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BULLYING MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH UNIT
Rowan County High School
9th Grade Health
2013
Did You Know?
How many students miss school everyday due to fear of attack or intimidation by other
students?
A.3,000B.48,000C.120,000D.160,000
Answer: D. 160,000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAow1ZOtMoY
What is Bullying? • Bullying is any ongoing physical or verbal mistreatment where the victim (target) is exposed repeatedly to negative actions on the part of one or more students.
Bullying Statistics
• Someone gets bullied once every:
7 minutes
• The average bullying behavior lasts only:
37 seconds
• Teachers notice and intervene in only 1 out of:
25 episodes
Types of Bullying
•Verbal•Physical•Cyber
Bullying Can Also Be…
DIRECT
(Face to face)
Verbal Physical
Insults, putdowns, Shoves, pushes, hitting,
teasing, harassment assaults
Psychological
Rolling eyes, dirty looks, uttering threats, extortion
Bullying Can Be…INDIRECT
(Behind someone’s back)
Exclusion Relational Aggression
Leaving out, shunning Telling people not to be
friends with the victim
Gossip
Lowering people’s opinion about the victim
Myth BusterTrue or False?
Bullies are insecure underneath their bravado??
FALSE: Research indicates that their self-esteem is average or above average
Characteristics of a Bully• High self-esteem
• May be popular
• More likely to engage in other problem behaviors later in life, such as criminal activity or alcohol or other drug abuse
Victims May Experience:
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Withdrawal
• Suicide
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CYBER BULLYING
The Cyber Bullying Virus - Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5PZ_Bh-M6o
Cyber Bullying• Over 25% of students have been bullied through their cell
phones or through the internet.
• More than half of the bullying stays hidden from parents or authorities.
A cyber bullying survey found:
• Cyber bullying was experienced at least one time by 43% of teens aged, 13-17.
• Teens reported that in 77% of the cases, the cyber bully was someone they knew.
• Girls claim to have been cyber bullied more than boys- 51% to 37%.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEs7s8T1pgU
What Do These Kids Have in Common?
EACH TOOK THEIR OWN LIFE BECAUSE THEY
WERE BULLIED
48 Hour Bully-Free Challenge • Band-Aid Activity
Did you ever think that…
The Girl you just called fat? She has been starving herself & has lost over 30lbs.
The Boy you called stupid, he has a learning disability & studies over 4hrs a night.
The Girl you called ugly? She spends hours putting make-up on hoping people will like her.
The Boy you just tripped? He is abused enough at home.
There’s a lot more to people
than you think