Bullying is defined in Indiana as overt, repeated acts or gestures, including verbal or written communications, physical acts, or other behaviors committed by a student or group against another with the intent to harass, ridicule, humiliate, intimidate or harm the other student. In 2011, legislators attempted to update the definition to include digital and electronic communications to address issues related to both bullying and cyberbullying, but the bills did not pass.
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1. Bullying:
An Overview of the Concern in Indiana
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2. Bullying:
An Overview of the Concern in Indiana
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O N L I N E W E B I N A R P R E S E N T AT I O N H E L D O N :
NOVEMBER 10, 2012
T H I S P R E S E N T A T I O N WA S A L S O H E L D O N
AUGUST 08, 2012
F O R T H E FA C U LT Y A N D S TA F F O F T H E I N D I A N A P O L I S C A M P U S E S O F
KAPLAN COLLEGE
P R E S E N T E D B Y:
TA M M Y D . M O O N
PRESIDENT & CEO
B U L LY P R E V E N T I O N A L L I A N C E ™
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3. Bullying: An Overview of the Concern in Indiana
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Topics:
Introduction
Statistics on Bullying & Suicide
What is Bullying as defined by Indiana Code?
What actions constitute bullying?
Characteristics of the bullying perpetrator
Characteristics of the bullying victim
Bullying in elementary and secondary schools
Bullying in colleges
Bullying in the workplace
Bullying and domestic violence
Closing
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4. Statistics on Bullying
2009 - 2010
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Statistical Ratio:
1 out of every 4 students are dealing with bullying
On a Statewide level:
As reported by the Indiana Department of Education:
Indiana total student enrollment was: 1,120,563.
2011/2012 Public School Enrollment: 1,041,557
Students dealing with bullying across the state: 280,141
2011/2012 Public School Students dealing with bullying: 260,390
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6. Statistics on Bullying
2009 - 2010
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Statistical Ratio:
1 out of every 4 students are dealing with bullying
In Marion County:
As reported by the Indiana Department of Education:
Total student enrollment was: 168,745*
Students dealing with bullying across Marion County: 42,186*
The IDOE currently lists 346 schools in Marion County for 2011/2012 school year.
* “This is not a complete number because there are eight charter schools that did not provide the IDOE with their
2009/2010 student enrollment numbers.
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7. Statistics on Bullying
2009 – 2010 and 2011 - 2012
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Statistical Ratio:
The following shows the total student enrollment, as reported to the IDOE, for Indianapolis’s eleven
school districts and the approximate number of students who dealt with bullying in that district during the
school year of 2009/2010 and 2011/2012 which shows comparison.
2009 / 2010 2011 / 2012
Students Appx. Students Appx.
School Enrolled Bullied Enrolled Bullied
IPS 33,372 8,343 31,998 8,000 Decrease 1,374 / 343
Wayne Township 15,808 3,952 16,277 4,070 Increase 469 / 118
Lawrence Township 15,767 3,942 14,878 3,720 Decrease 889 / 222
Perry Township 14,416 3,604 14,448 3,612 Increase 32 / 8
Warren Township 11,957 2,989 11,899 2,975 Decrease 58 / 14
Pike Township 10,981 2,745 10,918 2,730 Decrease 63 / 15
Washington Township 10,670 2,668 11,194 2,799 Increase 524 / 131
Franklin Township 9,061 2,265 8,478 2,120 Decrease 583 / 145
Beech Grove 2,417 604 2,734 684 Increase 317 / 81
Speedway 1,509 377 1,624 406 Increase 115 / 29
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8. Statistics on Bullying
2009 - 2010
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Statistical Ratio:
1 out of every 4 students are dealing with bullying
Largest Public School District in Marion County:
Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS)
There are 66 schools in the IPS district
As reported by the Indiana Department of Education:
Total student enrollment was: 33,372
Total student enrollment for 2011/2012 is: 31,998
Students dealing with bullying in IPS: 8,343
Total students for 2011/2012 year is: 8,000
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10. Statistics on Bullying
2009 - 2010
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Statistical Ratio:
1 out of every 4 students are dealing with bullying
2nd Largest School System in Marion County:
Private Catholic Schools
68 Catholic Schools Combined
As reported by the Indiana Department of Education:
Total student enrollment was: 21,356
Students dealing with bullying in Catholic Schools: 5,339
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11. Statistics on Suicide
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Statistical Ratio:
As reported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Nationally:
In 2008, there was a national reported number of suicide for those between the
ages of 15-24 years being that of 4,298 across the United States.
