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Bully Prevention
BULLYING/HARASSMENT: IT’S MORE THAN WE THINK IT
IS…
Pushing,
gossiping, excluding, tripping, isolating, intimidating, threatening looks,
inappropriate touching, spreading rumors, name-calling…. ALL can be forms
of bullying/harassment.
There
are three main forms of bullying/harassment (Coloroso, 2003):
1. Verbal bullying: A common form of bullying among both
girls and boys. It can be name-calling,
taunting, racial slurs, inappropriate sexual comments, or any hurtful words
said to an individual.
2. Physical bullying: More common among boys than girls, but
girls also practice this form of
bullying. It can be tripping someone
in the halls, pushing a child into the lockers, hitting, pinching,
destroying one’s property, or any other form of harmful physical
aggression.
3. Relational bullying: ** More common among girls, and can
be difficult to see from the outside observer. It is when individuals isolate, ignore,
shun, or exclude another individual in order to make him/her feel left out,
alone, and insecure. For example, when a group of girls stops talking to
one girl, or stops sitting with her at lunch, or spreads rumors that she is
gross and warns others to stay away from her.
SOME CONFLICT IS OKAY, SOME IS
NOT…WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
Normal Conflict Vs. Bullying (Bonds & Stoker, 2000)
· Equal power Imbalance
of power
· Happens occasionally Repeated
negative actions
· Not serious Serious-
threat of physical,
emotional, or psychological
harm
·
Equal emotional reaction Strong
emotional reaction on part of
the victim
· Not seeking power or attention Seeking power, control
· Not trying to get something Trying to gain
material things or power
· Remorse-takes responsibility Little or no
remorse, often blames
victim
· Effort to solve the problem Little or no
effort to solve the
Problem
WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD IS
BEING BULLIED/HARASSED OR IS
BULLYING/HARASSING AT P2P…
· Fill out an incident report,
which can be found online, and outside the main office and counseling
offices.
· Give completed reports to main
office to be placed in either the Dean’s, Mr. Gibson, or the Bully
Prevention Counselor’s, Ms. Barker Barker, mailbox.
· Either Dean Gibson or Ms. Barker
will then follow-up with involved parties.
· If you wish to speak to someone
immediately, please call Mr. Gibson at extension 4608, or Ms. Barker at 4655 If neither is available and it is an
urgent matter, please contact the counseling office at 4781.
Thank you so much
and we look forward to continuing to build an even stronger and safer
community at P2P!
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