Forest County Sheriff and Probation Department

Bullying Program

SHERIFF ROBERT L. WOLFGANG CHIEF DEPUTY WILLIAM CARBAUGH CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER STEVEN T.

BARNETT JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER MARK

RHOADS DEPUTY DAVE HAYES

INTRODUCTION OF

Tyler Gregory and Scott Hannah’s Story

NO BULL GUYS

Don’t Lose Hope Stand up to Bullying

Hope

BULLYING BY DEFINITION BULLYING IS

UNWANTED, AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR AMONG SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN THAT INVOLVES A REAL OR PROCEIVED POWER IMBALANCE. THE BEHAVIOR IS REPEATED, OR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE REPEATED, OVER TIME.

BOTH KIDS WHO ARE BULLIED AND WHO BULLY OTHERS MAY HAVE SERIOUS, LASTING PROBLEMS.

TYPES OF BULLYING

VERBAL BULLYING- IS SAYING OR WRITING MEAN THINGS.

TEASING NAME-CALLING TAUNTING

THREATENING TO CAUSE HARM

SOCIAL BULLYING- INVOLVES HURTING SOMEONE’S REPUTATION OR RELATIONSHIPS.

LEAVING SOMEONE OUT ON PURPOSE

TELLING OTHER CHILDREN NOT TO BE FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE

SPREADING RUMORS

TYPES OF BULLYING PHYSICAL

BULLYING- INVOLVES HURTING A PERSON’S BODY OR POSSESSIONS.

HITTING, KICKING, PINCHING

SPITTING TRIPPING, PUSHING TAKING OR BREAKING

SOMEONE’S THINGS

CYBERBULLYING CYBER BULLYING-

TAKES PLACE USING ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY

TXT MESSAGES** EMAILS FACEBOOK** TWITTER** VIDEOS/ YOUTUBE** PICTURES ONLINE

WHY CYBERBULLYING IS DIFFERENT

CYBERBULLYING CAN HAPPEN 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK AND 365 DAYS A YEAR

POSTINGS SPREAD VERY QUICKLY ONLINE

POSTED ANONYMOUSLY TO A WIDE SPREAD AUDIENCE

ONCE YOU POST ANYTHING ONLINE ITS ONLINE FOREVER TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SEE IT.

EFFECTS OF CYBERBULLYING

USE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

SKIPPING SCHOOL UNWILLING TO ATTEND

SCHOOL RECEIVE POOR GRADES HAVE LOWER SELF-

ESTEEM HAVE MORE HEALTH

PROBLEMS

SUICIDE

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE BEING BULLIED

STAND UP AND REPORT ANY BULLYING TO YOUR TEACHERS OR PARENTS.

KEEP ANY EVIDENCE OF BULLYING, DATES, TIMES, MESSAGES, EMAILS.

TRY TO BLOCK THE PERSON WHO IS BULLYING YOU

REPORT BULLYING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT

REPORT ANY CYBERBULLYING

THREATS OF VIOLENCE

STALKING HATE CRIMES RACE CRIMES ANY SERIOUS

REPEAT BULLYING PROPLEMS CALL 911

BULLYING IS A CRIME SOME BULLYING CAN

LEAD TO VERY SERIOUS CRIMES, WHEN THE PERSON BEING BULLIED BECOMES SO DEPRESSED THAT HE OR SHE COMMITS SUICIDE, OR BECOME A USER OF DRUGS, ALCOHOL, OR EVEN A BULLY THEMSELVES.

THE BULLY CAN BE CHARGED WITH MANY CRIMES ON BULLYING, AS WELL AS CIVIL ACTIONS ALONG WITH CRIMINAL CHARGES.

MANY OF THESE CHARGES INCLUDE LARGE FINES TO PAY AND JAIL TIME.

BULLY PREVENTION

HOW TO PREVENT YOURSELF FROM BECOMING THE BULLY

IN ANY SITUATION IF YOU STOP FOR JUST A MOMENT AND REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE….

TREAT OTHERS AS YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED

ANYONE WHO HAS EVER BEEN BULLIED STAND UP ANYONE WHO HAS EVER BEEN A BULLY STAND UP ANYONE WHO HAS EVER WATCHED

BULLYING HAPPEN AND DONE NOTHING STAND UP

STAND UP AGAINST BULLYING

THANK YOU LISTENING REMEMBER THE GOLDEN RULE AND DON’T BULLY

IF YOU NEED HELP ON BULLYING CALL 911

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