10/11/2013

Fight the Bully Battle:

Establishing Anti-Bullying
Program in Schools

FACTS ABOUT SCHOOL

BULLYING
Bullying is a serious problem
in schools today.

School bullying affects not

only the safety and social
well-being of the entire
school community but most
importantly it creates
unhealthy children.

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Anti-Bullying Advocacy
Started with our advocacy in 2009
Instrumental: House Bill- Sen. Trillanes &
Ako Bicol Representative, Christopher Co
Sept. 12, 2013-RA 10627 Anti-Bullying
Act of 2013

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REALITY BITES!
Aila, 7 years old
Afro-Asian Hair, wearing eye glasses
name calling, mocking, hurtful teasing, insults,
put downs
Refusal to attend class, childhood depression,
introverted personality, extremely passive,
preferred to just stay at the Guidance Office

REALITY BITES!
Wednesday, 14
Overweight
name calling (baboy)
Depression and self-mutilation

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REALITY BITES!
Steven, 16
Short and shy
mocking, hurtful teasing (Bakla)
Depression and aggression towards siblings

Reality Bites
Mitzi, 12
Bullied by her teacher
Utter demeaning remarks against the child
and her mother who happen to be a teacher
as well
Diagnosed with PTSD
Court case currently in progress

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Blog Entries
I was bullied in school before and today I am a teacher. I
see bullying every day, and I promise you it makes my
blood boil. I remember having to walk a different way in
the hall each day, the terror I felt when I did end up seeing
her, and the taunting day in and day out from her and her
friends. Kids are so cruel. The school did not protect me,
and finally my parents pulled me out the last few weeks
before 8th grade graduation. I was a good kid, making
good grades, and it all started over a boy that this girl
liked, who liked me?! I think it is so strange how you can
be terrified by someone you really dont even know. My
experience with bullying, does help me to advocate against
bullying in my school. At least I can positively pay it
forward.
Jennifer said this on April 23, 2008

Blog Entries
I was born as the 4th child. I was bullied at home, and add to
fact I was very small for my age I was also a prime target all
the school kids. The bulling at home left me scared and with
very low self esteem, and no self confidence. This put a huge
target on my back for bullies at school. Now 35 yrs later not
much has changed about my low esteem no self confidence.
And I also have no ambition and a complete fear of
confrontation of any kind. I remember every bully vividly and
still have nightmares about those times.
-Howard said this on December 5, 2008

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Bullying Across the World

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Bullying in Commercials

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BULLYCIDE: ITS REAL!

FACTS ABOUT SCHOOL

BULLYING
Approximately 15% of students are either
bullied regularly or are initiators of
bullying behavior (Olweus, 1993).

In the Philippine context, direct bullying

seems to increase through the elementary
years, peak in the high school years and
decline during the college years.
However, while direct physical assault
seems to decrease with age, verbal abuse
appears to remain constant.

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FACTS ABOUT SCHOOL

BULLYING
There have been enough
incidents of children
committing suicide such
that a new phrase has
been coined: bullycide
(British Columbia
Ministry of Education,
2000) to refer to the act
of killing oneself due to
over-victimization.

Explore the Dynamics of Bullying

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What is Bullying?
physical or verbal actions
repeated over time
hostile intent
causing distress to victims
power discrepancy

POWER + AGGRESSION = BULLYING

Types of Bullying
Direct (Face to Face)
Verbal bullying
Physical-bullying
Psychological bullying

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Types of Bullying
Indirect
Gossiping and Social aggression
telling people not to be friends with a student who is
targeted as a victim
spreading rumors
excluding, isolating;
ranking or rating, humiliating;
manipulating friends and relationships;
writing hurtful or threatening e-mails and postings on
web sites;
and blackmailing, terrorizing, and proposing dangerous
dares.

New Trend in Bullying

Cyber-bullying
threatening or harassing emails or instant messages (SMS)
creating a website that belittles or ridicules another student
taking unflattering or inappropriate pictures of other students
without their permission and sharing them with others or posting
them on an internet site
stealing someone's password and sending mean messages to others
tricking someone into sharing sensitive personal information while
instant messaging and then forwarding that information to others
using cell phones to send derogatory, threatening or harassing text
messages

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Bullying in the Philippines

Warning: Schools may be abetting culture
of bullying
By Cathy S. Babao-Guballa
Inquirer
First Posted 00:42am (Mla time) 04/15/2007

Perhaps there is nothing more painful for a

parent than to witness the bullying of her
own child.

