{"id":404,"date":"2019-03-07T18:20:46","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T18:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/?p=404"},"modified":"2020-08-14T20:01:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T20:01:43","slug":"bullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/bullying\/","title":{"rendered":"Confronting Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='fullscreen_slider_1'  class='avia-fullscreen-slider main_color   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_image  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><a href='#next-section' title='' class='scroll-down-link av-control-default' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue877' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><div   data-size='no scaling'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='403,'  data-video_counter='1'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='true'  data-slide_height='100'  data-handle='av_fullscreen'  data-interval='3'  data-class=' '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id='fullscreen_slider_1'  data-scroll_down='aviaTBscroll_down'  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper='1'  data-image_attachment='scroll'  data-min_height='0px'  data-stretch=''  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1 av-slider-scroll-down-active av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-no scaling av_fullscreen   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 66.6666666667%;' ><li style='background-position:center center;' data-img-url='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Bullying_Opener.jpg' class=' slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><li  data-controls='' data-mute='' data-loop='' data-disable-autoplay=''  data-mobile-img='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Bullying_Wrist-Bands.jpg' data-fallback-link='http:\/\/' class=' av-video-slide  av-video-service-vimeo  av-mobile-fallback-image slide-2 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap ' style='background-image:url(\"https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Bullying_Wrist-Bands.jpg\");'  ><div class='av-click-overlay'><\/div><div class='mejs-mediaelement'><div data-src='\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/384815638?portrait=0&#038;byline=0&#038;title=0&#038;badge=0&#038;loop=0&#038;autopause=1&#038;api=1&#038;rel=0&#038;player_id=player_404_1045134039_2070551067&#038;color=f26734' data-original_url='https:\/\/vimeo.com\/384815638' height='1600' width='900' class='av_vimeo_frame' id='player_404_1045134039_2070551067'><\/div><\/div><div class='av-click-to-play-overlay'><div class=\"avia_playpause_icon\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Next<\/a><\/div><div class='avia-slideshow-dots avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#1' class='goto-slide active' >1<\/a><a href='#2' class='goto-slide ' >2<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-404'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_fullscreen  el_before_av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Bully_Title-Treatment-1.png' alt='' title='Bully_Title-Treatment' height=\"700\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_three_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:33px; color:#0081bd; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Evidence-based approach to bullying prevention shows promising results in multi-year U.S. study<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_three_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_three_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-10  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_three_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_full  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:13px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">By <strong>Michael Staton<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<\/b>Photography by <strong>Christmas City Studio<\/strong> and <strong>Craig Mahaffey \u201998<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_fullscreen  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:19px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Orefield Middle School in Pennsylvania adds a new mural to a wall in the school each year. The visual theme changes, but the featured words \u2014 respect, compassion, courage, welcoming \u2014 largely stay the same.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s Scrabble-themed or made up of student signatures, the wall showcases concepts and virtues that can have a marked effect on bullying behavior in schools.<\/p>\n<p>Administrators and teachers know that communicating these concepts should not stop at displaying the desired behavior on a wall. According to Matthew Carlson, school psychologist at Orefield, it takes a whole-school approach that addresses both school culture and bullying behavior.<\/p>\n<p>This evidence-backed approach to combat bullying is pulled directly from the playbook Carlson studied when he trained under Clemson faculty involved with the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, a comprehensive K-12 program that started in Norway.<\/p>\n<p>Clemson faculty and the Olweus program have enjoyed a longstanding research relationship, and they recently concluded a major study of bullying prevention efforts in U.S. schools. Evaluating nearly 70,000 students across 210 elementary, middle and high schools in Pennsylvania over two years, the study revealed significant, sustained positive impacts.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='fullscreen_slider_2'  class='avia-fullscreen-slider main_color   avia-builder-el-16  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full   slider-not-first container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div   data-size='no scaling'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='405'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='true'  data-slide_height='100'  data-handle='av_fullscreen'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id='fullscreen_slider_2'  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment='scroll'  data-min_height='0px'  data-stretch=''  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-2  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-no scaling av_fullscreen   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 66.6666666667%;' ><li style='background-position:center center;' data-img-url='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Bullying_Wall-Signing.jpg' class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-2' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_2'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-404'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_fullscreen  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:19px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A companion analysis assessed year-to-year changes in a subset of 95 schools over three years. This study of students in third through 11th grades found that an estimated 2,000 students escaped bullying, and 2,000 more stopped bullying others over the course of two years.