Statistics from the 2012 Indicators of School Crime and Safety - PDF show that an adult was notified in less than half (40 %)
of bullying incidents.
Indiana has one of the highest rates
of bullying incidents in the country — a new Department of Education report recently put a number on that statistic.
About half the teachers said the number
of bullying incidents related to national politics has increased in the past year?more so than for any other topic, although about 30 percent of teachers pointed to spikes in bullying related to immigration or language and race and ethnicity.
The target is the student or students who are being bullied and the bystanders, which are most students, are the ones who are nearby when the incident occurs or are aware
of the bullying incidents but not directly involved.
During more than 20 years as a school administrator, I received numerous reports
of bullying incidents from children, parents and teachers.
Combining the number
of bullying incidents from teenagers who faced frequent online, traditional and both types of bullying, the most common forms were being called mean names or teased (12 %, 12740 teenagers) and having lies or false rumours spread about them (9 %, 10305 teenagers).
The DOE has faced years of criticism over inadequate reporting
of bullying incidents, including an audit from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli that found the DOE was not reporting hundreds of incidents as required under state law, as well as a report from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that also cited the under - reporting of incidents.
DePino encourages parents to keep dated records
of any bullying incident.
The answer will depend on the severity
of the bullying incident and your parenting style.
Not exact matches
Virtual
Bullying, Real Suicide Not all
incidents of Web villainy have a humorous side.
For students
of the history
of science, this shameful
incident is etched indelibly in their minds as an example
of the
bullying of science by those having an apparent stake in the upholding
of a particular religious worldview.
And I question why the parents
of the
bullies, why we as a school community and, most important, why I, didn't do more to stop the
bullying — just as the
incident that Jennifer experienced made her wish she had done more.
Since Election Day, I have fielded an incredible number
of phone calls and received countless emails from sports parents reporting
incidents of discrimination and
bullying against immigrants, African - Americans, Jews, and LGBT youth by teammates and coaches.
A recent study found that, on average, television geared towards children ages 2 - 11 includes 14
incidents of social
bullying per hour.
Isolated
incidents of bullying mentioned in the papers were so remote from my experience that I put them down to over-enthusiastic journalism and a few unhappy children.
Just as important as stopping a specific
incident, is the long - term goal
of making your child feel confident enough to brush off a
bully's verbal teasing as unimportant.
By: Tanya Dodd - Hise «A good example holds twice the value
of good advice» ~ Unknown As the days have gone by since receiving the phone call from the assistant principal regarding Noah and his
bullying incident, I have had a lot
of time to think about all
of the outside (and inside) influences that are -LSB-...]
Then, they lose sight
of what is really important and that is helping their child move beyond the
bullying incident.
Students who experience one or more
incidents of bullying or harassment will be eligible to receive a transfer, and the DOE will work with the family to identify alternative placement options as soon as the transfer is requested, officials said.
«The Government needs to set out how schools can secure a zero - tolerance approach to sexual harassment and
bullying by providing clear guidance on how to deal with these issues and to ensure that all schools record, report and take effective action whenever
incidents of sexual violence and harassment involving pupils occur.
«The recommendations that the inspectorate are making are the same as those that came out
of the inquest: in particular in relation to the problem
of shout - outs at night,
bullying incidents, the need for better internal recording and passing on
of information; and the need for improved care
of vulnerable young people with learning difficulties.
There were 251 reports
of bullying and 167
incidents of self - harm in six months.
As a result, the Board
of Regents and State Education Department propose to include illustrative examples
of the types
of incidents of harassment,
bullying or discrimination which must be reported to the principal, superintendent or designee when reported to or witnessed by a school employee.
«In order to put in place effective strategies at national, local and school level to combat
bullying in all its forms, a comprehensive database
of incidents is needed to show the full nature and extent
of the problems.
Regrettably, the Coalition Government appears to be dragging its feet on the introduction
of a requirement for recording and reporting
bullying incidents and is simply wrong to favour further deregulation.
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, in a report issued Tuesday, said Oceanside High School at Castleton neglected to note three minor altercations, four
incidents of intimidation, harassment, threatening or
bullying, one
incident of burglary and one
of criminal mischief.
«The Dignity for All Students Act was created to protect students but four years later, many schools remain unsure
of what to do and make serious errors in reporting
incidents of harassment and
bullying,» DiNapoli said.
«No one — not students, teachers, staff, parents, or guardians — should feel stymied in their efforts to report a potential
incident of bullying or aggression.»
«So we have county mental health professionals in and working with school districts training on mental health first aid, identifying
incidents of bullying where students maybe feel isolated.
The teenagers were asked to rate how often they faced certain types
of bullying in the past two months, with at least two or three
incidents a month being classified as regular
bullying.
To help reduce
bullying, schools or communities could provide training in relevant parental skills to help facilitate communication about
incidents of bullying occurring in schools.
That's not the only town crisis: Lonely high - schooler Owen (Jacob Lofland) gets in a bind after causing the accidental death
of bullying classmate JT (Travis Tope), hiding the body instead
of reporting the
incident to the authorities.
Wide - eyed and whacked out on the funny weed, Doc Sportello (Joaquin Phoenix) is a mind - fried private eye from sunny Southern California trying to make sense
of a series
of incidents involving, in no particular order: a spacey former girlfriend (Katherine Waterston); a missing real - estate mogul (Eric Roberts); a deceased saxophonist who apparently is not, in fact, deceased (Owen Wilson); a coke - snorting dentist with a libido in overdrive (Martin Short); a porno - parlor proprietress (Hong Chau); a
bullying cop with hair cropped in a fearsome flattop (Josh Brolin); a cultlike rehab center; risqué neckties; a big, fat heroin stash; a mysterious sailboat and a torture chamber.
... One possible explanation for this inconsistency is that teachers continue to respond in the traditional way to
bullying incidents despite a growing awareness — not yet translated into action — that the use
of sanctions is often ineffective in stopping the
bullying.»
The last year has brought alarming reports
of bullying and harassment among students and within school walls, including
incidents of hate speech, racism, and anti-Semitism.
Educators are not always aware
of bullying until a serious
incident occurs because it is done under the guise
of «kidding around» or occurs in the shadows.
«It didn't take long for me to connect the dots,» he says, «and realize what I was working on could be adapted to give students the ability to discreetly use text messaging and voicemails to report
incidents of bullying to counselors.»
This includes
incidents of bullying and other discipline, as well as student and staff attitudes and feelings.
In presenting their results, the authors defined
incidents that occurred at least weekly as frequent involvement in
bullying, and responses
of «sometimes» as moderate involvement.
She also dispels myths, explores real
incidents of bullying, and examines what can be done to begin countering the problem.
After the
incident, the district sent out a representative to conduct assemblies for the students to discuss «commonalities,» said Riley, who characterized the meetings as «fluffy and nice,» but added, «A lot
of the
bullying that was going on is still going on.»
Encourage your children to confide in you, their teachers, and school administrators if they are victims
of bullying; the best way to deal with
bullies is to report
incidents right away.
These are just some
of the many
incidents of harassment and
bullying reported in the past four weeks.
According to Dr. Stephen Russell at the University
of Arizona, fully 75 %
of all
incidents that we call «
bullying» employ hate speech and bias — racial bias, sexual orientation bias, gender bias, body - type bias and religious bias.
He would ask staff to report
incidents of inappropriate behaviour such as swearing, racism or
bullying language directly to him, which enabled him to work with offenders personally.
The committee has made 29 recommendations for the government's forthcoming anti-
bullying strategy, including research to understand the extent and nature
of bullying, mandatory recording
of incidents and more training for teachers.
Encourage the student to tell you or another school staff member
of future
bullying incidents as soon as possible, and reassure him that the school will make every effort to stop future
incidents.
Provide training on
bullying for teachers and other school staff School personnel need training on recognizing the signs
of bullying, knowing what to do when
incidents happen, and learning how to prevent
bullying.
Almost all (457 respondents) had received reports
of pupils encountering upsetting material on social media — such as sexual content, self - harm,
bullying, or hate speech — with 27 per cent saying
incidents were reported on a daily or weekly basis.
Although school staff members often are unaware that
bullying is taking place, typically other students are not only aware
of the
incidents, but are present when the
incidents occur.