Anti-BullyingIt’s the Law in Indiana

as of July 1, 2013

Dr. Susan AlbrechtMiss Wilson, Special Services Intern

Burris Laboratory SchoolIndiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities

Bullying Categories

Physical bullying Verbal bullying Social / relational bullying Electronic / written communication Combination

Bully Prevention

School-wide plan Training Reporting process Investigation Discipline

Bullying is …

Overt, unwanted, repeated acts or gestures; Against another student; Intending to harass, ridicule, humiliate,

intimidate, or harm; Creating a hostile environment; Having a detrimental effect on physical or

mental health; and Substantially interfering with school access

and performance.

Bullying is not …

Acting in an emergency to protect a person from an imminent threat of serious bodily injury or substantial danger.

Participating in an activity consisting of the exercise of a student’s First Amendment freedoms.

Adding EmpathyTo Our Anti-Bullying

ProgramOctober 3, 2013

Empathy is like a muscle; it gets stronger and stronger with practice!

You already have it; you just need to use it!

What is empathy?

Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes

What does empathy look like?

5 steps to build your empathy muscle: Watch & Listen: What is the other person saying

and what is his or her body language? Remember: When did you feel the same way? Imagine: How do you think the other person feels

and how do you think you would feel in that situation? Ask: Ask the other person what he or she is feeling. Show you care: Let the other person know that you

care through your words and actions.

Discussion Break Out Groups

WHEN? WHERE? HOW? When and where can

we use empathy? Lunch Hallway Classroom

How can we use empathy?

Scenarios

Caleb always sits alone at lunch. Jacob and his friends pick on Caleb every day. Sometimes they take his lunch money and other days they pour chocolate milk all over his food. You could invite him to sit with you, but you are afraid your friends will not welcome him and Jacob might start picking on you too.

You see Abby in the hallway between classes. She’s new to Burris and is having trouble getting her locker open. Craig walks by and laughs at Abby and taunts her while she struggles with her locker. “Did they not teach you what numbers are at your old school? Only stupid people can’t figure out how to open their lockers,” he says to her. She tries to ignore his taunting but he knocks all of her books out of her hands right before he leaves.

Jarius gets nervous when the teacher asks him to read aloud in class. Even though he does well in small groups, he often stutters when reading for the whole class. Shannon sits in the back of the classroom and giggles whenever Jarius makes a mistake. Sometimes she even imitates how Jarius stutters when the teacher can’t hear her. Jarius usually leaves this class with his head hanging low and never volunteers to read to the class.

EVERYONE!

Who can use empathy?

StudentsTeachers

Staff

Counselors

Principals

Parents

Families