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Bullying Information
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Who are the
victims of bullying?
"Victims tend to
be loners who tend to cry easily, lack self-defense skills, aren't
able to use humor in conflict situations or who don't think quickly
on their feet. Children who have few friends are always easy prey
for bullies. It's easier to pick on a lone child without witnesses.
Children who have special needs are also common victims for
bullies."
Most victims of
bullying are children with little or no self-esteem or confidence,
for whatever reason.
Perhaps the child:
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Has a disability |
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Has a stammer |
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Is bad at sports |
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Is new to the district |
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Has a different religion or belief |
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Wears different clothes |
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Has a different accent |
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Has a different nationality or color |
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Has an ear that sticks out |
Dynamics of
Bully-Victim Situations
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A power differential exists between
the bully and the victim. |
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Bullies tend to confident,
aggressive, and lack empathy for the victim. |
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Bullies come from homes where there
is poor supervision, and modeling of and tolerance for
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Victims tend to be quiet, passive
children with few friends. |
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Victims do not respond effectively
to aggressive actions. |
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Bullying is often done so that
adults are not aware of it. |
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Victims are ashamed, and often
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This is an excerpt from the ASAP: A
School-based Anti-Violence Program.
Articles Related to Bullying
Schools Endeavor to Fight Against Bullying - Thinking back on
the last nine years, Tyler Albertario really can't choose the worst
moment. Maybe it was the morning someone tripped him in the school
hallway. Or the afternoon that kids spit on him from a bus window.
Or just the constant slights -- the birthday party invitations that
never arrived, the play-dates that never materialized. His parents
pay nearly $9,000 in property taxes a year because of the high
quality of the school system. "But who cares about high-ranking
education," his father said, "when your kid is miserable?"
Making
Schools Safe For Children - Oakland County California
Prosecutor Dave Gorcyca’s anti-bullying program is no more, but
local officials are working to keep the problem of school violence
in check. In fact, Oakland Schools has a committee that is looking
at the entire issue of school safety. The committee is expected to
present its findings and a recommendation in January, said Shelley
Yorke Rose, the intermediate school district’s spokeswoman.
Programs Aim to Stop 'Cyber Bullying' - Schoolyard bullies
are becoming increasingly high tech, as a growing number of students
now engage in "cyber bullying" by spreading rumors through web sites
or harassing students through text messages.
MN
Legislators Take Aim at School Bullying - State legislators
will try again to stand up to bullies. At a Capitol news conference
Friday, state Sen. Satveer Chaudhary, DFL-Fridley, announced that he
will introduce legislation next year to require Minnesota school
districts to adopt anti-bullying policies and offer them training in
anti-bullying measures. Chaudhary said it was time that schools quit
dismissing bullying as normal rite-of-passage behavior. "The excuse
that bullying is just kids being kids is unacceptable," he said.
America's Promise Partner
Lauds Promise Effort to Stamp Out Bullying - Recently an
Erie, Pa., high-school student, reportedly unable to continue
enduring relentless teasing and bullying from her peers, committed
suicide. Preventing similar deaths, and the other tragic outcomes
that can stem from bullying, including depression, substance abuse
and eating disorders, are the focus of The Ophelia Project, an
Erie-based nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a safe
social and emotional climate in schools and communities.
Teaming Up On Bullies - When I was little, playing with some
neighborhood kids, I let them roll me up in a rug. Or I rolled
myself up, I can’t remember. I do remember the feeling of being
totally helpless. Someone sat on me and didn’t let me unroll for an
eternity of probably a minute or so. I struggled, realizing that no
matter what I did, I couldn’t free myself. I was absolutely at the
other kids’ mercy until they let me go.
Battling Bullies? Turn to School Counselors & Other Professionals
For Help - What's the best way to handle a bully? Columnist
Victoria Clayton answers your queries. Have a question about
children's health and well-being? Send it to us at
childrenshealth@feedback.msnbc.com. We’ll post select answers in
future columns.
Parent Reviews Give an Inside View - How does your school
do in meeting the needs of its students? Just click on Parent
Reviews on any school profile on
www.greatschools.net to
see personal, up-close comments about schools. Thus far, they've
published over 37,000 reviews of schools across the country, and the
number keeps on growing! Parents tell us what they like about their
schools and what needs improvement.
MI
Michigan
Senate Approves Anti-Hazing Bills - Hazing of school and
college students in Michigan would be banned under legislation
passed unanimously by the Senate on Wednesday. But in approving SB
783 and SB 784, the Senate rejected an attempt to also make bullying
a state offense.
The Blame Game: Are Learning & Behavior Problems the Kids' Fault?
- Parents of special ed kids often say that they are intimidated
and patronized by staff at their children’s school. Are parents too
sensitive? Do they misperceive and misunderstand what happens in
their contacts with educators? Or are parents just over-protective
of their children, as many educators claim? If school staff believe
that you or your child are responsible for your child’s problems,
how can you work with them to ensure that your child gets a good
quality education?
What Bullies
Want - Bullies are popular and
their classmates think they're cool, according to new research from
UCLA, which points to the need for a new approach to addressing the
problem in schools.
U.S.
U.S. Frames Bullying
as Health Issue - The federal
government is planning a $3.4 million campaign to combat bullying,
drawing support from more than 70 education, law enforcement, civic
and religious groups. With an expected start next year, the effort
will frame bullying as a public health concern, targeting kids and
the adults who influence them.
FL
Six Schools
Plan to Rid Their Halls of Bullies -
It was the soundtrack to Jane Hershman's seventh grade: a
relentless chorus of verbal abuse from a male classmate, in gym,
at lunch, in the halls, most of it unprintable.
WA
Teasing
Suit Moves to Appeals Court -
The mother of an autistic boy says hearing him called "stupid"
and "crazy" by his kindergarten classmates was only part of the
problem, according to court records.
U.K.
School's shock at 'bullied' pupil's death -
School staff say they are devastated at the death of a
16 year old whose parents believe he killed himself because of
bullying.
MI
Kids get help
conquering bullies - Metro Detroit schools develop programs
to prevent abuse and boost self-esteem. Like other kids her age,
Jamie Artman was bullied in middle school for no reason. One day,
a group of boys picked her out of a crowd because she was wearing
a necklace with a star pendant.
WI
3 Green Bay
teens get jail time for beating classmate -
Three Green Bay teens were convicted Monday of
beating up a 15-year-old disabled classmate in October.
AR
5 teens charged in taped
assault - Group beat special
education student at bus stop, police say.
Students
still afraid despite fewer school weapons, crime. Why? Bullies.
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Metal detectors and surveillance
cameras have sharply reduced weapons and crime at the nation's
schools, but a government report says students are more afraid on
school grounds than off because of a problem that hasn't changed:
the school bully.
Read the
article from the Rocky Mountain News "Students
don't pull punches"
- Colorado schools
have plenty of bullies, survey indicates.
Read the article from
the Denver Post -
Colorado kids
blame violence on intolerance
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