The Truth About Bullying
The Truth About BULLYING Bullying Physical,verbal, or psychological attacks or intimidation against a defenseless person. SCHOOL 1 out of 4 Kids are bullied every month in the U.S 160,000 kids miss school each day for fear of Bullying 1 in 10 children drops out of school due to bullying Playground Statistics - Every 7 minutes a Child is Bullied School bullying laws in the United States Law prohibits bullying of students based on sexual orientation and gender identity Law prohibits bullying of students based on sexual orientation School regulation or ethical code for teachers that address bullying of students based on sexual orientation Law prohibits bullying in school but lists no categories of protection No statewide law that specifically prohibits bullying in schools What Qualifies as Bullying? Hitting Threatening Intimidating Maliciously Teasing and Taunting Name-calling Making sexual remarks Stealing or damaging belongings Indirect attacks such as spreading rumors Encouraging others to reject or exclude someone Where is bullying taking place and who is being Bullied? • 85% of bullying occurs inside of school • 82% with learning disabilities have been bullied at school • 44% middle schoolers experience bullying problems • 43% fear harassment in the bathroom at school • 40% of kids with Autism have been bullied at school Cyber Bullying lll REM.com? 1:00 PM Messages Grace Pamer Venues of Cyberbullying 35% of kids have been 1. SMS threatened online 2. Photo/video sharing 43% of kids have been 3. Phone calls MA bullied while online 4. Emai! 5. Chat rooms 58% have not told their parents or an adult 6. Instant messaging 7. Websites Are you Serious? Send 6 Warning Signs that your Child is being Bullied 1. Disconnects from people and isolates self 2. Physical problems such as headaches and stomachaches 3. Difficulty concentrating 4. Difficult falling/staying asleep or experiences frequent nightmares 5. Seems listless, unenthusiastic and disinterested in many aspects of life 6. Hypervigilant, extremely nervous, depressed or emotionally explosive The Effect • 4400 deaths per year, according to the CDC 14% of high school students have considered suicide 7% have attempted it Bullycide! Stomp Out Bullying SPEAK UP! STEP UP! Sources: Toman http://drtedzeff.com/news/warningsigns.php http://www.creepsquash.com/bullying.php http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/bull ying-and-suicide.html http://www.makebeatsnotbeatdowns.org/fact s_new.html http://www.statisticbrain.com/bullying- almom. como statistics/ Ocreated
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