The following is the ratio breakdown given from the CDC:
10-14 year olds = 215 suicides = 1.1 / 100,000 in this age group
15-19 year olds = 1,604 suicides = 7.4 / 100,000 in this age group
20-24 year olds = 2,694 suicides = 12.6 / 100,000 in this age group
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12. Statistics on Suicide
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Statistical Ratio:
As reported by the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Indiana:
Taking the total statewide student enrollment for 2009 / 2010 as the base number and
calculating that by 8.5* for every 100,000 then as a whole the state of Indiana can estimate
that 95 students would have committed suicide.
In consideration of the approximate number of students bullied in 2009 / 2010 it can be
estimated that 23 students may have committed suicide in Indiana because of bullying.
In Indianapolis it can be approximated that 13 had committed suicide overall with 3
having committed suicide because of bullying.
* Basing this on 1.1 for 10-14 yr olds plus 7.4 for 15-19 yr olds as calculated by the CDC
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13. What is bullying?
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Currently defined in Indiana as:
“overt, repeated acts or gestures, including: (1)
verbal or written communications transmitted;
(2) physical acts committed; or (3) any other
behaviors committed, by a student or group of
students against another student with the intent
to harass, ridicule, humiliate, intimidate, or
harm the other student.” (IC 20-33-8-0.2)
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14. What is bullying?
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An attempt to change the definition:
In 2011 Indiana Senator Thomas Wyss and House Representative
Greg Porter attempted to make a legislative change in the definition.
That attempted change consisted of a constitutionally sound
inclusion of the word phrasing “digital and electronic
communications.” This was an important aspect for issues relating
to acts that fall under both of the blanketed terms of bullying and
cyber-bullying. Neither of these Bills made it through legislation in
that session but they will soon be resurfacing.
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15. What is bullying?
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Having a constitutionally sound definition for any particular legislative Bill is
important so that those within our legislative, judicial and administrative
branches of government can make certain that those laws are maintained, held
in compliance and are justly carried out for those who reside in the community.
However, to put it more simply in this instance
Bullying and Cyber-bullying
are two blanketed terms used to cover specific actions intentionally committed
by an individual, or group of individuals, that are physical and / or
psychological in nature to which would purposely cause physical and / or
psychological distress / harm towards the intended targeted victim.
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16. What actions constitute bullying?
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The following list of actions are ones that are chargeable criminal offenses and civil
offenses as labeled, or defined, within Indiana code and is not all inclusive.
Battery Harassment
Identity theft Stalking
Kidnapping Physical assault (under Ed. statute)
Confinement Certain acts of fraud
Human trafficking Hazing
Sexual trafficking Criminal deviant conduct
Sex crimes Exploitation
Photographic distortions Sexual battery
Robbery Criminal gang intimidation
Aggravated Battery Criminal gang recruitment
Hazing Destruction of intellectual property
Provocation Destruction of real property
Strangulation Computer crimes
Hate crimes Libel (a civil actionable offense)
Segregation Slander (a civil actionable offense)
Causing Suicide Defamation (a civil actionable offense)
Assisting Suicide Filing false charges
Intimidation Retaliation
Threatening Computer hacking & other computer crimes
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17. What actions constitute bullying?
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The following list is a continuation of actions that are chargeable criminal offenses and
civil offenses as labeled, or defined, within Indiana code, and are not all inclusive.
Sexual harassment Substantial interference with another’s employment
Repeated exhibitionism Harassment: “obscene messages”
Voyeurism Acts that fall within grounds of domestic violence
Sexual propositioning Telephone wire tapping
Racketeering Fraud
Substantial interference with another’s education
The following list are actions that fall within the realm of cyber-bullying – of which some crimes
listed above also carry over into cyber-bullying and are therefore not mentioned below. This list is
not all inclusive.
Online identity deception Libeling (a civil action)
Electronic spam Sending a viruses to the target
Impersonation (a form of identity theft) Hacking
Writing negative or false information about someone Using cell phone apps that are available to send
Outing and trickery others text where they think it is the targeted victim.
Exclusion Sending others E-mail from an account made up to
Happy Slapping appear to be from the target and harassing others.
Sending messages to targets contacts to defame
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18. What actions constitute bullying?
