What is Bullying?
Where cyber bullying takes place.
What is the internet?
95% of teens in the U.S. are online, and the vast majority access the internet on their mobile device, making it the most common medium for cyber bullying
The person whom you should talk to if you are being bullied.
Teachers
Principal
Assistant Principal
School Secretary/Clerk
School Counselor
Nurse
School Social Worker
School Psychologist
Behavior Education Assistant
Security
This is one of the most common mental illnesses that can be caused by bullying.
What is depression OR anxiety?
Research indicates that persistent bullying can lead to or worsen feelings of isolation, rejection, exclusion, and despair, as well as depression and anxiety, which can contribute to suicidal behavior.
More than half of bullying situations (___%) stop when a peer intervenes on behalf of the student being bullied.
More than half of bullying situations (57%) stop when a peer intervenes on behalf of the student being bullied.
The social media site where cyber bullying is most prevalent.
What is Instagram?
Instagram is the social media site where most young people report experiencing cyberbullying, with 42% of those surveyed experiencing harassment on the platform.
Why do people bully? Studies show that there could be several reasons why people bully.
Wanting to dominate others and improve social status.
Low self esteem and wanting to feel better about themselves
A lack of remorse and wanting others to feel better about themselves.
Anger, frustration and jealousy
Struggling socially
Being the victim of bullying behaviors themselves
Learned behaviors from others
Two forms of bullying that are common in middle and high school.
What are (two of - cyber bullying, physical bullying, name calling, exclusion, spreading rumors)
About ___% of young people between the ages of 12 and 17 have been bullied online.
About 37% of young people between the ages of 12 and 17 have been bullied online. 30% have had it happen more than once.
This is an example of what NOT to do when you are witnessing someone be bullied.
What is do nothing OR retaliate towards the bully?
60% of young people have witnessed online bullying. Most do not intervene
Bullying can lead to _____ grades
What is worse/a decrease in?
Students who experience bullying are at increased risk sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement, and dropping out of school.
Approximately _______ teens have skipped school because of bullying (hint: 100,000 - 200,000)
Approximately 160,000 teens have skipped school because of bullying
A form of bullying that remains constant (does not become more or less common) throughout elementary, middle and high school.
What is verbal abuse/verbal bullying/name calling?
Only __ in 10 teen victims will inform a parent or trusted adult of their abuse.
Only 1 in 10 teen victims will inform a parent or trusted adult of their abuse.
Approximately __% of students ages 12-18 who were bullied during the school year notified an adult at school about the bullying.
Approximately 46% of students ages 12-18 who were bullied during the school year notified an adult at school about the bullying.
Student are bullied reported that bullying occurred the most in following place
Bullied students reported that bullying occurred in the following places:
the hallway or stairwell at school (43%)
Inside the classroom (42%)
In the cafeteria (27%)
Outside on school grounds (22%)
Online or by text (15%)
In the bathroom or locker room (12%)
& on the school bus (8%).
True/False 71% of students report incidents of bullying as a problem at their school.
What is true?
Conflict vs. Bullying: What’s the Difference?
This gender is twice as likely to be victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying.
What are girls?
Girls are more likely than boys to be both victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying. 15% of teen girls have been the target of at least four different kinds of abusive online behaviors, compared with 6% of boys.
__ out of 5 students (81%) say they would be more likely to intervene in instances of cyberbullying if they could do it anonymously
4 out of 5 students (81%) say they would be more likely to intervene in instances of cyberbullying if they could do it anonymously
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The reasons for being bullied reported most often by students include...
The reasons for being bullied reported most often by students include physical appearance, race/ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation.