Slide 1 - Welcome all participants to the presentation.

Introduce yourself and share your background Slide 9 - Create a handout of the quiz below and allow a few minutes for the participants to complete it. When they have done so, read through each statement and ask them to call out the answer. Then have them set aside the quiz and explain to them that you will discuss the answers at the end of the presentation Slide 10 - Ask the participants, What do you think of when I say bullying? Write their responses on a flipchart. Tell them that bullying is an imbalance of power [characterized by] repeated and systematic harassment and attacks on others perpetrated by individuals or groups. Slide 11 - Emphasize that the element of bullying that makes it different from other forms of conflict is the imbalance of power. In a conflict between two individuals of equal power, each has the ability to offer solutions and compromise to resolve the conflict. In this case, adults can tell children to try to resolve the conflict on their own or to use peer mediation programs to address the issue. In bullying situations, the imbalance of power between the bully and the victim prevents these individuals from resolving the conflict on their own. Children who are bullied need adults to step in to address the situation. Slide 12 - Tell the participants that bullying can take many forms, as described on the slide. Slide 16 - Who bullies? Who is bullied? Share the characteristics below of children and youth who bully. Tell the group that boys and girls sometimes bully in different ways. Boys are more likely to bully physically, using intimidation, extortion, physical attacks, or verbal attacks. Girls are more likely to bully socially, using exclusion, rumors, manipulation, and embarrassment. Tell participants that it is important to look out for social bullying because it is not as evident as physical bullying. While it is easy to spot a child with a bruise or torn jacket, it is less easy to spot the child who is the victim of a rumor. In order to protect both boys and girls from the effects of bullying, adults must be aware of the variety of bullying behaviors. Slide 17 - Highlight the characteristics common to children and youth who are bullied. They often stand out as different in some way due to their appearance (weight, size, clothes, disability), sexual orientation, intellect, socio-economic background, or cultural or religious background. Slide 22- Share the statistics on the slide to give participants a sense of the extent of bullying. A study of students in grades 4 to 6 found that 23 percent of the students had been bullied several times or more (Melton, 1999). To help put this in perspective, remind participants that 23 percent is nearly one in four young people. Ask them to think about the names of four young people that they know and imagine that one of those young people is a victim of bullying. Slide 23 - Emphasize that although most students do not bully others and are not bullied themselves, children and youth often witness bullying. Witnessing bullying has a negative impact on children and youth. Children and youth may fear that they will be the next target of bullying. Youth also see a link between bullying and deadly school violence.

If any participant asks if bullying is more common now than in the past, explain that no one really knows. Bullying has traditionally been thought of as a normal part of childhood; only recently has it come to be viewed as a serious problem. The first studies of bullying were conducted by Dan Olweus (Ol-vay-us) in Norway in the 1980s. There are no studies examining bullying from before that time to offer a comparison that would be useful today. Slide 24 - Tell the group that when children are bullied, they dont often tell an adult right away. The child who has been bullied may be embarrassed, or they may think an adult cannot help, or they may fear retaliation from the child or children doing the bullying. However, even if a child does not tell an adult about a bullying problem, there are signs that a child is being bullied. The most important thing adults can do is recognize and act to prevent bullying. Slide 29 - Successful prevention is everyones business. For the remainder of the presentation you will focus on prevention strategies for those listed on this slide. Before advancing , ask participants what they think is the most effective way a child can deal with bullying. Have individuals share their ideas and write their responses on a flipchart. If a participant offers a response such as fight back, write the idea on the flipchart and then ask the participants if they agree that fighting back is an effective strategy. After hearing comments from the participants, point out the negative consequences of fighting back (for example, it could lead to physical injuries or suspension from school). Emphasize that there are many nonviolent strategies to keep children safe and help them manage bullying. For more information on this issue, see the handout in the Frequently AskedQuestions section at the end of this document. Slide 30 - Discuss the various strategies children and youth can use to deal with bullying. Emphasize that there is no one right way to deal with bullying. Different children will feel comfortable with different strategies, and different bullying situations may call for different courses of action. Children should be familiar with all of these strategies so they can choose the most appropriate one for them. Also emphasize that the objective is not to transfer the responsibility for taking action onto the young person. We teach children and youth these strategies so they can be empowered, but we still need to take action on their behalf whenever we see bullying take place. Slide 31 - Tell participants that in addition to providing children and youth with strategies to manage bullying if they are victims, we also need to give them ways to deal with bullying that they witness. Remind participants that peers are present in 85 percent of bullying incidents. Observe that mobilizing children who witness bullying is also important because they are effective at stopping bullying. When peers intervene, bullying stops within 10 seconds 57 percent of the time (Hawkins, Pepler, and Craig, 2001). Not only are witnesses effective, but they are willing to intervene. According to one study of 4th through 6th graders, over half of the students indicated that when they see bullying, they try to help the victim or think they should help the victim (Melton et al., 2001). Share strategies witnesses can use: Tell the bully to stop. (Hey, picking on him isnt cool.) Help the victim walk away. (Sarah, can you come here? I need to ask you a question.) Recruit friends to help the victim. (Will you all come with me to help Robert?) Befriend the victim. (Maria, do you want to sit with us at lunch?)

Get an adult. (I think someone needs help.) Slide 32 - Tell participants that as children and youth learn these strategies, they need the opportunity to practice them in a safe environment so they can use them when they see real bullying. Role-playing scenarios give young people the opportunity to take on different roles and practice reacting as children who are bullied or as children who witness bullying. Tell participants that you are going to demonstrate how they can use role playing with young people. Ask for four volunteers to come to the front of the room. Assign, or ask them to select, roles as the person bullying, the person being bullied, and two witnesses. Share one of the scenarios below and ask the individuals to role play this bullying situation. (Note: You may wish to institute a no touching rule with your participants.) Before the actors begin, read the scenario aloud to all participants. Slide 33 - On the way to school, Tony (age 11) was told by Luke (age 14), to hand over his new jacket. Tony gave Luke his jacket, and Luke kicked him several times in the legs. Two other young people saw this happen. Theresa, a seventh grader, regularly intimidates Carla, another seventh grader, into doing Theresas math homework for her. One day Carla forgets the homework, and Theresa threatens to spread nasty rumors about her (such as telling other girls that Carla has herpes). This happens in a cafeteria full of students. Robert, a 15-year-old African American, likes to go to the basketball court in his neighborhood to shoot hoops after school. A group of young people who arent African American often show up and kick him off the court. There are usually a bunch of other people hanging out nearby. Andrea (age 16) is constantly being harassed by a group of girls in the park. They tease her about her clothes and call her names. The park is crowded with other young people. Slide 34 - When the role play has ended, ask the participants the questions on the slide Slide 35 - Share with participants things that parents can do to help children with bullying. Keep an eye open for warning signs/clues that something is wrong. Ask children direct questions about how peers treat them and if they see bullying. Work with teachers, school staff, and other service providers to address bullying. Inquire about the bullying policy at your childs school/afterschool center. If there isnt a policy, offer to help the school or center develop one. Suggest the implementation of a comprehensive anti-bullying program. Be a positive role model by not bullying children or adults. If your child is being bullied: Take complaints of bullying seriously. Reassure your child that he or she was right to tell you about the problem and that you will help deal with the situation. Teach your child to be assertive, but not aggressive. Help your child identify strategies for dealing with bullyingplan alternate routes to avoid the bully, identify friends your child can sit with at lunch.

 Give your child positive social opportunities to make friends. Make teachers and caregivers aware of the problem and work together to address it.

Slide 36 - Ask the participants to come up with ideas to prevent bullying that they can communicate to other parents in their communities. Possible answers include distributing tip sheets at school-sponsored sports events or cultural performances, holding a brown bag lunch for parents, repeating this workshop at a PTA meeting, and providing information during back-to-school nights or during parent-teacher conferences. Slide 39 - Tell participants that children and youth spend much of their time at school, but they also may attend afterschool programs, summer camps, and other community programs. Its important for any individuals who work with young people to take action to prevent bullying. Discuss strategies for teachers, counselors, and service providers. Ensure that young people understand the definition of bullying, bullying behaviors, and the effects of bullying (how it makes people feel). Work with children and youth to create rules against bullying. Have every young person sign the rules and post them in a visible place. Share the following example of rules against bullying: We will not bully others. We will try to help people who are bullied. We will include others in games and activities. We will tell an adult if we know someone is being bullied.

Source: The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2000 Slide 40 - Tell participants about ways adults can follow up on bullying incidents as described on the side Slide 43 - Tell participants that administrators of schools and community centers can take steps to make their facilities bully-free. These steps should include the following: Have a specific and clear anti-bullying policy distinct from a general behavior management plan. The policy should name specific bullying behaviors, express intolerance for those behaviors, and summarize measures the school or center will take to prevent bullying. Have consistent and immediate consequences for bullying and other aggressive behavior. Give praise for pro-social and helpful behavior. Increase supervision on the playground, in hallways, at bus stops, and in cafeterias/gymnasiums.

Provide training for all staff members (including custodians, volunteers, etc.). Involve parents. Investigate bullying incidents and work with the children involved to prevent future incidents.

Implement a comprehensive bullying prevention program Slide 45 - Tell participants that you have just shared numerous strategies to deal with bullying. Ask them to reflect on this information and identify three things that they can do to address bullying. Slide 46 - Tell participants that you want to see what theyve learned about bullying by returning to the quiz. Again read each true-false statement and ask participants to call out the answers. When you hear an incorrect answer, provide the correct one. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. F F F F F T T F F

10. T 11. F 12. F 13. F 14. T 15. F Congratulate the participants for learning new information about bullying.

Before moving on to slide 41, review the objectives you stated in the beginning of the presentation.