By: John Arby G. Pacheco
By the end of the lesson participants would know:
■ difference between bullying and physical aggression,
■ Who are involved in the process of bullying,
■ the types of bullying,
■ the effects of bullying,
■ the current laws about bullying, and
■ what we, as teachers can do.
Who is involved?
Types of Bullying
Effects
of
Bullying
Effects
Bully of
Bullying
Victim Bystander
Expulsion Depression
Increase Use of Tobacco, Alcohol or even Drugs.
Substance Abuse Anxiety
Abusive partners
Engage in Early Sexual Activity
Vandalize School Property
Health Complaints
Decreased Test Scores – GPA
Suicidal Ideation
Helplessness
Missed/Drop Out
Susceptible to mental health problems
Distrust to peers
Get into Fights
Laws
■ There are no federal anti-bullying law. Although 49 states have anti-bullying legislation, bullying is not illegal.
■ In particular, when a youth dies by suicide, it is misleading to cover the story as a crime. Rather, consider covering it as a public health issue.
■ When bullying is also harassment, it does break federal law.
Laws
■ Parents of bullies could face jail time under anti-bullying law in New York
NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. – Parents of children found bullying other minors could face jail time under a new law approved in a western New York community. The law went into effect
Oct. 1 in North Tonawanda, a city just north of Buffalo. Members of the North Tonawanda
Common Council hope the new law will put a stop to bullying by holding parents accountable for their children’s actions. Parents could be fined $250 and sentenced to 15 days in jail if twice in a 90-day period their child violates the city’s curfew or any other city law, including bullying. North Tonawanda officials say the law is geared toward minors who repeatedly bully other children in public places. This law comes after four teens were reportedly kicked out of
North Tonawanda Middle School for alleged bullying.
Source: Globalnews retrieved from https://globalnews.ca/news/3792785/parents-jail-antibullying-law/
What can we do as a community?
Questions?
References
■ Globalnews. October 9, 2017. Parents of bullies could face jail time under anti-bullying law in New York retrieved from https://globalnews.ca/news/3792785/parents-jail-anti-bullying-law/
■ The center for safe schools and communities. (2011). Bullying stops with me . Retrieve from http://wecanco.org/wpcontent/uploads/2012/12/stacia-bullying-stops-with-me-booklet.pdf
■ Effects of Bullying. Retrieved from https://www.stopbullying.gov/atrisk/effects/index.html
■ Stopbullying.gov. September 12, 2017. Effects of bullying .
Retrieved from https://www.stopbullying.gov/atrisk/effects/index.html
