harassment, intimidation, & bullying
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Harassment, Intimidation, & BullyingNJ HIB LawMrs. Bordas
WHAT IS HIB?
Harrasment, Intimidation, or Bullying (HIB) Is any gesture, written, verbal or physical act or
electronic communication, single incident or a series of incidents, that is:
Motivated either by any actual or perceived
characteristic, such:◦ race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender,
sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or a mental, physical or sensory disability, or any other distinguishing characteristic
Occurs on school property, school-sponsored function, on a school bus, or off school grounds that substantially disrupts or interferes with the operation of the school or rights of other students
HIB Conditions A reasonable person should know under the
circumstances will have the effect of physically or emotionally harming a pupil or damaging the pupil’s property, or placing a pupil in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm to his/her person or damage to his/her property; or
Has the effect of insulting or demeaning any pupil or
group of pupils; or Creates a hostile educational environment for the
pupil by interfering with a pupil’s education or by severely or pervasively causing physical or emotional harm to the pupil.
Bullying can be defined as behaviors that hurt or scare another who is vulnerable or perceived as weak
TYPES OF BULLYING
Physical Bullying What does it look like?
Pushing Shoving Spitting Kicking Stealing Threatening Verbal Bullying Mocking Name-calling Taunting Teasing Verbally threatening
Emotional Bullying
What does it look like?
Giving dirty looksExcluding peopleSpreading
rumorsIgnoring
Cyber bullyingWhat it looks like?Sending inappropriate
emailsSending inappropriate
picturesSending inappropriate
textsPrank callingWriting inappropriate
blogsWriting inappropriate
posts in social networking sites
STATISTICS
1 in 7 students is either a bully or victim
160,000 students stay home a day because they're afraid of being bullied
60% of boys who were bullies in high school had at least one criminal conviction by the age of 24
42% of students have been bullied while online 18-25% of high school students are bullied
frequently
Victims of bullying are more likely to suffer physical problems such as common colds and coughs, sore throats, poor appetite, and night waking. (Journal of the American Medical Association, 2003).
Teens that come from homes with little support are at greater risk for engaging in bullying behavior
Physical bullying declines in high school. Verbal abuse remains.
WHY DO PEOPLE BULLY?
Possible MotivesThey are bullied themselvesOthers are doing it and getting
away with itThey want to feel like they
belongMakes some people feel stronger,
smarter, or better than the victimIt keeps others from bullying
them
WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU ARE BULLIED OR HARASSED?
What to doTell an adult whom you trustWalk awayStay in a group as much as you can so you
won’t find yourself alone with the personIf it feels safe to do so, stand up to the bully
by telling him or her why you find their behavior unacceptable
If you are being harassed online or by phone, DO NOT REPLY. Print out and/or save the harassing message. Share them with a trusted adult.
Join groups or clubs to meet people
What NOT to doDon’t bully back or bully
someone elseDon’t keep it to yourself or hope
the problem will just disappearDon’t hurt yourselfDon’t skip school or avoid
groups- Remember up to 160,000 stay home because of this
What happens to the bullied?Self esteem dropsFeelings of overwhelming
sadness, loneliness, or anxietyDepression that can carry over
into adulthoodDropping out of social situationsCutting school and falling behind
in class work
GROUP WORK
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