Anti Bullying Video, soon to our classroom

“This film is powerful, important and extremely realistic. It provides teachers with a rare opportunity to address bullying in a real and meaningful way.” -- Lee Cutler, Secretary/Treasurer, New York State United Teachers

Bullied is a documentary film that chronicles one student’s ordeal at the hands of anti-gay bullies and offers an inspiring message of hope to those fighting harassment today. It can become a cornerstone of anti-bullying efforts in middle and high schools.

Bullying by the Numbers

“The 411 of Bullying” (The George Washington University, Sept. 2004)
http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/grants/226235.pdf

Of children in sixth through tenth grade, more than 3.2 million—nearly one in six—are victims of bullying each year, while 3.7 million bully other children (Fox, et al, 2003).
Research shows that half or more of all bullying can be prevented (Fox, et al, 2003).
Compared to their peers, kids who are bullied are five times more likely to be depressed. Bullied boys are four times more likely to be suicidal; bullied girls are eight times more likely to be suicidal (Bullying Prevention is Crime Prevention, 2003).
A compilation of powerful statistics from a variety of organizations. Click here for the PDF version of this page.

GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey (2007)
www.glsen.org

9 in 10 (86.2%) LGBT students reported being bullied
More than half (60.8%) reported they felt unsafe in school because of their sexual orientation
32.7% of LGBT students missed a day of school because of feeling unsafe, compared to only 4.5% of a national sample* of secondary school students.
The reported grade point average of students who were more frequently harassed because of their sexual orientation or gender expression was almost half a grade lower than for students who were less often harassed (2.8 versus 2.4). 



In fact, nearly a third (31.1%) of the students who did report an incident said that school staff did nothing in response.

A viewers guide that will lead our discussion can be found here