUDD
Monday, November 8, 2010
Bullying leaves police 'in tears' - former cop - National - NZ Herald News
Bullying leaves police 'in tears' - former cop - National - NZ Herald News
"I have seen big strong police officers, mentally and physically strong, that have dealt with all kinds of death, domestic violence, and terrible road accidents, you name it. They have been in absolute tears [following bullying]," Mr Harland told Radio New Zealand.
If you can make a strong police officer cry, can you imagine how a child or a young adult would feel?
"I have seen big strong police officers, mentally and physically strong, that have dealt with all kinds of death, domestic violence, and terrible road accidents, you name it. They have been in absolute tears [following bullying]," Mr Harland told Radio New Zealand.
If you can make a strong police officer cry, can you imagine how a child or a young adult would feel?
Parents Educated on Bullying Prevention - Westfield, NJ Patch
Parents Educated on Bullying Prevention - Westfield, NJ Patch
According to Green, kids who are not involved in school activities and don't have friendships are most at risk and should be easy to identify by staff who can engage and mentor them. "You can identify the kids who are having the worst day of their lives everyday because they are targeted and they feel insecure and they are not engaged," said Green. "That should be an emergency."
Green feels that using school wide approaches work most of the time, "unless the teachers aren't buying into it which means that school leaders aren't selling it hard enough." He said that zero tolerance and peer mediation do not work for bullying. Green recommended that parents use the web site www.njbullying.org for resources related to bullying.
"Our policy allows us to individualize each situation to the child and to the incident," Schmacher said. "It's really about respect, you don't have to like everybody, it's about respecting everybody for their differences."
She reviewed the programs that are being implemented now such as character education assemblies, videos and "Mix-It-Up" day where students don't sit with their friends so they can meet new people.
"It is our job to make sure the school is a safe place for all children," said Schumacher.
According to Green, kids who are not involved in school activities and don't have friendships are most at risk and should be easy to identify by staff who can engage and mentor them. "You can identify the kids who are having the worst day of their lives everyday because they are targeted and they feel insecure and they are not engaged," said Green. "That should be an emergency."
Green feels that using school wide approaches work most of the time, "unless the teachers aren't buying into it which means that school leaders aren't selling it hard enough." He said that zero tolerance and peer mediation do not work for bullying. Green recommended that parents use the web site www.njbullying.org for resources related to bullying.
"Our policy allows us to individualize each situation to the child and to the incident," Schmacher said. "It's really about respect, you don't have to like everybody, it's about respecting everybody for their differences."
She reviewed the programs that are being implemented now such as character education assemblies, videos and "Mix-It-Up" day where students don't sit with their friends so they can meet new people.
"It is our job to make sure the school is a safe place for all children," said Schumacher.
Abuse.net: Reporting spam and other abuse
Abuse.net: Reporting spam and other abuse Network Abuse Clearinghouse
Media Awareness Network (MNet) | Home
Media Awareness Network (MNet) | Home Media Internet resources for Parents and Teachers
Be Web Aware - Home
Be Web Aware - Home Parenting the NET Generation -Cyberspace Information and Resources
Friends: Bullying led to tragedy » News » The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA
Friends: Bullying led to tragedy » News » The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA US is seeing a wave of children suicides.
Former Midd-West student Erin Barnett sent a letter as well, blaming the school, saying that when students report bullying, “Nothing is done.”
“Bullying should be addressed in every school, and should have a punishment,” Barnett said.
“I do not appreciate … kids bullying others for their own gratification,” Folk wrote. “Because of bullying, one of my closest friends took his own life.”
“I am writing this (because) Midd-West School District has bullies, and kids who are bullied are not okay.”
Other high school students on Friday described Bitner as extremely gifted.
Kids and young adults stop bullying and violence. Can and does cause terrible consequences to the victims, and eventually to everybody involved.
Only the bystanders can stop this circle of abuse, bullies are in small numbers and the majority has the power to stop it, so use it.
Make it uncool and impossible for bullies to bully. UNITE AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE
Former Midd-West student Erin Barnett sent a letter as well, blaming the school, saying that when students report bullying, “Nothing is done.”
“Bullying should be addressed in every school, and should have a punishment,” Barnett said.
“I do not appreciate … kids bullying others for their own gratification,” Folk wrote. “Because of bullying, one of my closest friends took his own life.”
“I am writing this (because) Midd-West School District has bullies, and kids who are bullied are not okay.”
