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Laws - View Law: BULLYING |
What is Bullying?
Bullying consists of negative acts carried out repeatedly over time. There is an actual or perceived imbalance of power in a bullying situation that allows the bully to attack the less powerful. There are three basic types of bullying:
- Physical: hitting, kicking, pushing, choking, and punching
- Verbal: threatening, taunting, teasing, starting rumors, hate speech
- Psychological: social exclusion, intimidation, spreading rumors,
Characteristics of a bully
- Aggressive and impulsive
- Over confident and tough
- Low tolerance for frustration
- Inclined to use violence more than other children
Characteristics of a victim
- An actual or perceived imbalance of power
- Victims tend to be quiet, passive with few friends
- Victims do not respond effectively to aggressive actions
- Victims are ashamed, often do not tell an adult
Some Bullying statistics
- Studies in have show that at least 15% of students in schools are involved
- About 9% are victims
- About 7% bully others repeatedly
- More students in younger grades are victimized
- Boys are more likely to be bullied than girls
Bullying Laws
Arizona has a new law that requires schools to have policies on bullying, harassment and intimidation. The message is clear: create an environment where bullying is not tolerated. Each school is required to have a procedure for students, parents and teachers to confidentially report bullying behavior to a school official to trigger investigation, punishment and prevention of further bullying behavior. (A.R.S. §15-341). If the bullying acts threaten or actually cause injury to a person or property, then more severe penalties are called for and carried out under Arizona’s criminal laws. (A.R.S. §13-2911).
Resources
The Arizona Department of Education has information and resources for bullying prevention for students, parents and teachers.
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center is a “one-stop shop” website for information on youth violence prevention, sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal agencies.
The National Mental Health Information Center’s website provides information about mental health including bullying and aggressive behavior.
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On 09/06/07
from AZ said:
bullying aint nutn its a part of life man u bully and get bullied thats all i noy saying its ok to bully but its a part of life get over it but if ur getting bullied tell someone then irs not right but if u dont tell anyone u deserved to get bullied because ur not trying to prevent any further bullying
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On 07/16/07
Rachel from AZ said:
If you are being bullied, you can and should get help. Go to your parents or an adult you trust. They want to help you and they do care about you. Don't ever think that you have to face the situation alone.
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On 07/15/07
tina H from AZ said:
even if at school, someone starts fighting you. and you put your arm out to defend youself you can still get in trouble..
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On 05/25/07
Karen from AZ said:
I too have a son being bullied and he didn't want to tell me. He had a bad dream that actually made him feel happy, exacting revenge on this bully, who has a "posse" behind him. We talked about it but it doens't change the fact that even though my son has told his prinicpal about it and she did nothing, that my son is still being bullied. I have given him permission to defend himself should it come to that. In the end he will probably left alone once he shows he will not tolerate the bullying.
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On 01/11/07
Tyler from AZ said:
My grandson has been teased harrased, embarrased, had rumors spread, pushed and threatened for 3 years. The school say that he needs to toughen up that words can't hurt but they do. The results have been a depressed child, more frequent asthma attacks and low grades.
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