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An Introduction to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Aimee Schneider, M.Ed. Certified Olweus Bullying Prevention Trainer [email protected] 312.593.1330

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Page 1: An Introduction to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Aimee Schneider, M.Ed. Certified Olweus Bullying Prevention Trainer aimeekschneider@gmail.com

An Introduction to theOlweus Bullying Prevention Program

Aimee Schneider, M.Ed. Certified Olweus Bullying Prevention Trainer

[email protected]

Page 2: An Introduction to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program Aimee Schneider, M.Ed. Certified Olweus Bullying Prevention Trainer aimeekschneider@gmail.com

This Presentation Will . . .

• Provide an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of bullying

• Discuss misperceptions related to bullying• Introduce bullying-related data collected at Hawthorne• Provide an overview of the Olweus Bullying

Prevention Program

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Who?Who?

What?What?

When?When?

Where?Where?

How? How?

Why?Why?

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“Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending

himself or herself.”

OBPP Teacher Guide, p. xii

What Is Bullying?

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Three Key Components of Bullying Behavior

1. Involves an aggressive behavior

2. Typically involves a pattern of behavior repeated over time

3. Involves an imbalance of power or strength

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Direct Bullying

• Hitting, kicking, shoving, spitting

• Taunting, name-calling, using degrading comments

• Threatening or obscene gestures

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Indirect Bullying

• Getting another person to bully someone

• Spreading rumors

• Causing another person to be socially isolated

• Cyber bullying

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How Much Do You KnowAbout Bullying?

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Other Myths About Bullying

• Children who bully are loners.

• Children who bully have low self-esteem.

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Effects of Being Bullied

•Lower self-esteem•Depression and anxiety•Absenteeism and lowered school achievement

•Thoughts of suicide•Illness

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Concerns about Children Who BullyChildren who bully are more likely to:

• get into frequent fights• be injured in a fight• steal or vandalize property• drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes• be truant or drop out of school• report poor academic achievement• perceive a negative climate at school• carry a weapon

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Effects of Bullying on Bystanders

Bystanders may feel:

• Afraid

• Powerless to change the situation

• Guilty for not acting

• A diminished empathy for victims over time

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Effects of Bullying on School Climate

• Bullying creates a climate of fear and disrespect.

• Bullying interferes with student learning.

• Students may feel insecure and not like school as well.

• Students may perceive a lack of control or caring.

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Bullying is a Serious Issue

• It has an impact on the entire school community.

• It requires a coordinated effort from adults, students and parents.

• We must acknowledge the role bystanders play in supporting and/or stopping bullying.

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What Roles Do Students Play in Bullying Situations?

B

C

D

H

G

E

F

AStart the bullying and take an active part

Take an active part, but do not start the bullying

Support the bullying, but do not take an active part

Like the bullying, but do not display open support

Watch what happens, but don’t take a stand

Dislike the bullying and think they ought to help, but don’t do it

Dislike the bullying and help or try to help the bullied student

The one who is being bullied

Student Who Is Bullied

Students Who Bully

Followers

Supporters

Passive Supporters

DisengagedOnlookers

PossibleDefenders

Defenders

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Percentage of Students Who Have Been Bullied2011

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total

13%

25% 26%

11%15%

11%

17%

Girls and Boys

National Comparison

Graph 3c. Percentage of girls and boys who have been bullied"2-3 times a month" or more (Q4 dichotomized)

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Percentage of Students Who Have Bullied2011

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Total

2% 2%

7%

2%

7%

23%

7%

Girls and Boys

National Comparison

Graph 5c. Percentage of girls and boys who have bullied anotherstudent(s) "2-3 times a month" or more (Q24 dichotomized)

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0% 10% 20% 30%

Verbal

Exclusion

Physical

Rumors

Damage

Threat

Racial

Sexual

Cyber

Another Way

17%

17%

5%

13%

5%

6%

8%

9%

2%

7%

18%

15%

10%

12%

8%

9%

10%

13%

3%

9%

Girls Boys

Graph 7. Ways of being bullied, for students who reported being bullied "2-3 times a month"or more (Q4)

What Bullying Looks Like at Hawthorne (2011)

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%100%

On playground/athletic field (during recess orbreaks)

In hallways/stairwells

In class (teacher in the room)

In class (teacher not in the room)

In the bathroom

In gym class or locker room/shower

In the lunchroom

On the way to and from school

At the school bus stop

On the school bus

Somewhere else at school

45%

33%

28%

33%

19%

13%

35%

6%

5%

22%

35%

54%

25%

8%

26%

13%

19%

36%

11%

4%

18%

31%

Girls Boys

Graph 10a. Where the bullying has occurred, for students who reported beingbullied "once or twice" or more (Q4). Percentage of girls and boys who report

being bullied in various places

Bullying Hot Spots (2011)

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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Told teacher oranother adult at

school

Toldparent/guardian

Told brother,sister, or friend

Told nobody

30%

45%

57%

38%

Girls and BoysNational Comparison

Graph 11c. Percentage of bullied girls and boys (according toTable 3b) who have told/not told anybody about the bullying

Are Students Reporting Bullying? (2011)

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Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

• The most-researched and best-known bullying prevention program available today.

• First systematic research on bullying conducted in the early 1970s by Dr. Dan Olweus.

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OBPP is . . .• designed for ALL students (K-12)• preventive AND responsive• focused on changing norms and restructuring

the school setting• research-based• NOT time-limited: requires systematic

efforts over time

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OBPP is not . . .

• a curriculum• a conflict resolution approach• a peer mediation program• an anger management program

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Goals of OBPP

• To reduce existing bullying problems among students

• To prevent the development of new bullying problems

• To achieve better peer relations at school

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Recognition of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

Blueprints Model Program (Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence)

Effective Program (Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP)

Level 2 Program (U.S. Department of Education)

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Program Components

School

Classroom

Individual

Community

ParentsParents

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School-Level Components1. Establish a Bullying Prevention Coordinating

Committee (BPCC)2. Conduct committee and staff trainings3. Administer the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire4. Hold staff discussion groups5. Introduce the school rules about bullying6. Review and refine the school’s supervisory system 7. Hold a school kick-off event to launch the program 8. Involve parents

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• We will not bully others.

• We will try to help students who are bullied.

• We will try to include students who are left out.

• If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell an adult at school and an adult at home.

School Rules about Bullying

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Classroom-Level Components

• Post and enforce schoolwide rules against bullying

• Hold regular class meetings

• Hold meetings with students’ parents

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Individual-Level Components• Supervise students’ activities

• Ensure that all staff members intervene on the spot when bullying occurs

• Hold meetings with students involved in bullying

• Develop individual intervention plans for involved students

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Community-Level Components• Involve community members on

the BPCC

• Develop partnerships with community members to support your program

• Help spread anti-bullying messages and principles of best practice throughout the community

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What Can You Do?• Talk to your children about bullying• Recognize that your child could be

bullying, being bullied or acting as a bystander in any given situation

• Maintain open communication with school staff and administrators about bullying your child reports