1. Bullying in Schools How do we fix it?

2. Short-Term Affects Unhappy Withdrawn Anxious

3. But Long-Term… Loss of confidence Missing School Alcohol and Drug use

4. Despite great efforts, bullying still continues in our schools. So what’s the problem?

5. The Facts

6. — 87% of teens say school shootings are motivated by a desire for revenge — 86% say being bullied causes teens to turn to violence. The Danger According to bureau of justice statistics…

7. The goal of this research is to discover what makes bullying prevention strategies and programs successful. This Research Will…

8. Bullying not only affects a child’s self-esteem, but their ability to learn. Research has shown bullying can have a significant impact even into adulthood. Research has shown a connection between bullying and both anti-social and criminal behavior. Why is this important? Something can be done

9. establishes rules and enforces consequences educates students, parents, and staff integrates the program into everyday curriculum assesses the problem before implementation one that is school wide and implemented early on So, what programs work? One that… and

10. zero-tolerance policies are not focused on changing behavior do not engage the students are short team focus on mediation or conflict resolution What doesn’t work? And programs that…

11. Bullying prevention programs can be successful if implemented correctly. What does this mean?

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