Bullying Project

Ashley, Brenda, Nick, Pierce

 What’s the problem?
● Though bullying has been
around for ages, technological
advances has made it easier to
harass people
● Cyberbullying has increasingly
become more of a problem
○ Why? Anonymity
● Bullies are hidden, leaving
victims unaware of who is
harassing them (Victim Blaming…6)
 The Roles of Bullying
Bully (Bystander Effects. 3”)

A bully is the person to“start the bullying and take an active part”.

Victim
The victim is the “one who is exposed” by or from the bully.

Bystander
The bystander could be defenders, disengaged onlookers, passive supporters, passive bullies, or
henchman.

(Olweus)
 Some facts about bullying:

(11 reasons..1)

● Over 3.2 million students are victims to bullying

each year.
● About 160,000 students skip school because of
bullying.
● By age 14 less than 30% of boys and 40% of
girls will talk to their peers about bullying.
 Definition of Bullying

According to the article Educational Leadership, Dan

Olweus claims that bullies are “people [who] carry out
negative actions through physical contact, with words,
or in more indirect ways, such as making mean faces
or gestures, spreading rumors, or intentionally
excluding someone from a group” (Olweus 144).
 Simplified Version:

A Bully is someone who:

● Intentionally inflicts harm physically or emotionally

● Engages in negative actions such as:
○ Physical actions
○ Verbal Actions
○ Indirect Actions
● Commits repeated aggressive behaviors towards a person or a
group of people through:
○ Threats
○ Imtidation
 What EDHS Thought:

According to the students, the definition of bullying is:

● Someone who is rude to you maybe constantly

● Purposefully putting someone down
● Bullying is when someone is extremely cruel to another
for no apparent reason

(“El Dorado 2” )

Barbato, et.al. “Bullying at EDHS”. Survey. 26 April, 2019.

 EDHS Policy

The El Dorado High School Bullying Policy is

within the Student Handbook, which is provide for
each student every year.

(El Dorado… 2)
(Placerville Real.. 11)
 Students opinion on the School:

Barbato, et.al. “Bullying at EDHS”. Survey. 26 April, 2019.

 Different Forms Of Bullying

Verbal / Emotional Bullying :

● When you just use your words to put someone down and/ or hurt them.
○ Name Calling
○ Rumor Spreading
○ Degrading someone’s self-worth
○ Teasing or making remarks about the target's culture, religion, ethnicity,
weight, physical appearance disabilities, or medical conditions
○ Telling other not to be friends with the target
 Different Forms of Bullying
Continued:
Physical Bullying :

● When one or more teens do physical harm to a classmate by doing one or

more of the following:
○ Hitting
○ Kicking
○ Tripping
○ Pushing
○ Taking other children’s possessions
A Playground.. 12)
 Different Forms Of Bullying
Continued:
Cyber Bullying :

● This is very similar to verbal and emotional bullying but this is all done
online and not in person
○ Spreading Rumors
○ Name calling
○ Blackmailing (especially if sexting was involved)
○ Posting unattractive photoshopped pictures of other people
 Most common form of bullying at
EDHS according to student surveys:
● According to the survey:
○ 50% of students believed that Verbal and Emotional
Bullying are the most common
○ 25% of students believe that Cyberbullying is the most
common
○ 12.5% believe that Physical violence is the most common
○ 12.5% believe that Intimidation is the most common.

Barbato, et.al. “Bullying at EDHS”. Survey. 26 April, 2019.

 How and where do you report
bullying
● You can begin with telling your parents to raise an interest in the
problem.
● You can then tell school faculty if it worsens.
● You can use the Stopit app here at El Dorado High School

(False Stopit App...9) (5 Ways to Help… 10)

 Do you know about the Stopit app?

Barbato, et.al. “Bullying at EDHS”. Survey. 26 April, 2019.

 (Ädvice for.. 7)
Advice
What to do if you’re the VICTIM:
1. Speak up and don’t isolate
yourself.
2. Surround yourself in happy
environments with good people.
3. Tell school authorities.
4. Make an appointment with a
Counselor.
5. Find ways to boost self esteem.
What to do if you’re the BYSTANDER:
1. Download the Stopit app to help
report bullying.
2. Don’t just stand there and watch!
Stick up for the victim!
3. Get help.
4. Check up on the victim.
5. Do not associate too much with
the bully.
6. Make a difference.
 Work Cited
1. “11 Facts About Bullying.” DoSomething.org, 2014.

2. “El Dorado High School.” El Dorado High School - Home.

3. Jarrett, Christian. “The Bystander Effect Is about More than the Diffusion of Responsibility.” Research Digest, 30 July
2016.

4/5. Barbato, et.al. “Bullying at EDHS”. Survey. 26 April, 2019.

6. Jakarta Post. “Victim Blaming Obvious No-No. What about Victim Protection?” The Jakarta Post.

7. “Advice for People Using the GroGuru Solutions.” GroGuru, 12 Jan. 2019.

8. Olweus, Dan. “A Profile of Bullying at School.” Educational Leadership 60.6 (2003): 12-17. Print.

9. Pipe, Aine. “False StopIt App Report Leads to Shelter-in-Place Incident.” Eastside.

10. “Blog.” School Training Solutions 5 Ways to Help Stop Bullying Comments.

11. Zillow, Inc. “Placerville CA Land & Lots For Sale - 135 Listings.” Zillow.

12. “A Playground Fight? Now You're a Felon, Kid.” Join Me at LetGrow.org, Where the Free-Range Movement Continues!.