The New Jersey school system does not just talk about bullying but also harassment and intimidation so what is the difference? Bullying has three main indicators. Imbalance of power – This is someone who is bigger, stronger, smarter, more popular, it can be a group versus just one person. Intent to harm – this is
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When offering a parenting night to educate them on certain topics we find that schools offer it less each year. They’ll have an anti-bullying parenting night and 5 parents show up. Doing hundreds of parenting nights we have found the examples below to be some of the best ways to get parents out. RAFFLES Raffles-
We receive calls and email inquiries every day about anti-bullying assemblies for elementary, high school, and even parent night presentations. 1 out of every 50 calls we get a school wants one assembly for the entire student body. Maybe the reason is, the price must be cheaper or we only have so many students so
As we all know our kids are smarter and know more about the internet than us. We all know that our children can sometimes make a really bad decision when it comes to posts and tweets that may hurt or ruin another student’s reputation. Along comes the consequence approach… This approach is usually done between
We at Reportbullying.com educate students to speak up to an adult if they witness bullying. For most students this can be very terrifying, wondering if they may become the next target or will their peers shun them after they hear they spoke up? With that being said I think most students feel this way because fear
A person (especially a minor) with a whimsical attitude and lots of venom-filled against another kid, teen, or individual of their age, they do not look what is the medium but try to vent out their annoyance. Being physical and vocal is retro; individuals have taken up a new medium called “Cyber” or “internet” to
Cyber bullying has become a widespread crime across the globe. Age or gender is not an obstacle, neither there are boundaries for cyber bullying. Hideous criminals are finding new ways to commit an offence. The victims could be known or unknown persons. The reasons for wrongdoing could be many like ransom amount, personal grudge, or
All schools aim to maintain discipline and an ethical code of conduct on their premises. Despite a set of strict rules and regulations, many students have the courage and naughtiness within them to break those rules. One such rule breaker is bullying of classmates and juniors. Bullying is done behind the scenes while the teachers,
Neutral side To ensure that your students have understood their instructions about the schools policies and procedures, pick a few students at random and ask them one by one to demonstrate his/her understanding of the instructions. You will be able to understand whether the guidelines have been properly communicated to them. Negative side What
Positive Discipline As a teacher, when you instruct your students on a procedure or a policy and later learn that the students have not done what you instructed them to do, how would you react? Hand out punishment, or, try to analyze why they did not do what they were asked to do. When I