Bullying in the Philippines

Psychologist Dr. Honey Carandang

role-modeling plays a very

important role in the shaping of a
bully.
bullying seems on the rise in many
exclusive schools in the country.
Sadly, the problem is not being
addressed by school authorities and
there lies the great danger
Some school authorities have zero
empathy

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Bullying: The Philippine

Experience (CYWTAC Study, 2011)
Significant Research Findings
Direct Bullying : Public Schools
Indirect Bullying & Cyber bullying: Private
Schools
Bullies: High Self-Esteem
Victims: Low Sense of Security & Self-esteem
Easy targets: Geeks/ Nerds, early physical
maturity (girls), racial difference

Bullying: The Philippine

Experience
Significant Research Findings
Teacher-Student Bullying: ISOLATION &
NAME-CALLING
Threatening
Ranking

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Bullying in the Philippines

What we need to do is to have a reorientation of
the whole school system so that there will be a
balance. Otherwise, the cases of bullying in
schools will continue to escalate. These bullies
today will grow up into the bullies of tomorrow
heads of corporations, heads of countries who
delight in the suffering of other people. It has to
stop while the child or youth is still in school.
Nobody deserves to be bullied.
-Carandang 2009

Challenge
On the issue of bullying, NO ONE DESERVES TO
SUFFER IN SILENCE! No one deserves to be a
victim of bullying. Everyone should put their acts
together to stop this vicious abuse.

Schools must moderate their obsession with academic

standards and achievement and be given resources to
adopt preventive programs.

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The Ryan Halligan Story

Longitudinal Study of Children

who Bullied (Olweus, 1993)
60% of boys who were bullies in middle
school had at least one conviction by age
24.

40% had three or more convictions.

Bullies were 4 times as likely as peers to

have multiple convictions.

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Children who are bullied have:

Lower self esteem

Higher rates of depression

Higher absenteeism rates

More suicidal ideation

Health Consequences of Bullying

(Fekkes et al., 2003)
Bullied Not bullied
Headache 16% 6%
Sleep problems 42% 23%
Abdominal pain 17% 9%
Feeling tense 20% 9%
Anxiety 28% 10%
Feeling unhappy 23% 5%
Depression scale
moderate indication 49% 16%
strong indication 16% 2%

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Behavioral Signs that a Child is

Involved in Bullying:
Name calls, teases, threatens, physically hurts other
children or brags about being powerful over another
student
Suddenly and without justification acquires new
toys, school materials or objects or seems to have a
lot of extra money without reasonable explanation
Bullies or is aggressive with siblings and parents at
home
Is hot-tempered, is impulsive; has a hard time
following rules
Has been involved in other anti-social activities
such as vandalism or stealing
Students who bully feel powerful, act commanding,
authoritative and in control

Behavioral Signs that a child

might be a victim of bullying?
Extensively cautious, sensitive, quiet,
withdrawn and shy, would cry easily,
appear fearful, have few friends and are
classified as having emotional and
behavioral maladjustment or disorders
Anxious, insecure, unhappy and have very
low self-esteem.
Victims often do not have a single good
friend and they tend to relate better to
adults than to peers. Victims of bullying
often lack interpersonal skills needed to
develop friendships with peers.

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Behavioral Signs that a child

might be a victim of bullying?
They may not fit the "macho"
social image since they
perceive themselves to be
physically weaker than their
male peers.
If they are girls they tend to be
less physically attractive than
female peers. Girls who
develop early and who are seen
as attractive are more likely to
be sexually harassed by boys.

EFFECTS OF BULLYING
Psychological maladjustment
Physical manifestations of stress
Sleep disturbance
Poor school performance
Victims of bullying have greater difficulty making friends
and are withdrawn.
Long-term consequences of repeated victimization may result
to low self- esteem, increased anxiety, depression, and even
suicidal behavior.

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EFFECTS OF BULLYING
Long-term consequences of repeated
victimization may result to low self-
esteem, increased anxiety, depression, and
even suicidal behavior.
Irritability, unhappiness, outbursts of anger
are also common.
Reports of headaches, stomach pains
(frequently in the morning before leaving
for school), poor appetite and loss of sleep
are likewise frequent.
Visible cuts, scratches, bruises, loss of
personal property because of theft or
extortion are likewise noted as visible
effects of bullying.

Usual Coping of Victims

Victimized students often respond to
bullying by escaping or engaging in
avoidant behavior (not going to school,
refuse to attend certain events, running
away).
In order to retaliate, some victims may
become bullies in the end, continuing
the cycle of violence.

