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  • Dignity For All (DFA)
    • Welcome
      • Welcome to Dignity for All
      • Did You Know?
      • Tools for Finding Your Inner Calm
      • Where Do You Stand?
      • A Day in the Life
      • Reflecting on Bullying
    • DFA Journey
      • What is Dignity For All?
      • Knowledge Check
      • Your DFA Journey
      • Bystander to Upstander
      • Identify Your Goals
    • Getting Started
      • DFA Curriculum
      • Lights, Camera, Action
      • Standing Together
  • Pre-Learning Assessment
  • Module 1: Patterns of Bullying Behavior
    • What Will You Learn?
      • Skills You Can Use
    • What Is Bullying Behavior?
      • A Definition
      • The ACID Test
      • Types of Bullying
    • How Do You See It?
      • Replay
      • Discuss with Your Peers
    • Can You Relate?
      • Step Into Richard’s Shoes
      • Empathize with Richard
    • Are You Hip to This?
      • Ask Yourself This
      • What the Experts Say
      • Analyze Roles and Behavior
      • Build Your Knowledge
    • What Is Your Story?
      • Describe What Happened
    • Are You Down with This?
      • Reflect and Rephrase
    • Will You Make a Difference?
      • Create a School Policy
  • Module 2: Cycles of Bullying
    • What Will You Learn?
      • Skills You Can Use
    • What Is the Bullying Cycle?
      • A Definition
      • The Acid Test
    • How Do You See It?
      • Replay
      • Discuss with Your Peers
    • Can You Relate?
      • Step Into Tasha’s Shoes
      • Empathize with Tasha
    • Are You Hip to This?
      • Ask Yourself This
      • What the Experts Say
      • Analyze Roles and Behavior
      • Build Your Knowledge
    • What Is Your Story?
      • Describe What Happened
    • Are You Down with This?
      • Perpetrating Rhymes
    • Will You Make a Difference?
      • Will You Make a Difference?
  • Module 3: This is How We Role
    • What Will You Learn?
      • Skills You Can Use
    • Can You Change Your Role?
      • A Definition
      • The Acid Test
      • Fight, Flight, or Freeze
    • How Do You See It?
      • Replay
      • Discuss with Your Peers
    • Can You Relate?
      • Step Into Brad’s Shoes
      • Empathize with Brad
    • Are You Hip to This?
      • Ask Yourself This
      • What the Experts Say
      • Analyze Roles and Behavior
      • Build Your Knowledge
    • What Is Your Story?
      • Describe What Happened
    • Are You Down with This?
      • Choose to Defuse
    • Will You Make a Difference?
      • Will You Make a Difference?
  • Module 4: Call Out Cyberbullying
    • What Will You Learn?
      • Skills You Can Use
    • How Do You Call Out Cyberbullying?
      • A Definition
      • The Acid Test
    • How Do You See It?
      • Replay
      • Discuss with Your Peers
    • Can You Relate?
      • Step into Kimberly’s Shoes
      • Empathize with Kimberly
    • Are You Hip to This?
      • Ask Yourself This
      • What the Experts Say
      • Analyze Roles and Behavior
      • Build Your Knowledge
    • What Is Your Story?
      • Describe What Happened
    • Are You Down with This?
      • Fact or Fiction
    • Will You Make a Difference?
      • Will You Make a Difference?
  • Post-Learning Assessment

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The National Urban Technology Center

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Did You Know?

The US Government defines bullying as unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated or has the potential to be repeated over time (stopbullying.com)

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Bullying is Not Just a Part of Growing Up!

There are common misconceptions about what bullying is, but social scientists now agree that bullying is not just a part of growing up and can produce harmful effects to the entire community where it exists. There are differences between mean or rude behavior, conflicts and bullying.

ACID
definition

Types of Bullying: Physical

Involves hitting, pushing, or attacking another’s body causing physical pain. Also includes damaging or taking away personal belongings.

verbal

Types of Bullying: Verbal

Using cruel or humiliating language and also threatening to harm someone or making inappropriate comments.

social

Types of Bullying: Social

The act of ignoring or excluding others from the group. It also involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships by telling others not to be friends with someone, spreading rumors, or publicly embarrassing someone.

cyberbullying

Types of Bullying: Cyberbullying

Is done through technology (phones, tablets, or computers). It occurs when cruel and/or threatening comments, rumors, pictures, and videos are circulated using text messages, emails, or social media.

Imbalance of Power

In a given circumstance, one person has more power to achieve goals than another.

A perceived imbalance of power means that one person thinks another person has more power. One obvious power imbalance is physical. This is when one person is physically larger or stronger than the other.

A power imbalance can involve an authority figure, such as parents over children or teachers over students.

A less obvious power imbalance is social. The social advantage comes from popularity or hanging out in a large peer group. There is also a systematic imbalance of power, one that is a part of a social system. For example, groups that are privileged in society often think that they have power over other groups.

 

Harmful Effects

Bullying is a widespread problem that involves and affects numerous students. Further, the dangers of bullying can be serious and long-lasting. Students who bully are more likely than their peers to use aggression to solve problems and have negative and antisocial behaviors. They are more likely to be involved in criminal activity, drop out of high school, fight, vandalize property, show abusive behaviors and have lower income levels in adulthood. 

Students who are the targets of bullying are more likely than their peers to have feelings of anxiety, loneliness, and depression. They are likely to avoid going to school and struggle with academics.

Statistics: According to stopbullying.gov

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