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About Bullying

GET THE FACTS!!!

  • 15 - 25% of U.S. students report being bullied with some frequency, while 15 - 20% report they bully others with some frequency.(Melton et al., 1998; Nansel et al., 2001)
  • The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that every day 160,000 students miss school because they fear harassment by bullies.
  • Olweus’ study shows Bullies identified by age eight are four times more likely to be convicted of a crime by the age of 24 and five times more likely than non-bullies to have serious criminal records by the age of 30.
  • Victims of bullying report fear of going to school, fear of riding the bus, physical symptoms of illness, progressively lower levels of self-esteem, and diminished ability to learn in school.
  • Information provided by the Philadelphia Bully Prevention Program [read more]

Books

  • Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do, by Dan Olweus. 

  • Blueprints for Violence Prevention: Bullying Prevention Program, by Dan Olweus and Susan Limber. 

  • Classroom Meeting Handbook, distributed by PSR.

  • The Bully Free Classroom, by Allan L. Beane, Ph.D. 

  • Bully Proofing Your School,  by Marla Bonds and Sally Stoker. 

  • Bullying in Schools: What You Need to Know, by Paul Langan. 

  • Bullying in Schools, by Rana Sampson. 

  • Games We Should Play in School, by Frank Aycox. 

  • The Morning Meeting, by Roxann Kriete. 

  • Quit It!, by Nancy Mullin-Rindler, et. Al. 

  • Bully Proof, by Nan Stein and Lisa Sjostrom. 

  • Ways We Want Our Class To Be, by Developmental Studies Center. 

  • Flirting or Hurting?,  by Nan Stein and Lisa Sjostrom. 

  • Gender Violence, Gender Justice, by Nan Stein and Dominic Cappello. 

  • Bullies & Victims, by Suellen & Paula Fried 

  • Girl Wars: 12 Strategies to End Female Bullying, by Cheryl Dellasega & Charisse Nixon

  • Odd Girl Out, by Rachel Simmons

  • Bullies and Victims, by Suellen and Paula Fried

  • Queen Bees and Wannabes, by Rosalind Wiseman

  • A Parent’s Book About Bullying, by William Voors

  • Positive Discipline, by Jane Nelson.

 
Videos
  • Real Kids: What We’ve Learned About Bullying, available from Sunburst Visual Media, www.sunburst.com
  • Gossiping, Taunting, Bullying: It’s All Harassment, available from Sunburst Visual Media, www.sunburst.com (Note: Other videos are available from Sunburst Visual Media to address bullying and other related topics such as respect, teasing, etc.)
  • Don’t Laugh at Me, available from Operation Respect, www.dontlaugh.org
  • The In Crowd and Social Cruelty, available from ABC News Store, www.abcnewsstore.com
  • Set Straight on Bullies, available from National School Safety Center, www.nssc1.org
  • Sticks & Stones: The Truth About Bullying, available from Clemson University
  • Ways We Want Our Class To Be (4 videos), available from Developmental Studies Center, www.devstu.org
  • Teased, Taunted, and Bullied, available from ABC News Store, www.abcnewsstore.com
 
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