t PG BMM TDIPPM BCTFOUFFJTN JT EJrectly related to fears of being bullied at school. t PG TUVEFOUT SFQPSU JODJEFOUT PG bullying as a problem at their school. t PVU PG TUVEFOUT IBT TFFO B TUVEFOU with a gun at school. t TUVEFOUT BSF QIZTJDBMMZ BUUBDLFE in secondary schools each month. t ÉŠPTF JO UIF MPXFS HSBEFT SFQPSUFE CFing in twice as many ďŹ ghts as those in the higher grades. However, there is a lower rate of serious violent crimes in the elementary level than in the middle or high schools.
We, as a Jewish community, have a built-in platform from which to address bullying in the Torah context.
life threatening. I know what you’re thinking: “My child is a good Jewish boy/girl and/or attends a nice Jewish day school. I don’t need to worry about this.� I’m so sorry to be the one to tell you, but bullying in Jewish schools and/or by Jewish kids is just as common as in secular schools and/or by secular kids. The one advantage we have in the Jewish community is that our value system clearly outlines and supports what derech eretz (“the way of the land�) is and the importance of raising children who respect and uphold our societal values of treating others the way we wish to be treated. We, as a Jewish community, have a built-in platform from which to address bullying in the Torah context. As an educator and therapist, I feel this is simply amazing and something that every Jewish school must strive to highlight.
: + $7 % 8 / /< , 1 * /2 2 . 6 / , . ( Once again borrowing from the MKNBD website: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bullying can take many forms but it usually includes the following types of bet PG UI UISPVHI UI HSBEFST SFQPSU havior: being victims of bullying t 3+<6,&$/ â&#x20AC;&#x201C; hitting, kicking, pincht "NPOH TUVEFOUT IPNJDJEF QFSQFUSBUPST ing, punching, scratching, spitting were more than twice as likely as homicide or any other form of physical attack. victims to have been bullied by peers. Damage to or taking someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bet #VMMZJOH TUBUJTUJDT TBZ SFWFOHF JT UIF TUSPOlongings may also constitute as physical gest motivation for school shootings. bullying. t PG TUVEFOUT TBJE TIPPUJOHT BSF NPUJvated by a desire to â&#x20AC;&#x153;get back at those who t 9(5%$/ â&#x20AC;&#x201C; name calling, insulting, making racist, sexist or homophobic have hurt them.â&#x20AC;? jokes, remarks or teasing, using sexually t PG TUVEFOUT TBJE iPUIFS LJET QJDLJOH suggestive or abusive language, oďŹ&#x20AC;ensive on them, making fun of them or bullying remarks themâ&#x20AC;? causes teenagers to turn to lethal violence in the schools. t PG TUVEFOUT TBJE TUVEFOUT TIPPU PUIers because they have been victims of physical abuse at home. t PG TUVEFOUT TBJE XJUOFTTJOH QIZTJcal abuse at home can lead to violence in school. t "DDPSEJOH UP CVMMZJOH TUBUJTUJDT PVU PG FWFSZ TUVEFOUT XIP ESPQT PVU PG TDIPPM does so because of repeated bullying. t )BSBTTNFOU BOE CVMMZJOH IBWF CFFO MJOLFE UP PG TDIPPM TIPPUJOH JODJEFOUT As you can see from these statistics, bullying is no laughing matter and the eďŹ&#x20AC;ects of bullying in its most severe form can be
t ,1',5(&7 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; spreading nasty stories about someone, exclusion from social groups, being made the subject of malicious rumors, sending abusive mail, and email and text messages (cyber bullying).
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