1. Bullying: Information & Strategies for Safer Schools Laura Byard, EliannaFavell, Debra Moravetz, Kristen Powell, Ina Ziegler

2. Agenda: Introduction (Video, Reflection/Discussion, T/F Quiz) Primary School Activity Secondary School Activity Long-term, Preventative Measures Wrap-Up/Plan of Action

3. Bullying: a case study Summary of Assigned reading Watch video (reflect on the roles of the bully, the bullied, and the bystander) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zlQ1FMSbBU&feature=related Discussion

4. Video reflection If you were a teacher at this school, how would you have handled this situation? Do you think the punishment was fair for everyone? Why or why not? What consequences, if any, do you think the person videotaping should receive? How about the other onlookers?

5. T/F Quiz: Bullying facts According to Minnesota state law, each public school must enact the same comprehensive policy prohibiting intimidation or bullying of any kind toward any student.2 FALSE

6. Any school anti-bullying policy in Minnesota must address cyber-bullying.2 TRUE

7. Teachers often intervene to stop bullying.1 FALSE

8. Parents are usually unaware if their children are bullying others.1 TRUE

9. Bullying happens more in urban areas than in suburban or rural areas.1 FALSE

10. Bullying happens more often in larger schools than in smaller schools.1 TRUE

11. In a 2007 study, a majority of LGBT students reported experiencing bullying at school during the previous year.3 TRUE

12. More bullying occurs between immigrants from different ethnic backgrounds than between ones within the same background.4 FALSE

13. RESOURCES Recognizing the warning signs. (2011). Retrieved from: http://www.stopbullying.gov/topics/warning_signs/index.html Bully police USA: Minnesota. (2009). Retrieved from: http://www.bullypolice.org/mn_law.html 2007 National School Climate Survey: Nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT Students Harassed. (2011). Retrieved from: http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/news/record/2340.html Bigelow, M. (2009). Mogadishu on the Mississippi: Language, racialized identity, and education in a new land. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell.