Is Bullying A CRIME?

Presenters: Michele Ly, Sarah Pike, Kevin Van Dyk, Mandy Zhou, Zarmeen Ahmed, and Wei (Wendy) Xu

Introduction
What is bullying? Do you think bullying is a crime? Why we chose this topic?

The Bullying Project Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRCM5bRXl-k

Agenda
1. Stockholders
Kevin Van Dyk

4. Human Rights
Sarah Pike

2. Education
Zarmeen Ahmed

5. Public
Wei (Wendy) Xu

3. Government Statistics
Mandy Zhou

6. Media
Michele Ly

Stakeholders
What is a stakeholder?
A stakeholder is someone or a group of people that has an interest in the cause you are advocating for. A stakeholder is anybody who can affect or is affected by an organisation, strategy or project. They can be internal or external and they can be at senior or junior levels. Some definitions suggest that stakeholders are those who have the power to impact an organisation or project in some way(Stakeholder definition, 2013). ?

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Stakeholders
The Victim Parents of victims Parents of the bullies The teachers The government

Big organizations who are collaborating to fight against bullying

Each one of these stakeholders have their own part in putting an end to bullying.

Stakeholders
Individual Action Plan: Creating a cell phone app to reach out to children and parents. In todays society the use of cell phones are becoming more and more common in both children and parents, this bringing the information right to the stakeholders hands. The stakeholder that I contacted was an organization called The Power of One. The power of one is an organization that goes to school to educate the children about what the effect of bullying has on others.

Education
What is bullying? Bullying can happen to a group of children or to an individual.(Kidshealth, 2014). It is when another child does something to hurt someone else, for example name calling or hitting another child to poke fun of. What is the role of the Early Childhood Educators? The role of the Educators is to protect the children and be a positive support for them. They are there to ensure the safety of the children while under their care and to help teach them from right from wrong.

What are effects of bullying in schools? There is a possibility that the child will miss, drop out or skip school(Kidshealth, 2014).

Education
Canadian Bullying Statistics and Facts 49.5% of students surveyed have been bullied online. 25% of children in grades 4 to 6 have been bullied. Every 7 minutes on the playground. 38% of girls and 26% of boys (Cyber bullying)

Child who bully others have extra money and belonging. Government ACT known as Bill 13. "The Power of One" is one of the stakeholders.

Education
Individual Action Plan :
Distribution of wristbands, written message Is Bullying a Crime? Used of Social Media such as Face book Page to advocate and get feedback and comments from public about our topic.

Government Statistics
What are the statistics of bullying? Canada has the 9th highest rate of

Girls are more likely to be bullied on the Internet than boys (CIHR,2012). As more and more students go on Internet, cyber bullying is also considered as a big issue. In Ontario, 4-14-year-olds in 16 Toronto schools, shows that 15% of students have bullied others more than once or twice during the term; 20% of children have been bullied once or twice during a term (Reportbullying.com, n.d.).

bullying in the 13-years-olds category on a scale of 35 countries (Canadian Institutes of Health Research [CIHR], 2012).

At least 1 in 3 adolescent students in Canada have reported being bullied recently (CIHR, 2012). 47% of Canadian parents report having a child victim of bullying (CIHR,2012). Students who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ), or with disability are easier to be bullied (CIHR, 2012).

Government Statistics
What did the Government do to address this issue? Ontario passed the Accepting Schools Act on June 5, 2012, becoming the third province to implement anti-bullying legislation in Canada (Dearden, 2012). Except for Ontario, many of provinces in Canada have moved to enact legislations on anti-bullying, such as Nova Scotia, Quebec, Alberta, New Brunswick, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, and the Northwest Territory (Mitchell, 2012). These provinces have spent millions of dollars on address bullying issues through educational institutions during the last decade (Mitchell, 2012).

Government Statistics
What Anti-Bullying Programs dose the government support?
School-based anti-bullying programs (Government of Canada,2012). Stop a Bully Program (Stop a bully, 2012).

Keeping Every Youth Safe (Cpat, n.d.).

Bullying prevention workshop for youth by the Red Cross Institution (Canadian red cross, 2014).

Government Statistics
Individual Action Plan: Contacted one related agency: Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care. Unfortunately, nobody replied to the email. Handed out brochures to the parents Created a Facebook page and added information.

Survey

Human Rights
Why does bullying occur?
According to Barbara Colorosos book, The bully, the bullied, and the bystander, bullying occurs when the bully feels a sense of entitlement, an intolerance toward differences, and a liberty to exclude (Coloroso, 2002,p. 21).

Is there a bill or a law about anti-bullying in Canada? Yes, Bill C-13 and Bill C-14 under the Education Act advocates for the rights of children against being bullied and promotes intervention strategies against various types of violence and bullying.

Human Rights
What behaviours are considered offensive by law in terms of bullying?
Behaviours that are considered offensive by law in terms of bullying where criminal charges can be laid include: criminal harassment, uttering threats, intimidation, mischief in relation to data (cyber-bullying), unauthorized use of a computer, identity fraud, extortion, false messages, indecent or harassing telephone calls, and defamatory libel (Department of justice, 2013). Can there be criminal charges against children or youths who have bullied?

No! According to the Canadian Youth Criminal Code, children under the age of

12 cannot be charged or convicted and thats where Bill C-13 and Bill C-14 make children who bully accountable. In saying that, youths who are the ages of 13 to 17 can be criminally charged.

Human Rights

Public
What is the Public? TV, Radio, community, articles, videos, comments

What does the Public think about Bullying?

People think that bullying doesnt seem to be a problem in real life In general, do people really care? or Do anti-bullying programs work at your school? People do not really care, and people might not know that bullying is a kind of crime.

Public
Bullying impacts the childrens school performance.
Parents worry about their kids if they are getting right supports. Example Story:

Public
Individual Action Plan: Set up poster on bulletin board at school Ally supports --Ministry of education publish warnings Connecting with the public through our Facebook page called, Is Bullying A CRIME?.

Media
What are parents doing to prevent bullying?

Surgery for children at a young age

The most common cosmetic surgery procedures that Dr. Niamtu performs on children are pinning back protruding ears, and removing moles, birth marks and scars. He says bullying- even when children are young- can have long-term effects. But even Dr. Niamtu admits that cosmetic surgery is not for everybody (abc News, 2013). Where can bullying be found in media today?

Cyber bullying - social media; Twitter, Facebook, online games & chat rooms
Pictures & photos Uses of technology

Media
How is the media affecting the people these days to bully?
Physical appearance Violence: the more violence a young person consumes on television or in movies or video games, or in music, the more de-sensitized to violence they become, and the more violent they may become (Bully-Proof Your Child, n.d) Technology: cell phones, laptops, ipods, & etc. Children, aged 8-18, spend more time (44.5 hours per week or 6.5 hours daily) in front of computer, television, and game screens (Bully-Proof Your Child, n.d)

Media
Some celebrities that support anti-bullying: Demi Lovato Bella Thorne Miley Cyrus

Brittany Snow
Songs/Music that is about Anti-Bullying:

Media
TV Programs for children: YTV TVO Kids Nick Jr. PBS Kids Treehouse

Media
Individual Action Plan:
Created Facebook page to advocate because you can gather people on Facebook that agrees that bullying is a crime, and wants to support it. The facebook page is called Is Bullying A Crime? (Facebook, 2014) jigsaw puzzle on jigsaw planet people to support pinterest

Groups Follow Up ACTION PLAN

Facebook
Brochure Surveys

Handing out wristbands

One Last Question Before We Go!

Should bullying it be a CRIME?

Yes or No

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