Bullying Awareness
Child Abuse Facts
What Can I Do?
100
True or False? Bully is defined as purposeful harassment when one person has great power or status than another?
What is TRUE.
100
True or False? All Yowell staff are mandated reporters of child abuse?
What is TRUE!
100
True or False? Teaching personal body safety to children is one way to prevent bullying and child abuse.
What is TRUE! Kids who have received training on protecting their personal space are more likely to stand up for themselves and/or report bullying and child abuse.
200
True or False? It is bullying when 2 kids of equal size get into a fight?
What is FALSE.
200
True or False? It is OK to wait until the end of the day to report suspected child abuse to your administrator or counselor?
What is FALSE! Suspicion of child abuse should be reported immediately to the principals or counselor who can investigate.
200
A child who is being bullied or suffering from abuse might show one of these behaviors:
What is (any appropriate answer)- withdrawn, changes in work ethic, changes in alertness, eating more or less, changes in appearance/cleanliness, suicidal comments, or in the case of sexual abuse- increase in sexual behavior or discussions.
300
Students report that the #1 reason they are bullied is because of their? -Race- -Appearance- -Family/Culture-
What is Appearance?
300
This % of reported child abuse cases are fictitious or made-up: 5 % - 25 % - 50 %
What is 5 %. When a child reports something there is a 95% chance that he/she is telling the truth. Report it!
300
Family indicators of child abuse can include:
What is: substance abuse, insufficient sleeping space, loss of one parent through divorce or death, family isolation (no social or emotional contacts outside the family home), parents who were victims of child abuse will often abuse if they did not receive intervention.
400
This % of Yowell 3/4/5 graders report that they have been bullied at least once? 25% - 55%- 70%-
What is 55%
400
True or False? Between 1 in 10 children will be sexually abused by the time they are 18.
What is TRUE! Some statistics show the number is closer to 1 in 4 children.
400
True or False? Children of abuse will typically show some signs that indicate they are been abused?
What is TRUE! Often these signs are small, and the changes hard to detect. But if you are concerned, report it to us!
500
This is where the greatest percentage of bullying occurs, based on the survey last year: -In the cafeteria- -On the playground- -In the classroom-
What is In the Classroom?
500
True or False? in 70-90% of child sexual abuse cases, the abuser is a stranger.
What is FALSE! The abuser in up to 90% of cases is a person trusted by the child.
500
True or False? The best way to deal with bullying is to make the bully apologize to the victim immediately.
What is FALSE! Victims of bullying need to feel safe. Students who bully need to be dealt with away from their victim.
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