26C. 6563.1, PE Central, Bullying and Compliance

Format: Code	Audience: Administrators, teachers, substitute teachers, physical educators, parents, after school personnel, and playground supervisors
Area: Bullying	Grade Span: K-12
Location: Online	Sponsor: PE Central
Presenter: Melinda Bossenmeyer, Ed.D.	Contact Hours: 2

Course Goals

Participants will be able to identify the 4 components of bullying.
Participants will be able to identify bullying incidents.
Demonstrate the knowledge to correctly respond to bullying.
Understand you role and legal responsibilities in keeping children safe on the playground.
Identify the 11 components common in bullying legislation.

Course Description

The course is divided into 7 areas:

Introduction and Overview: Legal requirements, state specific requirements, state and local responsibilities in reducing bullying.
Defining Bullying: what is bullying, what is not bullying, teasing vs taunting, roles in bullying, effects of bullying, and what kids need to know about bullying.
Bullying Statistics: bullying increasing, cyberbullying, ramifications of bullying, and that in bullying no one wins.
Identifying Bullying: types of bullying, boys who bully, girls who bully, at risk groups for bullying, targets of bullying.
Legislation: legislative components, training and prevention and transparency and monitoring.
Local responsibilities Relating to: defining , reporting, investigating, written records, legal requirements, sanctions and referrals on bullying.
Responding to bullying: Staff training, hot spots for bullying and AEIOU method of responding to bullying.