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What is the FOX8 Bully Project?
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10:28 am, October 23, 2012, by Scott Gustin
The statistics
are amazing. 1 in 4 kids get bullied. 160 thousand kids stayed home from school
today because they were afraid of a bully. A child is bullied every 7 minutes.
Starting
Tuesday Oct. 23, FOX8 will take on The
FOX8 Bully Project. We will be doing stories related to bullying,
talking to victims and parents, as well as police and schools.
Our stories
will cover cyber bullying as well as local groups dedicated to stopping
bullying.
Join us
throughout the month of November for The
FOX8 Bully Project.
- More than
160,000 U.S. students stay home from school each day from fear of being
bullied.
- Bullying
directly affects a student’s ability to learn. Students who are bullied
find it difficult to concentrate, show a decline in grades, and lose
self-esteem, self-confidence, and self-worth.
- Students
who are bullied report more physical symptoms, such as headaches or
stomachaches, and mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety,
than other students.
- In some
cases, bullying has led to devastating consequences, such as school
shootings and suicide.
- Bullying
affects witnesses as well as targets. Witnesses often report feeling
unsafe, helpless, and afraid that they will be the next target.
- Bullying
is a communitywide issue that must no longer be ignored or thought of as a
rite of passage. Students, parents, and educators all have a role in
addressing bullying situations and changing school culture.
- The two
keys to creating change are: increasing awareness that bullying has
lifelong impact, and giving people the tools they need to respond
effectively.
- Students
can be especially effective in bullying intervention. More than 55 percent
of bullying situations will stop when a peer intervenes. Student education
of how to address bullying for peers is critical, as is the support of
adults.
- Silence is no longer an acceptable response to bullying. Adults, students, and educators can no longer look away when they see bullying. Ignoring it won’t work. Everyone needs to be empowered with options to respond
(4 videos included)
www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/us/ac-360-bullying-study/index.html
A new study commissioned by CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360°" found the stereotype of the schoolyard bully preying on the weak doesn't reflect ...
The study was conducted this spring at The Wheatley School, a nationally top-ranked high school on Long Island, New York. More than 700 students at the school were given a survey with 28 questions on aggressive behavior four separate times throughout the semester. They were also given a roster of the entire school in which every student had an identification number and kids were asked to write down specifically who did what.
The study was conducted this spring at The Wheatley School, a nationally top-ranked high school on Long Island, New York. More than 700 students at the school were given a survey with 28 questions on aggressive behavior four separate times throughout the semester. They were also given a roster of the entire school in which every student had an identification number and kids were asked to write down specifically who did what.
U.S Bully Laws
2. How States are "Graded" - BullyPolice.org
"Bully" rated PG-13 to be released 4-13-2012
The Weinstein Co. says the rating for the documentary "Bully" has been lowered from R to PG-13.
"Bully" rated PG-13 to be released 4-13-2012
Weinstein Co. scores PG-13 rating for 'Bully'
The Weinstein Co. says the rating for the documentary "Bully" has been lowered from R to PG-13.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Weinstein Co. says the rating for the documentary "Bully" has been lowered from R to PG-13.
The company announced Thursday that an edited version of the film will be released April 13 with a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America.
The MPAA originally gave the film an R rating for language and declined to change it when the Weinstein Co. appealed.
An R rating restricts kids under age 17 from seeing the movie without an accompanying adult, so the company released the film March 30 in limited release without a rating.
The Weinstein Co. says three uses of an expletive were removed to earn the PG-13 rating.
"Bully" examines school bullying by following five kids over the course of a school year. It's directed by Lee Hirsch.------------------------------------------------------
Coping with Bullying/Loss Through Sunday School Humor
Child is collecting church humor to help her move forward, face the loss of her brother who was physically assaulted/bullied & then committed suicide.
Mother shared following is helping her daughter, sister of bullied, move forward and help others:
Sunday School Humor
A little girl was sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read
her a bedtime story. From time to time, she would take her eyes off the book
and reach up to touch his wrinkled cheek. She was alternately stroking her
own cheek, then his again. Finally she spoke up, "Grandpa, did God make
you?"
"Yes, sweetheart," he answered, "God made me a
long time ago."
"Oh," she paused, "grandpa, did God make me
too?"
"Yes, indeed, honey," he said, "God made you
just a little while ago."
Feeling their respective faces again, she observed,
"God's getting better at it, isn't he?"
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And one particular four-year old prayed, "And forgive us our
trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets."
A little boy was overheard praying: "Lord, if you can't
make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I
am."
A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as they were on
the way to church service, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in
church?"
One bright little girl replied, "Because people are
sleeping."
The preacher was wired for sound with a lapel microphone, and as
he preached, he moved briskly about the platform, jerking the mike cord as he
went. Then he moved to one side, getting wound up in the cord and nearly
tripping before jerking it again. After several circles and jerks, a little
girl in the third pew leaned toward her mother and whispered, "If he gets
loose, will he hurt us?"