Other high school students on Friday described Bitner as extremely gifted.
Kids and young adults stop bullying and violence. Can and does cause terrible consequences to the victims, and eventually to everybody involved.
Only the bystanders can stop this circle of abuse, bullies are in small numbers and the majority has the power to stop it, so use it.
Make it uncool and impossible for bullies to bully. UNITE AGAINST BULLYING AND VIOLENCE
Teenager punched outside Pakenham Hungry Jack's dies | News.com.au
Teenager punched outside Pakenham Hungry Jack's dies | News.com.au Fights can have terrible consequences.Stop and think.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Vandals attack Sydney office of NSW Greens with poo | News.com.au
Vandals attack Sydney office of NSW Greens with poo | News.com.au
A typical bullying behavior, we are a democracy and should not "endorse" this type of action by any side of politics. One word disgusting.
A typical bullying behavior, we are a democracy and should not "endorse" this type of action by any side of politics. One word disgusting.
Parental Abuse, Animal Cruelty, and Crime: The Incorporation of Colvin's Differential Coercion Theory
Parental Abuse, Animal Cruelty, and Crime: The Incorporation of Colvin's Differential Coercion TheoryLinks between parental abuse and crime.
Animal cruelty dates back many centuries and has taken on various forms such as torture, killing, and bestiality. Not only does animal cruelty indicate a lack of affectionate bonds with what are considered human-like creatures, but this crime may often be a precursor to more serious crimes such as assault, rape, homicide and serial killing.
Animal cruelty dates back many centuries and has taken on various forms such as torture, killing, and bestiality. Not only does animal cruelty indicate a lack of affectionate bonds with what are considered human-like creatures, but this crime may often be a precursor to more serious crimes such as assault, rape, homicide and serial killing.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Bullying in schools: 'End bullying now' becomes a new national rallying cry - OrlandoSentinel.com
Bullying in schools: 'End bullying now' becomes a new national rallying cry - OrlandoSentinel.comIt's become a national rallying cry, from the classroom to the White House: End school bullying now.
"All of us have to step up here," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said last week. "Nobody gets a pass."
The push by the Obama administration, which includes a planned White House bullying conference, was propelled by several high-profile cases in which students killed themselves after being bullied in some manner.
"All of us have to step up here," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said last week. "Nobody gets a pass."
The push by the Obama administration, which includes a planned White House bullying conference, was propelled by several high-profile cases in which students killed themselves after being bullied in some manner.
Justin Bieber Speaks Out About Bullying - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV
Justin Bieber Speaks Out About Bullying - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV
Bieber also has a message for anyone who might see bullying going on around them. "There are so many bullies. It goes on so much," he added. "I think that you should ... especially if you are a bystander, you definitely should help out because it could be you next."
Bieber also has a message for anyone who might see bullying going on around them. "There are so many bullies. It goes on so much," he added. "I think that you should ... especially if you are a bystander, you definitely should help out because it could be you next."
Milton Public Schools Plan Two-Part Anti-Bullying Program - Milton, MA Patch
Milton Public Schools Plan Two-Part Anti-Bullying Program - Milton, MA PatchGreat initiative we need more like this around the world.
Dr. Phil Takes a Stand Against Bullying - The Early Show - CBS News
Dr. Phil Takes a Stand Against Bullying - The Early Show - CBS News
"It is so out of control," he said. "These kids are getting isolated in their homes. They're getting isolated on these computers. And they're getting their reputations ruined. This is something that is so different because there was a time when the bullies were limited to school. They would write things on the bathroom wall or bother kids on the playground or lunchroom. But now it travels with them -- even if they change schools. They can get isolated in their own homes. The cyber-bullying is a serious, serious problem. We've got to figure out what to do to get this under control."
In a recent show, Dr. Phil apologized to children.
He said, "On behalf of all the adults that seem to be running this society, I am so sorry. I just -- I am so sorry that this is going on in this society. I'm so sorry that gay is a slur."
"It is so out of control," he said. "These kids are getting isolated in their homes. They're getting isolated on these computers. And they're getting their reputations ruined. This is something that is so different because there was a time when the bullies were limited to school. They would write things on the bathroom wall or bother kids on the playground or lunchroom. But now it travels with them -- even if they change schools. They can get isolated in their own homes. The cyber-bullying is a serious, serious problem. We've got to figure out what to do to get this under control."
In a recent show, Dr. Phil apologized to children.