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Effects on the Bullies

Students who bully others also
suffer behavioral consequences,
including
lower grades, anti-social behaviors,
including use of drugs, alcohol and
tobacco, and engaging in vandalism,
truancy, oppositional behavior and
defiance directed at adults, including
adult authority figures and they are
more likely to be convicted of criminal
behavior in a court of law

Effects on the Bystanders

They may also suffer behavioral
consequences including feelings of
anger and helplessness for not
knowing what to do during bullying
incidences, nightmares or paranoia
about being the next target, guilt for
not taking action and fear of certain
areas in school.

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Why Act Now?

Students who bully feel powerful, act
commanding, authoritative and in control.
Psychologically, they find satisfaction from
inflicting injury and suffering on others resulting
to their inability to feel empathy for their victims
and justify their actions. A bully who learns to use
hostility toward others may find the
unconstructive behavior pleasurable and a hard
habit to break. Bullying behaviors that continue
into adulthood can lead into child abuse, domestic
violence and other criminal activities in the future.

Over-All Scene
Bullies:
Students who observe bullying at school may
begin to think that bullying is an acceptable
school behavior assuming that the adults at
their school either don't care enough to stop it
or can't stop it.

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Fighting the Bully Battle

Best Practice
Share your thoughts and experiences
Existing Child Protection Program in your
school
Give a specific program effectively
implemented in your school
Choose 1 and be ready to share to the big
group

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The Role of the School in Bully

Prevention and Reduction
Many psychologists believe that when
students are afraid to attend school they
cannot learn and his or her ability to
participate in and benefit from the school's
educational programs becomes too limited.

By providing a conducive, warm and safe

environment for all students and employees,
an environment free from harassment,
intimidation, or bullying--supports a total
learning experience.

Canadian Initiative to Prevent

Bullying
"The success of a bullying prevention
program, child protection
programs and other violence
prevention programs depends on
the commitment, understanding
and actions of the principal. The
principal sets the school's tone and
ultimately provides the time,
resources and opportunities for the
implementation and evaluation of
the interventions"

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Most Effective Intervention in

Reducing School Bullying
Clear-cut policy outlining on how the issue is
raised within the community, in the
curriculum, and how incidents are dealt with
after they have happened -- the policy must
acknowledge the need for both proactive and
re-active strategies.
Effective interventions must involve the entire
school community rather than focus on the
perpetrators and victims alone.

The Role of School Head and the

Auxiliary Personnel
The key to any bullying/child protection
program is the School Head in partnership
with the other Auxiliary Personnel working
directly with the children and the
implementation of the rules of the
institution. The challenge lies on how
schools perform in creating a vision of a
violence- free school.
In the classroom, teacher assumes the role
of loco-parentis", the second-parents of
each child.

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Check your Resources!

1. Is there an independent program that collaboratively
creates a vision of a violence-free school ?
2. Do you have an early identification screening program
with accompanying intervention programs to address the
verbal, psychological and physical harassment and
violence called bullying ?
3. Does the school actively support professional staff
training and in establishing a confidential reporting
system of bullying behavior and seek parent involvement
in responding to parents of children who bully and who
are victims of bullies?

Olweus Suggested Interventions

SURVEY

Parental awareness campaign

Class Rules
Individualized Intervention
Plans

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Smith and Sharps Suggested

Interventions
Smith and Sharp (1994)
emphasize the need to develop
whole-school bullying policies,
implement curricular measures,
improve the school ground
environment, and empower
students through conflict
resolution, peer counseling, and
assertiveness training.

SAMPLE OF PROVEN &

EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS
/ACTIVITIES

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What we need
Comprehensive Program integrating
realistic and doable activities/ interventions
Need based interventions
Where bullying occurs
Time when bullying happens
Who are involved
Who needs immediate interventions
Universal but conditional discipline guidelines
Willingness of all stakeholders to make the
program work

Simple and Specific Interventions on Bully

Prevention/Reduction
Assessment of the Schools Climate
Developing quality anti-bullying
policies
Increasing direct supervision
Train the Teachers Program
Parents Education
Teach and practice INCLUSION
in the classroom

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Simple and Specific Interventions on Bully

Prevention/Reduction

Take a Stand Program

Review of Punishment Dynamics
Implement Assertive and Positive
Discipline
Significant Networking with Law
Enforcers and Mental Health Institutions

Simple and Specific Interventions on Bully

Prevention/Reduction

Bully Boxes Program

Empower the young through Bully
Courts
Counseling Programs
Mediation Programs
Peer counseling
Solution focused approaches
Reporting systems

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Simple and Specific Interventions on Bully

Prevention/Reduction

Safe rooms
Telephone help lines
Institutional Promotion

What works in reducing school

bullying?
A school with a climate characterized by
intrapersonal and interpersonal warmth,
positive interest in students, involvement
and supervision of adults and ensuring a
"safe" feeling to students. A school that
provide adults who are positive role
models.