Six-year old Angie and her four-year old brother Joel were sitting
together in church. Joel giggled, sang, and talked out loud. Finally, his big
sister had had enough. "You're not supposed to talk out loud in
church."
"Why? Who's going to stop me?" Joel asked.
Angie pointed to the back of the church and said, "See those
two men standing by the door?
They're hushers."
A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin, 5, Ryan, 3.
The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw
the opportunity for a moral lesson. "If Jesus were sitting here, He would
say 'Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.'
Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, "Okay Ryan,
you be Jesus!"
A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year old
son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore, where a seagull
lay dead in the sand. "Daddy, what happened to him?" the son asked.
"He died and went to Heaven," the dad replied.
The boy thought a moment and then said, "Did God throw him
back down?"
After the church service a little boy told the pastor,
"When I grow up, I'm going to give you some money."
"Well, thank you," the pastor replied, "But
why?"
"Because my daddy says you're one of the poorest preachers
we've ever had."
A wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to
their six-year old daughter and said, "Would you like to say the
blessing?"
"I wouldn't know what to say," the girl replied.
"Just say what you hear Mommy say," the wife answered.
The daughter bowed her head and said, "Lord, why on earth did
I invite all these people to dinner?"
A Sunday school class was studying the Ten Commandments. They
were ready to discuss the last one. The teacher asked if anyone could tell her
what it was. Susie raised her hand, stood tall, and quoted, "Thou shall
not take the covers off the neighbor's wife."
A little boy was attending his first wedding.
After the service, his cousin asked him, "How many women can
a man marry?"
"Sixteen," the boy responded.
His cousin was amazed that he had an answer so quickly. "How
do you know that?"
"Easy," the little boy said. "All you have to do is
add it up, like the Bishop said: 4 better, 4 worse, 4 richer, 4 poorer."
After a church service on Sunday morning, a young boy suddenly
announced to his mother, "Mom, I've decided to become a minister When I
grow up."
"That's okay with us, but what made you decide that?"
"Well," said the little boy, "I have to go to
church on Sunday anyway, and I figure it will be more fun to stand up and yell,
than to sit and listen."
A 6-year-old was overheard reciting the Lord's Prayer at a church
service: "And forgive us our trash passes, as we forgive those who passed
trash against us."
A boy was watching his father, a pastor, write a sermon.
"How do you know what to say?" he asked.
"Why, God tells me."
"Oh, then why do you keep crossing things out?"
A little girl became restless as the preacher's sermon dragged on
and on. Finally, she leaned over to her mother and whispered, "Mommy, if
we give him the money now, will he let us go?"
After the christening of his baby brother in church, little
Johnny sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked
him three times what was wrong.
Finally, the boy replied, "That priest said he wanted us
brought up in a Christian home, and I want to stay with you guys!"
Terri asked her Sunday School class to draw pictures of their
favorite Bible stories. She was puzzled by Kyle's picture, which showed four
people on an airplane, so she asked him which story it was meant to represent.
The Flight to Egypt, was his reply.
Pointing at each figure, Ms. Terri said, "That must be Mary,
Joseph, and Baby Jesus, But who is the fourth person?
Oh, that's Pontius-the pilot.
The Sunday School Teacher asks, "Now, Johnny, tell me
frankly do you say prayers before eating?"
"No sir," little Johnny replies, "I don't have
to. My Mom is a good cook."
A college drama group presented a play in which one character
would stand on a trap door and announce, "I descend into hell!"
A stagehand below would then pull a rope, the trapdoor would
spring, and the actor would drop from view.
The play was well received. When the actor playing the part became
ill, another actor who was quite overweight took his place. When the new actor
announced, "I descend into hell!" the stagehand pulled the rope, and
the actor began his plunge, but became hopelessly stuck. No amount of tugging
on the rope could make him descend.
One student in the balcony jumped up and yelled: "Hallelujah!
Hell is full!"
Pastor Dave Charlton tells us, "After a worship service at
First Baptist Church in Newcastle, Kentucky, a mother with a fidgety seven-year
old boy told me how she finally got her son to sit still and be quiet. About
halfway through the sermon, she leaned over and whispered, 'If you don't be
quiet, Pastor Charlton is going to lose his place and will have to start his
sermon all over again!'
It worked."
One Sunday in a Midwest city, a young child was "acting
up" during the morning worship hour. The parents did their best to
maintain some sense of order in the pew but were losing the battle. Finally,
the father picked the little fellow up and walked sternly up the aisle on his
way out. Just before reaching the safety of the foyer, the little one called
loudly to the congregation, "Pray for me! Pray for me!"
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Child is collecting
church humor to help her move forward/face the loss of her brother who was physically
assaulted/bullied & then committed suicide.
Mother shared above is
helping her daughter/sister of bullied, move forward and help others.
