Bullying
Bullying - What to do?
Do not label
Unintended consequences
Sends a message
Kids who are bullied
Listen
Show you want to help
Assure child it’s not their fault
Struggle talking about it
Talk to a school counselor
Advice and protect the child
Safe
Switching classrooms/buses
Be persistent
May not end overnight
Commit to stop
Follow up
Potential to be repeated
Takes consistent effort to stop
Bystanders
Require support
May not know what to do
May not feel safe
Kids who bully
Identify problem behavior
Wrong and harms others
Show it is to be taken seriously
Not tolerated, model
Search together for reasons he or she bullied
Fit in
Home, abuse, stress
Need additional support
Use consequences to teach
Good friend lesson
Effects
Read about it
Make posters for the school
Make amends or repair the situation
Make a letter
Do a good deed
Clean up, repair, or pay for damages
Follow up
Praise good acts of kindness
Bullying Resources
Books
Bully B.E.A.N.S By Julia Cook- Teaches students how to stand up to a bully.
The Juice Box Bully By Bob Sornson and Maria Dismondy
Say Something By Peggy Moss- Talks about being a bystander.
Wonder By R.J. Palacio (Grade 4- Middle)
Movies
Spookley the Square Pumpkin (Preschool thru Grade 2/3)
Wonder (Grade 3/4- Middle School)
Cyberbully (Parents should watch first) High School Age
Websites
Lesson Plans
http://www.bullyfree.com/access-bullying-prevention-lesson-plans
http://mariadismondy.com/uploads/docs/Juice-Box-Readers-Guide.pdf
https://bullyingnoway.gov.au/NationalDay/ForSchools/LessonPlans/Pages/Stand-Together-2013.aspx
https://witsprogram.ca/pdfs/schools/books/say-something/say-something.pdf
http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/teaching-students-to-prevent-bullying.htm
http://classroom.kidshealth.org/classroom/3to5/problems/emotions/bullying.pdf?ref=search
Training
Florida Law - The 2017 Florida Statutes
Florida Statute 1006.147 - Bullying and harassment prohibited
(1) “Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act.”
(2) Bullying or harassment of any student or employee of a public K-12 educational institution is prohibited:
(a) During any education program or activity conducted by a public K-12 educational institution;
(b) During any school-related or school-sponsored program or activity or on a school bus of a public K-12 educational institution;
(c) Through the use of data or computer software that is accessed through a computer, computer system, or computer network within the scope of a public K-12 educational institution; or
(d) Through the use of data or computer software that is accessed at a non-school related location,
( (a) “Bullying” includes cyberbullying and means systematically and chronically inflicting
(Florida Legislature, 2017)
School Voucher For Bullying
House Bill (HBI) was recently approved in the house and signed by Florida Governor Rick Scott.
To learn more about the voucher visit: http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/
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