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What works in reducing school

bullying?
A School with programs that establish,
implements and monitors school policies with
firm limits, is non-punitive, and use
nonphysical consequences for unacceptable
behavior and violation of clearly specified
school rules.

What works in reducing school

bullying?
A school with programs that improve
classroom management, emphasizes the
inclusion of all students while nurturing a
sense of belonging and school-connectedness
and with special programs that employ
cognitive behavioral skills training

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The Role of Teachers in

Classroom Bullying
Individual teachers can make a difference

Dedicated teachers can develop and apply a

repertoire of strategies that will help
prevent, deter and respond to classroom
bullying while promoting their academic
mission.

The Role of Teachers in

Classroom Bullying
Modeling Desired Behaviors
Promote personal and social skills
development
Applying classroom rules fairly and
consistently
Praise and Reward System
Proper Referral
Aligning instructional topics of
courage, reasoning, fairness, justice,
responsibility, citizenship, and
collaboration with appropriate
academic/elective content or
extracurricular activities

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Anti-Bullying Education
Integrated in Curriculum
Knowledge
What bullying is?
The school anti-bullying policy
Why it must be stopped - the harm it
does
Life- Skills
Being assertive and not acting
aggressively
Resolving differences constructively,
using conflict resolution techniques
Helping others who are being bullied, as
a good bystander
Reacting effectively if bullied

Pay attention, get involved, and never, ever

look away."

Pay attentionbullying occurs in all schools

Get involvedwith the bully, the bullied, and
the bystander; each has a role
And never look away--let us all help provide a
safe place for our children and make ways to
contribute in the total development of their
potentials.

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Musts Before Drafting the Policy

1. Survey your School Climate (assess
bullying and victimization levels at your
school)
2. A safe-schools and anti-bullying advisory
team should be created to coordinate
school efforts

While Drafting the Policy

1. Consider common rules shared by your existing
policies
2. Clarify expectations of appropriate behaviors
(may vary according to the tone set by the
mission-vision-goal of the school) e.g acceptable
& unacceptable behaviors
3. Anti-bullying policies should include both
protection for students and also the adults in the
workplace

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While Drafting the Policy

Step 1: Define Bullying
Step 2: Check if your department/ deped/ school system has a model anti-
bullying policy.
Step 3: Consider the following:
Locations where the policy applies
laws usually specifying a students rights and the rights
of the employees to a safe employees.

Step 3: Specify how incidents are to be reported

Step 4: Specify how reports/cases should be investigated and the
corresponding disciplinary actions
Step 5: Include help for victims, bully and bystanders

While Drafting the Policy

Step 6: Include anti-bullying training and prevention procedures
Step 7: Set clear rules and consequences for engaging in and/or support bullyingng
Step 8: Consider the following issues:
Bullying around racism, religion and culture
Homophobic bullying
cyberbullying
Bullying involving children with special needs
Sexual bullying

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Agree on a
personalized/customized format
Important Parts of the Policy
Definition of Bullying (universal & operational)
Specific example of behaviors considered to be
bullying
Reporting System Available (for students &
employees)
System of Investigation
Case Management Protocol
Reformative Interventions for the Bullies and Victims

Case Management Protocol

One-time interviewer (who)
Who should investigate
Case conference participants
Communication of decisions
Intervention implementers
After-care case manager/s

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After Drafting the Policy

Communicating the policy to teachers, students

and staff is the next task
The policy should also prescribe interventions
to change student behaviors (reformation in
nature) and help them learn how to develop
healthy social relations.
Efforts must be continued over-time. Anti-
bullying campaign is not a ONE-TIME affair.

These children are our future

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Our Advocacy

Lets keep in touch!

CYWTAC, Inc.
09175580180 / 052-4800353
cywtac_legazpi@yahoo.com.ph
nethpenetrante@yahoo.com
Fb: cywtac legazpi
Neth Penetrante

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Take the Challenge!

Dios Mabalos

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