Bullying Survey Fall 2015

The Bullying Survey

• Recently you completed a bullying survey.

• We are going to look at some of the results of the survey.

YOUR TASK: to plan and construct a door decoration that illustrates our commitment to be a Bully Free Zone and to follow our Timberwolf Core Values

Core Values of a Timberwolf

•Compassion•Respect•Integrity•Responsibility

Quick - Define

• Compassion

• Respect

• Integrity

• Responsibility

Core ValuesIf we are people who show• Compassion• Respect• Integrity• Responsibility

Then we cannot bully each other

Spring Climate Survey

• Every spring we conduct a climate survey, which is completed by students, teachers and parents.

• The student survey asks about bullying.• Last spring, 70% of students said that Bullying

is Not a Problem at Cedar Heights.• 30% said Bullying is a Problem• This percentage hasn’t changed from last year

TURN AND TALK

• Safe Place– Yes – 68%

• Bullying is a problem– Yes – 30%– No – 70%

• What do those two statistics have in common?

What is Bullying?

Bullying is ….

• Unwanted aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived power imbalance

OR• Making threats or spreading rumors

OR• Attacking someone physically or verbally

OR• Excluding someone from a group on purpose

AND• It’s repeated over time

Fall Survey: Have you been bullied in the past 6 months?

YES - 22%

NO - 77%

What does this mean? In a classroom of 30, about 6-7 kids have been bullied.

Comparing Climate & Bullying Surveys

Spring Climate Survey:• 70% not a problem• 30% is a problem

Fall Bullying Survey:• 77% have not been bullied• 22% have been bullied

How are kids bullied at Cedar Heights?22% said they have been bullied in the past 6 months. They report that:

• 60% of bullying is name calling and teasing• 25% is cyberbullying (text messages, Facebook, etc.)• 33% is exclusion• 20% is physical – hitting, kicking, pushing• 15% is having things taken from them

Students could choose more than 1 answer for this question.

Have you ever bullied someone?

8% said they have bullied people.

In a classroom of 30, 2-3 kids have bullied someone.

Have you seen others being bullied?

52% said they have witnessed bullying.

What do you do when you see bullying?

33% said they try to stop the bully and help the target, or they ask for help from an adult.

22% said they asked for help from an adult.

24%, said they do nothing when they see bullying.

What do adults do when they see bullying?

83% said adults stop the bullying and either solve the problem or tell students to leave – which is down 10% from last year.

What can adults do to help stop bullying?

26% suggest better supervision

30% suggest helping students work problems out

13% want more rules about bullying

11% suggest talking more about bullying prevention in classes.

• Discuss as a class the question:

What can kids do to make Cedar Heights a Bully Free Zone?

Your TASK:• to plan and construct a door decoration that

illustrates our commitment to be a Bully Free Zone and to follow our Timberwolf Core Values

Possible Themes

• Core Values• Be Nice• Random Acts of

Kindness• Chalkboard messages• Big Elephant/Little

Elephant

Bully Free Zone Door Decorating

• Door construction will take place over the next several Den Times

• Doors are to be done 10/28 at the end of Den Time.

• The top 3 designs will receive a doughnut party