Violence Against Bullies

Violence Against Bullies

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  Violence Against Bullies 14-15 Ethics Bowl Case #15
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  Bullying Laws Nofederal laws against bullying In some cases, bullying overlaps with discriminatory harassment and schools are obligated to address it. Cover harassment of LGBT students 49 states have adopted laws regarding bullying Bullying, cyber bullying, and related behaviors may be addressed in a single law or multiple laws States with laws and/or policies from stopbullying.gov
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  Pennsylvania Bullying Law Covered under harassment code 2709 Includes cyber bulling and bullying that happens off school grounds Requires schools to include a bullying policy in their student code of conduct Must be updated every three years, define bullying, and detail consequences Schools that receive federal funds are required to address discrimination Failure to do so may violate one or more civil rights laws
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  Bullying must be… Unwanted Aggressive Include: An imbalance of power Repetition from stopbullying.gov
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  The following actscan all be forms of bullying: Making threats Spreading rumors Attacking someone physically or verbally Excluding someone from a group on purpose Posting embarrassing pictures of videos on social media from stopbullying.gov
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  What does NOTwork? Group treatment for students who bully Over two-thirds of students believe that Becomes an audience for students to brag about their exploits Simple, short-term solutions schools respond poorly to A workshop or assembly can help identify what bullying looks like and ways to respond, but teachers and students also need support and time to practice and master these skills. bullying, with a high percentage of students believing that adult help is infrequent and ineffective. Conflict resolution and peer mediation strategies Bullying is a form of peer abuse not conflict. Incorrectly expect the victim to solve his or her own abuse Zero tolerance policies Bullying is a behavior that can be changed and replaced with a more positive, prosocial behavior. Nearly 20 percent of students are involved in bullying other students. It is not realistic to suspend or expel 20 percent of any student body. from stopbullying.gov
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  Promising Prevention Strategies Involving the whole school community in creating a culture of respect Upstanders make a huge difference. Adults can help prevent by keeping lines of communication open, talking to their children about bullying, encouraging them to do what they love, modeling kindness and respect, and encouraging them to get help when being bullied. The best way to prevent bullying still isn’t known. from stopbullying.gov
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  Questions to Consider Is Aaron’s punch morally permissible? Why or why not? Is it wrong for bystanders to feel happy that Aaron stood up for himself in that way? Do the consequences of the punch affect its justification? For example, if the punch succeeds in stopping the bullying, does this make a moral difference? What if the punch makes the bullying worse?
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  Yes, violence CANbe the answer. from The American Thinker
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  Bullying has becomea widely researched topic. What type of student tends to be a bully or a victim? What type of schools are more susceptible to bullying problems? Are there any correlations between bullying in age, sex, sexual orientation, race, socioeconomic status, geographic location, intelligence, etc.?
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  CDC’s Regional, State, and National Bullying Data Philadelphia, PA and Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA and United States Pennsylvania and United States Philadelphia from 1991-2013
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  Philadelphia vs. U.S.,2013 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Philadelphia, PA United States Electronically Bullied Bullied on School Property Data from CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey
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  Philadelphia vs. PAvs. U.S., 2009 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania United States Bullied on School Property Data from CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey
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  Bullying by Sex,U.S., 2013 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Male Female Electronically Bullied Bullied on School Property Data from CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey
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  Bullied by Race,U.S. ,2013 25 20 15 10 5 0 Asian Black Hispanic White Electonically Bullied Bullied on School Property Data from CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey
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  Philadelphia, 2013, Bullyingby Grade Level 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade Direct, physical bullying increases in elementary school, peaks in middle school and declines in high school. Verbal abuse, on the other hand, remains constant. -U.S. Dept. of Justice Electronically Bullied Bullied on School Property Data from CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey
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  2010: Indicators ofSchool Crime and Safety Report During 07-08 school year: 25% public schools reported that bullying occurs on a daily or weekly basis 4% reported student racial/ethnic tensions Higher percentage of middle than high school reported daily or weekly occurrences of bullying Higher percentage of of schools with 76% or more of free and reduced lunch reported discipline problems
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