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OUR GOALS THIS EVENING

INFORM EDUCATE REASSURE

• “ YOUR (NEW JERSEY’S) ANTI-BULL

YING LAW … IS A BEAST”

SAMEER HINDUJ A- PH.D CO-DIRECTOR CYBERBULL YING RESEARCH CENTER

WHAT IS HIB?

IDLE TEASING?

A CONFLICT? BULL YING?

AGE/ DEVELOPM EN TAL STAGE BALANCE OF POWER INTENT UNDERSTANDING OF APPRPOPRIATE BEHAVIORS/ CONSE QUENCES ARE BOTH CHILDREN PARTICIAPTING IN THE BEHAVIOR? WHAT IS THE MOTIVATION BEHIND THE ACTIONS? COPING SKILLS IS ONE CHILD OVERPOWERING THE OTHER?

SUBSTITUTE WORDS

DESENSITIZED

IT IS ALL OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT OUR CHILDREN DO NOT BECOM E TO BULL YING BEHAVIORS – WHETHER IN PERSON OR ELECTRONICALL Y

M ISTREAT HARM EM BARRASS HUM ILIATE WEAKEN

• REPORTS OF “ POSSIBLE” BULL

YING MUST BE WRITTEN UP AND INVESTIGATED A FILE MUST BE OPENED ON EACH CASE THAT GOES TO THIS LEVEL A FIRM TIME LINE MUST BE FOLLOWED IF IT IS DECIDED THAT A CASE NEEDS TO BE “ INVESTIGATED.’ A MONTHL Y REPORT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE BOE OF ALL INCIDENTS, AND THE OUTCOMES TWICE PER YEAR A REPORT MUST BE MADE TO THE NJDOE ABOUT THE INSTANCES OF REPORTED BULL YING EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL RECEIVE A “ BULL YING REPORT CARD” ANNUALL Y THAT MUST BE POSTED ON THE SCHOOL ’S WEBSITE

• VERBAL REPORT THE SAM E DAY INCIDENT IS

REPORTED WRITTEN REPORT WITHIN ONE DAY P ARENTS ARE CONTACTED INVESTIGATION OF EVENT COM PLETED IN 10 DAYS – WRITTEN REPORT TO FOLLOW REM EDIATION/ CONSEQUENCES APPLIED REPORT OF ALL INCIDENTS TO BOE FOR THAT M ONTH

THE IDEA THE REALITY

• TO M AKE CERTAIN ALL

CHILDREN FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY ARRIVE TO SCHOOL EACH DAY TO CHANGE THE CUL TURE WHERE PEOPLE BELIEVE THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT WITHOUT REPECUSSIONS PUTTING THIS LAW INTO THE EVERYDAY OPERATIONS OF A CLASSROOM

THE LAW APPLIES

ALL

TO SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ELEM ENTARY TO HIGH SCHOOL

• EM POWERING

EQUIPING WITH COPING SKILLS BUILDING RESILIENCY VS. REPORTING

• WE WILL ABIDE BY THE LAW – WE HAVE NO

CHOICE WE WILL CAREFULL Y CONDSIDER EACH INCIDENT REPORTED TO US USING OUR P ARAM ETERS WE DO HAVE A CHOICE ABOUT WHERE WE PLACE OUR EM PHASIS WITH YOUR CHILDREN OUR CHOICE IS TO HELP THEM TO GROW, M AKE GOOD DECISIONS, AND TO UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF POOR DECISIONS

HOW WE WILL WE ACCOM PLISH THIS GOAL

PROGRAM S IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL K-8 FOCUS ON TOLERANCE DEVELOPM ENT OF SOCIAL/ EM OTIONAL COPING SKILLS CREATING A SCHOOL CLIM ATE THAT IS COM FORT ABLE AND SAFE RECOGNIZING THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH CHILD ADJUSTING THE LAW TO THE AGE OF THE STUDENT AND ACTING ACCORDINGL Y

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K-2 3-4

• CHARACTER EDUCATION

COOPERATION & COM PROM ISE UNDERSTANDING OUR FEELINGS USING GOOD WORDS/ACTIONS TO SOL VE PROBLEM S HEAL THY RELATIONSHIPS UNDERSTANDING OUR DIFFERENCES CONFLICT RESOLUTION BULL YING EM POWERM ENT

GRADES 5-6 GRADES 7-8

• WHAT M AKES HEAL

THY RELATIONSHIPS TOLERANCE & DIVERSITY EM OTIONAL INTELLIGENCE/ COPING SKILLS CONFLICT RESOLUTION BULL YING: PREVENTION AND REM EDIATION CHARACTER EDUCATION “ 7 HABITS OF HIGHL Y EFFECTIVE TEENS” “ THE 6 M OST IM PORTANT DECISIONS Y OU WILL EVER M AKE”

• BE INFORM ED!!!

DISCUSS IDEAS FOR HANDLING SPECIFIC TYPES OF SITUATIONS (WHAT WOULD Y OU DO?) SHARE SOM E OF Y OUR EXPERIENCES GROWING UP M AKE Y OUR EXPECTATIONS CLEAR ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIOR TAKE CELL PHONES AWAY BEFORE BEDTIM E KNOW EVERY P ASSWORD THEY USE ASK IF THEY HAVE SHARED THESE P ASSWORDS WITH FRIENDS CHECK THEIR TEXT M ESSAGES REGULARL Y CHECK INTERNET HISTORY REGULARL Y ASK: DO Y OU KNOW ALL OF Y OUR “ FRIENDS” IN REAL LIFE?

INTERNET RESOURCES

Stopbullying.gov Fbparents.org – parents guide to Facebook Cyberbullying.us Bullying.org Cyberbullying.org netsmartz.org M icheleborba.com – many parenting topics