This is the number of kids who are bullied each year, making it the most common form of violence against young people.
What is 13 million?
100
Hurting a person or their possessions, hitting, kicking, pinching, pushing, tripping, making rude hand gestures.
What is physical bullying?
100
The name often used to describe the role of the individual that is exhibiting bullying behaviors.
What is a "bully" (NOTE: Rather than calling them "a bully" and labeling a person by their behavior and in essence referring to them as "bad", it is recommended to refer to this person as "the individual or student that is exhibiting bullying behaviors".
100
Merely telling a teacher, counselor, or administrator is NOT officially reporting bullying. This must be done to make your bully report "official"
What is bully reporting should ALWAYS be done in writing. (NOTE: If it's not in writing, it didn't happen.
100
When it comes to bullying, by law the school is required to have this policy.
What is a bullying policy?
200
The fraction of time that adults are told about bullying.
What is 1/3 of the time?
200
Saying or writing mean things, teasing, name calling, inappropriate sexual comments, taunting, or threatening.
What is verbal bullying?
200
The role played by the individual who is being bullied?
What is the "target" of bullying?
200
Parent, Teacher, Guidance Counselor, Administrator, etc.
What is a trusted adult students should talk with?
200
Within a bullying policy, this is an important process that is required by law to be included in the policy.
What is a process to report bullying complaints.
300
The percentage of time that bullying happens when an adult is NOT present.
What is 67%?
300
Hurting someone's reputation or relationships, leaving someone out on purpose, spreading rumors, embarrassing someone in public.
What is social bullying?
300
The role of the individual(s) who see the bullying happen.
What is a "witness" or "bystander"?
300
Important way in which bully reporting helps schools stop bullying.
What is helps schools track patterns ( track bullying during certain lunch periods, in hallways, busses, etc.; tracks repetitive bullying by a particular individual)
300
According to Iowa Code 280.28 this procedure is required of all schools after a bullying complaint has been submitted.
What is a prompt investigation of bullying complaints?
400
The percentage of students with disabilities who say they are bullied on a regular basis.
What is 60%?
400
Sending hurtful text messages or emails, posting mean and hurtful messages on facebook, twitter or other social media. Starting false rumors and spreading them via text, email or social media.
What is cyber bullying?
400
When the student exhibiting the bullying behaviors scopes out the target, checks out the environment, determines the audience, and identifies an exit.
What is surveying the landscape?
400
3 ways you can "officially" report bullying to the school.
What are Bullying Complaint Form, written letter or emal?
400
The Iowa code number that describes Iowa law regarding bullying.
What is Iowa code 280.28
500
Number of U.S. students PER DAY who stay home from school from fear of being bullied.
What is 160,000?
500
When the student is both targeted by bullying and also bullies in response.
What is reactive bullying?
500
The student exhibiting bullying behaviors will initiate small act to see how target and audience responds, name call to depersonalize the target and capitalize on the actions of the witnesses (bystanders).
What is a test run?
500
An important thing to do with all written bullying complaints sent to the school.
What is keep a copy for your records?
500
Bullying laws vary by state. This is where you can view the status of state legislation.