Working Together We Can Build a Community of

Working Together…. …We Can Build a Community of Respect

No Place for Hate Training Objectives: • Overview of “No Place for Hate” • Understanding of Bullying Prevention • Review of project benchmarks

The Need/The Impact Academic Achievement School Safety/Discipline Workplace Readiness in a Global Society Teacher/Staff Morale

GOALS • Enhance or create a culture of respect. • Celebrate diversity • Empower members of the school community to challenge all forms of bigotry.

Why ®? No Place for Hate • Reduce bullying, name-calling and other expressions of bias • Create a safer learning environment • Promote unity and pride • Live by the core value of respect for others.

STEP ONE Sign the Resolution of Respect

Resolution of Respect We pledge, from this day forward, to do our best to combat prejudice and to stop those who violate the civil rights of others. We will seek to understand those who are different. We believe that one person can make a difference and that no person should stand by when it comes to opposing hate. We will speak out against prejudice and discrimination. We will reach out to those who are victims of hate. We know that we must all promote harmony, equality and respect. By signing the pledge, we commit ourselves to creating a community that is No Place for Hate®.

No Place for Hate Promise ® • I promise to do my best to treat everyone fairly. • I promise to do my best to be kind to everyone— even if they are not like me. • If I see someone being hurt or bullied, I will tell a teacher. • Everyone should be able to feel safe and happy in school. • I want our school to be No Place for Hate®.

House Banner • Each student at Klein Forest H. S. will sign the Banner pledging they are not going to bully anyone and that they will respect other students.

STEP TWO Form a No Place for Hate Team to Oversee Anti-Bias and Diversity Education Activities NPFH includes all parts of our community: n Teachers/Administrators/Staff n Parents n Students n Community Members

Examples of Projects

Ideas for “No Place for Hate” Projects National Anti-Bullying Day “Mix it Up” lunch day School-wide Talent Show Special Olympics Programs for Parents Diversity Display

What is Bullying? Bullying is any ongoing physical or Verbal mistreatment where there is: an imbalance of power and the victim (target) is exposed repeatedly to negative actions on the part of one or more other students. (Loweu 1986, 1991 and 1993)

The average bullying behavior lasts only 37 seconds. Teachers notice and intervene in only 1 out of 25 episodes. Occurs at least 2 – 3 times per month. Debra Pepler, Ph. D. , York University

Bullying can be: DIRECT Face to face Verbal Physical Insults, putdowns, teasing, harassment Shoves, pushes, hitting, assault Psychological Rolling eyes, dirty looks, uttering threats, extortion

Bullying can be: INDIRECT Behind someone’s back Exclusion Relational Aggression Leaving out Shunning Telling people not to be friends with a victim Gossip Lowering people’s opinion About the victim

What is Bullying? It involves a power imbalance between Bully and Victim: Number, Size, Status, Role, Culture, Ethnicity.

Characteristics of a bully § High self-esteem § May be popular § More likely to engage in other problem behaviors later in life, such as criminal activity or alcohol or other drug abuse

Characteristics of Victims Passive § Quiet, anxious & insecure § Tend to “normalize” and no longer are victims upon entering adulthood, though they may have continued lower self-esteem and be more prone to depression Provocative § Reactive, clumsy, impulsive, irritating § Attempt to fight or answer back when attacked, but not effectively § Often hyperactive, have difficulty concentrating and act in ways that irritate others

Bullying is violence Violence is any mean word, look, sign, or act that hurts a person’s body, feelings, or things

71% of school shooters had been victims of bullying.

Bully Starts the bullying and takes an active part Defender of the Victim Dislikes the bullying and helps or tries to help the victim Follower/Henchman Takes an active part, but does not start the bullying Supporter Supports the bullying but does not take an active part Passive Supporter (Possible Bully) Likes the bullying but does not display open support Possible Defender Dislikes the bullying and thinks he ought to help but doesn’t Disengaged Onlooker

Enabling is unwittingly protecting a person from the consequences of their actions out of a sense of love, compassion, fear, or survival instinct Entitlement is the belief that it is our right to use violence or threats of violence to express feelings, meet needs, or satisfy wants. Tolerance occurs when violence is accepted as the norm by adults or young people who ignore, rationalize, or minimize incidents of violence.

How far should things go before bullying behavior is addressed? Bullying behaviors should be addressed before it interferes with the health, academics or learning process of a student.

Peer Mediation is not Effective in Situations of Bullying. 1. Bullying is not a conflict, but is abuse. 2. There is not a question of “some right” and “some wrong” on both sides. 3. The “playing field” or balance of power, is not level. 4. Adults need to claim responsibility. © The Olweus Bullying Prevention Group, 2001

Klein Forest H. S. • Most diverse high school in Klein ISD. • Enrollment- we have over 3, 500 students. • Languages- we have at least 27 different languages. • Cultures- we have students that come form all over the world.

Conclusion • Use your high school to your advantage. • Meet people from all over the world. • Get to know people that have a different culture than you do. • Be patient and respect people who are different than you.