BULLYING
NOT Just a Policy Issue....
KIMBERLY NOVAK
CAMPUS SAFETY AND STUDENT RISK
MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
NANCY TRIBBENSEE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS
BULLYING
• What is it? What is beyond the scope of today’s
conversation?
• Our focus will be on bullying and cyber-bullying
between and among students
• We will not focus on hazing, sexual harassment,
workplace bullying (but the lines can be blurred)
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BULLYING
• How does it occur?
• What are differences between cyber-bullying &
face-to-face bullying?
• How should campus education and response
efforts be different?
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WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH TELL US?
Who bullies?
Who gets bullied?
How does a victim become a perpetrator?
How is bullying different from other harassment
related behaviors?
• What interventions work?
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SO…WHAT DO WE DO?
INSTITUTIONALIZE YOUR
EFFORTS: A TEAM APPROACH
• Develop a team of people with DIFFERENT
backgrounds
• Include students
• Learn what is happening and what needs to
change
• Develop a clear message for students and
everyone on campus
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IDENTIFY TEAM MEMBERS
• part ▪ ner [pahrt-ner]
a person who is involved in the process, brings something to the table, develops
and supports the message, recognizes the need to address the issue and
what needs to be done; needed from all levels of influence;
• al ▪ ly [al-ahy]
a person who is probably not at the table, but who is committed to the issue
because of their connection with you or others; willing to tell the story; does
what is asked of them; needed from all levels of influence;
• cham ▪ pi ▪ on [cham-pee-uhn]
a person who is not always at the table; brings passion to the process;
willing to tell the story; needed from all levels of influence; decides how
best to approach whomever they need to influence;
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WHAT IS HAPPENING?
• Understanding bullying on your campus
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Who is involved?
Where does it occur? (facilities, events, on-line, groups)
How often does it occur?
What does it look like?
What motivate bullies?
Define WHAT then Determine WHY
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WHAT ARE WE DOING?
• What current efforts are you making to address acts of
incivility?
• What other campus-initiatives can you access?
• What messages are being communicated about bullying?
• How is your community responding to bullying?
• What intervention opportunities exist?
Identify Current Context for Anti-Bullying Efforts
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What Needs to Change?
“He had put his hand up in class, a declaration of existence, a claim that he knew
something. And that was forbidden to him. They could give a number of reasons for
why they had to torment him; he was too fat, too ugly, too disgusting. But the real
problem was simply that he existed, and every reminder of his existence was a crime.”
― John Ajvide Lindqvist, Let the Right One In
WHAT IS THE MESSAGE?
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Bullying is not acceptable
How to get help if you are being bullied
How to help someone you think may be a victim
What happens once a report is made
Address concerns about confidentiality
How to develop programs for your area
Safety is everyone’s responsibility
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INCIDENT RESPONSE
• How are you responding to face-to-face bullying?
• How are you responding to cyber-bullying?
• Resources for victim(s) and perpetrator(s) (e.g.,
counseling, on-line training)
• Defuse situation (e.g., call police, take down
offending post, separate students)
• Conduct (administrative or criminal sanctions)
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INCIDENT RESPONSE
• Educate community
• Ongoing monitoring, follow-up
• Depending on age, circumstances, and risk–
determine if it is appropriate to contact parents
• Integrate lessons learned into efforts
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CONSIDERATIONS FOR
INCREASING SUCCESS
“There is no gesture more devastating than the back turning away.”
― Rachel Simmons, Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls
PROTOCOL FOR IT ISSUES
Can this be managed voluntarily?
Who controls the offending site?
Should an offending site be taken down?
If the site is under your control, who should be part
of the decision?
• Third party sites– should they be contacted?
• Manage expectations– it may return in a more
virulent form on a site you don’t control
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ZERO TOLERANCE POLICIES—
NEVER!
• What does “zero
tolerance” mean?
• What are unintended
consequences?
• What are more effective
alternatives?
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PRACTICAL STEPS FOR DEVELOPING
YOUR INITIATIVE
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How to start?
Likely candidates for Team
Convening the group
Creating awareness
Risk assessment
Ongoing education of campus
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POSSIBLE ACTION
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Video Messaging Designed by Students
Peer Education Teams
Twitter Campaign
Campus Civility Campaign
Do Not Cancel Class Programs
Bystander Education Initiative
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RESOURCES
www.stopbullyingworld.org
www.stopbullying.gov
http://www.antibullying.net
Google: College Campus Bullying Research
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QUESTIONS