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Klappentext The author offers leaders practical tools and strategies to create legally based and ethically sound approaches to dealing with and preventing bullying in schools. Zusammenfassung The author offers leaders practical tools and strategies to create legally based and ethically sound approaches to dealing with and preventing bullying in schools. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface About the Author Part I: FACT, MYTH AND IMPACT 1. What Bullying Is and What it Is Not Spotting the Bully How Bullies Act Intent to Harm An Imbalance of Power The Perpetrator Enjoys Bullying Repeated, Systematic Behavior Bullying Hurts Three Types of Bullying Piercing the Myths About Bullies and Bullying Myth #1: Our School Doesn't Have Bullies Myth #2: Other Safety Issues are a Bigger Concern for Kids Myth #3: Schools Should Not Encourage Complaints Myth #4: Teachers See Everything and Respond When Bullying Takes Place Myth #5: It's the Outcasts Who Bully Others Myth #6: Bullies Appear Tough, but They Are All Actually Anxious and Insecure Myth #7: The "Class Bully" Is Easy to Identify Myth #8: It Is Impossible to Catch the Early Warning Signs Myth #9: There Is No Correlation Between Bullying and Cases of Extreme Violence Myth #10: Bullying Is Not a Legal Issue, It's a Character Issue Summary 2. Through the Eyes of the Victim The Impact of Bullying on Victims Impacted for Life The Effects of Chronic Trauma Post-Traumatic Stress Blaming the Victim Signs and Symptoms That May Indicate a Child Is Being Bullied Six Powerful Practices for Detecting Bullying and Harassment in Schools Safe, Responsive Adults Are the Key Being a Safe Adult Being a Responsive Adult Getting Everyone Involved The Nature and Scope of Anti-Bullying Interventions But Is It Legally Fit? Legal Avenues for Effecting Change Summary 3. Social Scheming and TechnoBullying Mean Girls What Does Relational Bullying Look Like? What's the Harm? The Marvels of Modern Technology Three-Way Calling Attacks Instant Messaging Blogging No Privacy on the Internet Online Impersonation What Can Schools Do? Why Kids Don't Report The Code Changing the Adult Response The Complex Role of the Bystander Group Dynamics The Role of the Defender Shifting the Dynamic: Training Bystanders "I'm Afraid to Walk in That Corridor" Is Your Discipline Code Adequate? What Does Retaliation Look Like? Handling Graffiti Summary Part II: THE LEGAL CONTEXT OF BULLYING 4. Bullying Through a Legal Lens In Loco Parentis Three Bodies of Law What Is a Civil Action? What Is Criminal Law? What Is Administrative Law? What Is Liability? What Is Governmental Immunity? What Is Negligence? Where Does Negligence Fit Under the Law? What Is a Duty of Care? What Is the Standard of Care in Civil Actions for Negligence? Under What Conditions May an Individual Be Found Individually Liable? What Qualifies As "Notice"? How Does a School Receive Notice? What Are Deliberate Indifference and Reckless Disregard? What Is Discrimination? What Is the Difference Between Bias, Prejudice, and Discrimination? What About Students' First Amendment Rights? The First Amendment and Retaliation: A Case in Point Responsibility for the Behavior of Third Parties Who Is Considered a Third Party? Public School Students in Employment Settings Enactment of State Law Summary 5. When Bullying Is Legally Actionable The Criterion: Point by Point Point 1: Is a Protected Classification Involved or Is There Intent to Harm? Point 2: Is the Behavior Unwelcome or Unwanted? Point 3: Is the Behav...