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The following list is a continuation of actions that are described in more general terms
and are not all inclusive:
Saying things to purposely hurt another Lying to adults / others about a characteristic of the
Repeated taunting target in order to get others to not trust the target.
Repeated teasing Cheating off the paper, test, or project of the target
Being rude in a disrespectful manner Stealing the work of the target and claiming it as ones
Coercion own work.
Spreading rumors Destroying a friendship that the target has with others
Excluding the target purposely from group gatherings for the pure enjoyment of watching the target suffer
Physically or emotional threats emotional pain, embarrassment, and isolation
Pushing / shoving Calling the target derogatory names
Hitting Purposely withholding information from the target in
Pulling hair order to destroy the target
Throwing things at someone Following the target from one place to another in
Publicly embarrassing target order to intimidate, annoy, harass, embarrass and with
Grabbing someone in an inappropriate manner intent to cause hopeful emotional distress.
Physically / emotionally terrorizing the target Purposely attempting to cause someone who the
Excessive destructive criticism target cares for, is friends with, or loves to not trust the
Calling target at inappropriate hours of the night target in order to get gratification from the pain the
Invoking the target to angry outburst in order to get target would suffer from such a loss.
the target into trouble with adults.
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19. Characteristics of the Bullying Perpetrator
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Children who are bullies are often observed to display the following
characteristics, this list is not all inclusive:
Impulsiveness Calls others names that are rude
Domineering Thrive on violent acts that are
Be physically stronger than others observed or experienced
Inflated ego Have an aggressive behavioral issue /
Have no remorse for their actions of disorder
wrong doing Is often rejected by their peers
Refuse to conform to rules / Is put in isolation by peers and adults
regulations Shows signs of physical abuse
Easily frustrated May be going through a domestic
Entices others issue at home (i.e., divorce, domestic
Have outbursts of laughter at violence, neglect)
another’s expense Lack parental involvement in
Have angry outbursts education
Cuts in line Failing classes
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20. Characteristics of the Bullying Victim
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Children who are bulling victims are often observed to display the
following characteristics, this list is not all inclusive:
Quiet Does not eat well
Cautious about others Show signs of social and emotional
Sensitive developmental deficiencies
Often insecure / unsure of their own Develop poor academics
abilities. May become cynical if the bully gets
Become less assertive away with his / her actions
Do not provoke others in being May start to believe that they deserve
attacked to be treated in the manner in which
Unlikely to retaliate they have been.
If one does retaliate it is because the May start physically mutilating
bullying abuse has gone on too long. themselves
May become isolated socially Argue with family members badly
Have bad sleeping habits May attempt suicide, and likely more
Have bad headaches / migraines than once.
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21. Bullying in Elementary & Secondary Schools
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Elementary Schools
A time of social and emotional growth
Just starting to learn what various words mean
Developmental sensitivity
Worry about fitting in
Scared that they will not be liked
Want to show off so they can develop friends
Do not know how to respond to negativity positively (who do they turn to, how can they help)
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22. Bullying in Elementary & Secondary Schools
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Secondary Schools
Growing into themselves - puberty
Jealousy issues become more noticeable
Become more aware of their own self independence
Worry about being liked, labeled, not believed when something goes wrong
Deal with not knowing who to go to for help
Figure out what they want to become and quietly hope that someone will help them.
Additional factors that also apply in college start applying in the secondary school grades.
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23. Bullying in College
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Relational
Face academic jealousy from peers
Face problems with discrimination based upon characteristic
Will sit in the back of the class
Insecurity caused by others can lead to not asking for help on an academic question
Will isolate themselves in their dorms, libraries or other locations.
Will try to avoid working on projects with groups of others
Challenge the professor on having to do group projects
Issues from secondary and college can carry over into the workplace and in domestic violence.
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24. Bullying in the Workplace
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Sexual harassment
Teasing / discriminate against another for a characteristic
Stealing ones work and claiming it as their own
Stealing other things (money, property, etc) and blame a co-worker
Call off work, show up late, eat alone
Not dress appropriately
Spread rumors about co-workers that are false
Fire a subordinate who shows great growth out of fear of having that person take their job.
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25. Bullying and Domestic Violence
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Dominating behavior towards significant other
Calling / texting numerous times throughout the day to “check up” on them.
Screening phone calls, E-mails, text messages
Putting significant other on a budget and refusing to let them have anything more even if
available.
Public criticism
Physically abusive
Emotionally manipulative
Past criminal history / psychological issues relating to PTSD (especially right now for military)
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