He said, "On behalf of all the adults that seem to be running this society, I am so sorry. I just -- I am so sorry that this is going on in this society. I'm so sorry that gay is a slur."
Friday, November 5, 2010
Australian Women Links: White Ribbon Day Home
Australian Women Links: White Ribbon Day Home: "White Ribbon Day HomeDo not forget to wear a white ribbon or wristband 15th November. All Aussie men should swear : never to commit violenc..."
Mayor urges tougher bullying sentencing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Mayor urges tougher bullying sentencing - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)"We see many acts that are unlawful, that when they get to the court people get a slap on the wrist, so there needs to be some escalating punishment for people that do participate in bullying," he said.
"I think legislation will help but it will come back to the courts and how serious the courts are on actually handing out punishments for acts of bullying."
"I think legislation will help but it will come back to the courts and how serious the courts are on actually handing out punishments for acts of bullying."
US Bullying News-DISD Considers Bullying Policy Revisions - KDAF
DISD Considers Bullying Policy Revisions - KDAF
"Nobody should go to school, I don't care if it's private, public, wherever, or a workplace, and feel threatened," DISD Parent Sherry Zander said.
"A kid is a kid. He needs the opportunity to go to school and not have to worry about what other people think about him," DISD Parent Steve Goldberg said.
"Nobody should go to school, I don't care if it's private, public, wherever, or a workplace, and feel threatened," DISD Parent Sherry Zander said.
"A kid is a kid. He needs the opportunity to go to school and not have to worry about what other people think about him," DISD Parent Steve Goldberg said.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Education minister 'failed to act' on bullying - Local News - News - General - The Warrnambool Standard
Education minister 'failed to act' on bullying - Local News - News - General - The Warrnambool StandardWhy are our kids not treated with the same rights as any other human beings?
If this was done to a prisoner,a refugee or a minister we would have the news reporting it, officials issuing a please explain, and probably it would go to court.
So why did the judge say this was not a matter for the court , when the appropriate authorities did not take any measures to address and resolve the abuse.
It is not acceptable to treat our kids with such contempt.
If this was done to a prisoner,a refugee or a minister we would have the news reporting it, officials issuing a please explain, and probably it would go to court.
So why did the judge say this was not a matter for the court , when the appropriate authorities did not take any measures to address and resolve the abuse.
It is not acceptable to treat our kids with such contempt.
Bullies reveal weakness of school system | Courier Mail
Bullies reveal weakness of school system | Courier MailIt is my opinion that the Education Department, Universities, Schools, Entertainment, Media, Church, etc should all unite and create a DEBATE WAVE about bullying.
Lately we have seen more and more TV shows where it is acceptable to ridicule people that are not as beautiful or as talented, etc.
TV and Radio personalities that make a very good living and are famous because they bully people.
We sometimes see our politicians using aggressive behavior and "not telling the truth".
The news makes a business of scandals, stunts and bad behavior, and these are reported constantly, making it common and acceptable.
We are giving our youth inconsistent messages about what is bullying.
Our youth needs clarification by all mediums of what is bullying, their repercussions and responsibilities, our youth is our country best asset and we should give more attention to them.
There is nothing cool about bad behavior, and hopefully we stop glorifying the bad and ugly.
Lately we have seen more and more TV shows where it is acceptable to ridicule people that are not as beautiful or as talented, etc.
TV and Radio personalities that make a very good living and are famous because they bully people.
We sometimes see our politicians using aggressive behavior and "not telling the truth".
The news makes a business of scandals, stunts and bad behavior, and these are reported constantly, making it common and acceptable.
We are giving our youth inconsistent messages about what is bullying.
Our youth needs clarification by all mediums of what is bullying, their repercussions and responsibilities, our youth is our country best asset and we should give more attention to them.
There is nothing cool about bad behavior, and hopefully we stop glorifying the bad and ugly.
Dad files human rights complaint over bullying in Surrey school
Dad files human rights complaint over bullying in Surrey schoolWhat a great decision DAD we need to change our ways and take responsibility for our inaction.
The school district asked the tribunal to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that it was filed after the six-month time limit had passed and that there was no continuing contravention of the Human Rights Code.
The school district asked the tribunal to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that it was filed after the six-month time limit had passed and that there was no continuing contravention of the Human Rights Code.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Chatdanger - how to keep SAFE while chatting online
Chatdanger - how to keep SAFE while chatting onlinetrue stories check it out.
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