Bullying Prevention

Central High School Counseling Department

Lance Allred, Andy Prewitt, Tanya Ayers, Tranese Nelms, Kimberly Gray, Kandice Shorter

What is Bullying?

Aggressive behavior that intends to cause harm or distressRepeated offenses over timeOccurs in a relationship where there is an imbalance of power or strength

Types of BullyingDirect Bullying– Hitting, kicking, shoving, spitting– Taunting, teasing, racial slurs, verbal harassment,

and sexual comments– Threatening

Indirect bullying– Spreading rumors– Cyber-bullying

Intervention and Prevention

Never ignore bullying; always address the problemInvolve parents when necessaryRefer students, and enforce school policies consistently

Report incidentsTalk to the bully and person being bullied separately Impose consequences for the children who bully – this is best done at the administrative level

Bullying is…• …against SCS policy, is against

what Central High students should stand for, and will not be tolerated. Please report bullying

as soon as possible to an Administrator, Counselor, or

Teacher.

ARE YOU THE BULLY?

Kingian Training

Central High School Counseling Department

Lance Allred, Andy Prewitt, Tanya Ayers, Tranese Nelms,

Kimberly Gray, Kandice Shorter

Types of Conflict• 1. Pathway Conflict• 2. Mutually Exclusive Conflict- different

Goals choose to get along• 3. Mutually Exclusive Conflict – same

goal but not enough resources for everyone to accomplish goal

• 4. Values Conflict

Levels of Conflict

•1. Normal•2. Pervasive•3. Overt

The Six Principles of Kingian Nonviolence

• The philosophy of nonviolence, as espoused by Martin Luther King,

Jr., is articulated in the “Six Principles of Nonviolence," which synthesize the basic tenets of his

thinking.

Principle One: • Nonviolence is a

way of life for courageous people.• It is active,

nonviolent resistance to evil.

Principle Two• Nonviolence seeks to build community.• The end of nonviolence is reconciliation.

Principle Three Nonviolence seeks to

defeat injustice,

not people.

Principle Four• Nonviolence holds that

suffering can educate and transform.

• It accepts suffering without retaliation.

• It accepts violence, if necessary, but will never inflict it.

• It willingly accepts the consequences of its acts.

Principle Five• Nonviolence chooses

love instead of hate.• It resists violence of the

spirit as well as physical violence.

• It holds that love is active, not passive; spontaneous, unmotivated, unselfish, creative, and un-ending in its ability to forgive in order to restore community and defeat injustice.

Principle Six• Nonviolence -

belief that the universe is on

the side of justice.

Kingian Principles of Nonviolence

• Summarize the types of conflict with your students, as well as the levels of conflict• Go over the six Principles of Kingian

Nonviolence• Emphasize that there are many more ways

to resolve conflicts other than by fighting

What You Should Do:

• 1. Point out to the students that

bullying is wrong, against policy, and

will not be tolerated. Please post the Bullying

notification.

• 2. Discuss with your students the information presented here about nonviolence as espoused by Dr. King.

Completion!

• After teaching your students about the SCS policy on Bullying, AND after

reviewing the Kingian Principles with them, please sign the form in the Library,

stating that you have reviewed this presentation and have discussed these important matters with your students.

Thanks for all you do!

The CHS Counselors