DASA (Dignity For All Students Act) – Questions &
Complete Solutions
Who does it protect students from Right Ans - Other students and
employees
What does it protect students against? Right Ans - Harassment,
discrimination, and bullying
Material incident of discrimination and harassment Right Ans - Such
conduct shall include but not be limited to threats, intimidation, or abuse
based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, weight, national origin,
ethnic group, religion, religious practices, disability, sexual orientation, gender
Bullying definition Right Ans - Intentional, repeated acts of verbal, physical,
or written aggression by a peer or peer group operating from a position of
strength or power with the goal of hurting the victim physically or damaging
status or social reputation
Physical bullying Right Ans - acts that physically hurt people
Verbal bullying Right Ans - name calling, making offensive remarks
Indirect bullying Right Ans - spreading rumors, excluding, ganging up
Cyber bullying Right Ans - sending insulting messages or threats over the
internet
Bullying statistics Right Ans - - 1 out of 4 teens are bullied
- 9 out of 10 LGBT students experience harassment at school and online
- As many as 160,000 students stay at home on any given day bc they're afraid
of being bullied
- 1 out of 5 kids admits to being a bully
- 43% of kids have been bullied while online, and 1 in 4 have had it happen
more than once
- 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online.
More than 4 out of 10 say it has happened more than once
, Are boys or girls more likely to bully others? Right Ans - Overall boys
What is the most frequent form of bullying experienced by both boys and
girls? Right Ans - verbal bullying
Who are more likely to be physically bullied? Right Ans - Boys
How are more likely to be targets of rumor-spreading and sexual comments?
Right Ans - Girls
Girls are more likely to bully each other using ------------------- Right Ans -
social exclusion
Who reports being bullied by who more (gender)? Right Ans - Girls are
bullied by both girls and boys, but boys are most often bullied only by other
boys
Someone says something and didn't know it would upset you, apologizes. The
person is sad you are upset Right Ans - Accidents or misunderstandings
The person stops when you ask them to Right Ans - Accidents or
misunderstandings
Someone borrows something without asking but gives it back when you ask
Right Ans - Accidents or misunderstandings
A person accidentally bumps into you or pushes past you, says "sorry"
Right Ans - Accidents or misunderstandings
A person doesn't agree with everything you say but accepts your opinion
Right Ans - Accidents or misunderstandings
Someone thinks it's fun to upset you. They say things again and again, and
laugh when you get cross or sad Right Ans - Bullying
The person continues when you ask them to stop Right Ans - Bullying
Someone takes your things just to see you get upset Right Ans - Bullying
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