What is Bullying
If a person talks to you in a ways negative way, even if it was behind your back, what type of bullying do you think this would be?
Verbal Bullying
True or False:
It is best to handle being bullied alone
False
Define bully
A person who purposely tries to hurt others by:
· Making them feel uncomfortable.
· Hurting them by kicking, hitting, pushing,
tripping, etc.
· Name-calling.
· Spreading nasty rumors.
Sometimes bystanders are afraid to report the bullying?
True
What is DASA?
DASA seeks to provide the State's public elementary and secondary school students with a safe and supportive environment free from discrimination, intimidation, taunting, harassment, and bullying on school property, a school bus and/or at a school function.
The use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature.
Cyber Bullying
One of your friends frequently spreads rumors about you, tells you that your clothes are ugly, and says she won't be your friend. You are confused by this behavior because you thought this girl was really your friend.
Tell your friend that her behavior is unkind
Ask your friend to stop
Stop being friends with this girls
True or False:
Bullying can have a long-term affects?
True
Bonus question: How
Define bystander
A person who watches bullying happen or hears about it and does nothing to stop the bullying.
BONUS: What are the 2 categories of bystanders?
What does DASA stand for?
Dignity for All Students Act
What is the use of physical actions to intimidate and gain control over a target. The physical actions are unwanted by the victim and can either cause damage to their body or possessions.
Physical Bullying
What are the side effects that targets may be subjected to when they are bullied?
Depression
Anxiety
Withdrawn
Suicidal ideation/attempts
Aggression
What is the difference between teasing and bullying?
Teasing is when both people are joking and neither get their feelings hurt, and bullying is when it goes on more than once, it’s negatively impacts and hurts someone, there’s a power imbalance, and it’s intentional (on purpose)
How can a bystander become a defender?
If you see someone getting bullied, then you can go up to the victim and help them get away from the bully or if you see someone get bullied you can tell an adult about the situation.
What does a target and DASA have in common?
DASA is NYS legislature that protects individuals from bullying behaviors and provided them a safe and nurturing learning environment.
What is a form of manipulation where a person says and does things emotionally to keep someone in line. All about fear, it is a tactic to hold power over others and to get what you want through coercion.
Emotional bullying
Why might someone become a target?
Socio-economic status
Family history
Unpopular, wrong kind of clothes
Speak with accent
BONUS: Are targets typically known to be passive, assertive or aggressive?
Bullying has a lot to do with what two factors:
Status and power
Your best friend has recently started to pick on another student in the class. At first, you thought it was funny, but lately, the teasing has gotten meaner and meaner. You can tell that the student is becoming more and more upset, but your friend in the class thinks it's funny.
Talk to your best friend about his/her behavior Support the target
How are bullies effected by DASA?
Due to DASA being NYS law, individuals who continue to bully other students, are at risk of legal consequences.
BONUS: List what consequences can follow. (List for least to most severe)
What does the bully and an abuser have in common
They all share the very similar categories:
Physical
Verbal
Emotional/Psychological
Sexual
Targets who experience relational bullying looks like what?
Ostracized
Outsider
Excluded
Bullying is an imbalance of ?
Power
What could happen to bystander (someone witnesses bullying)?
They could be questioned or written up for watching it happen. They can also suffer from depression and anxiety from the continued exposure of bullying.
What year was DASA written into law?
It was signed into law by former Governor David Paterson on September 13, 2010 but was not implemented in school districts statewide until July 1, 2012.