Welcome to Behavior Services
Behavior Consultant: Jodee Slone.
You can contact me by phone (502) 647-3533 Ext. 222 or email.
Feel free to call or email. If you need a form to request assistance addressed to your Director of Education you can download the Request for Assistance Form here.
Bullying - What is it?
Bullying occurs when a child is the victim of repeated, negative actions AND there is an imbalance of power that keeps the child from defending himself. There is a difference between bullying and normal conflicts between children. The table below summarizes the differences between the two.
| Normal Conflict |
Bullying |
| Involves two or more students who all have equal power |
The
bully has greater strength than the victim |
| Occurs
only occasionally |
The
action is repeated frequently |
| It
is usually accidental |
It
is ALWAYS intentional |
| It
is not serious in nature |
There
is ALWAYS a threat of harm |
| All
involved have equal emotions at the time of the conflict |
There
are strong emotions on both sides |
| All
involved show remorse after the incident |
The
victim gets blamed for the incident |
| There
is an effort by all involved to solve the problem |
There
is no effort to solve the problem |
What We Know About
Bullying is the most common form of violence in our society; between 15% and 30% of students are bullies or victims. Between 1994 and 1999, there were 253 violent deaths in school, 51 casualties were the result of multiple death events. Bullying is often a factor in school related deaths.
Membership in either bully or victim groups is associated with school drop out, poor psychosocial adjustment, criminal activity and other negative long-term consequences. Direct, physical bullying increases in elementary school, peaks in middle school and declines in high school. Verbal abuse, on the other hand, remains constant. The U.S. Department of Justice reports that younger students are more likely to be bullied than older students.
Over two-thirds of students believe that schools respond poorly to bullying; a high percentage of students believing that adult help is not effective.
Boy vs. Girl Bullies
Boys use physical aggression (tripping, elbowing and more). Girls use social alienation and intimidation (gossiping maliciously, writing malicious notes, or ignoring a peer during play).
Both boys and girls use extortion as a form of bullying. Girls use techniques that are hard to detect.
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