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson says he has seen comparable results firsthand from Orefield\u2019s year-round program, which starts with a Take a Stand kickoff day involving a series of energetic team-building exercises. A teacher-led band\u2019s version of the Kiss anthem \u201cRock and Roll All Nite\u201d replaces the word \u201cparty\u201d with \u201cstudy\u201d in the chorus as students move between activities. The day concludes with reflections on lessons learned, and those lessons are echoed throughout the school year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is what it takes to make a difference,\u201d Carlson says. \u201cIt has to be more than treating behavior on a case-by-case basis. The more fun it is for students and teachers, the more they\u2019re going to build community and positive relationships that will prevent bullying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olweus\u2019 partnership with faculty in Clemson\u2019s College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences has brought what has seemed to be an insurmountable obstacle in schools down to size. The program\u2019s training helps schools navigate bullying issues and diagnose the problems between individuals, within classrooms and across schools.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  style='height:10px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_slideshow '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div   data-size='no scaling'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='417,416,418'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow'  data-interval='2'  data-class=' avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full  '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-3  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow  avia-builder-el-20  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 66.5454545455%;' ><li  class=' slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-3' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Bullying_Student-Exercise.jpg' width='1100' height='732' title='Bullying_Student-Exercise' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-2 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-3' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Bullying_Student-Hugging.jpg' width='1100' height='734' title='Bullying_Student-Hugging' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-3 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-3' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Bullying_Concert.jpg' width='1100' height='734' title='Bullying_Concert' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Next<\/a><\/div><div class='avia-slideshow-dots avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#1' class='goto-slide active' >1<\/a><a href='#2' class='goto-slide ' >2<\/a><a href='#3' class='goto-slide ' >3<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_slideshow  el_before_av_one_full  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:19px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b style=\"color: #000000;\">NAVIGATING A MINEFIELD<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Carlson joined the Parkland School District, home of Orefield Middle, in 2013. District administrators had already adopted the Olweus program, but they were eager to make it more of a priority.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson learned of the Olweus program while earning his doctorate in clinical psychology, but he didn\u2019t fully grasp the importance of a comprehensive strategy to address bullying until going through training delivered by Clemson faculty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe deal with a lot of gray area,\u201d Carlson says. \u201cThere are times when the student reporting bullying has also bullied other students or even the same student they say is victimizing them. If the behavior has gone unnoticed or unreported for a long time, it can be extremely difficult to make the overall dynamic clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through training, Carlson has learned to address the situations between students while doing detective work to understand the bigger picture. No two prescriptions are the same; what works for direct or indirect verbal bullying won\u2019t necessarily work for physical or cyberbullying.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson and school staff almost always involve parents; he also works with teachers and administrators who will need to supervise the situation. Sometimes, a counselor will meet with students to help develop strategies to deal with conflict.<\/p>\n<p>According to Carlson, the key steps to addressing bullying incidents are focusing on the behavior \u2014 not the person \u2014 and recognizing the pattern so that the school can put policies in place that will reduce the likelihood the behavior continues. Following up to ensure that the pattern hasn\u2019t reemerged is just as important.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The program] goes so far beyond addressing bullying; it\u2019s more of a community-building program,\u201d Carlson says. \u201cOur kickoff event pre-emptively addresses the pattern of bullying and influences the students\u2019 mindset. It\u2019s really rewarding to work at the systems level to help the whole community come together, and the only reason it\u2019s successful is because we get so many people involved.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That buy-in is a large part of the reason instances of bullying have decreased in the school significantly since the Olweus program efforts began. It\u2019s also why the International Bullying Prevention Association awarded $5,000 to one of the district\u2019s schools for using best practices in bullying prevention.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-23  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:33px; color:#0081bd; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cThe Clemson Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life serves more than 7,000 schools in the U.S.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-25  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_fullscreen  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:19px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b style=\"color: #000000;\">A LANDMARK STUDY<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Dan Olweus, developer of the program, says the research, published in August 2018 in the <i>Journal of School Psychology,<\/i> recorded reductions in student reports of being bullied and bullying others, finding that in all but the eighth grade, reductions in bullying ranged from 11 to 17 percent, while reductions in bullying others ranged between 27 and 37 percent for all grades. The research also found that results were stronger the longer the program was in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll too many young people have their lives more or less ruined by peer bullying during school years,\u201d says Olweus, who has been studying bullying since 1970 and conducted one of the first systematic intervention studies against bullying in the world in the 1980s in Northern Europe. \u201cIt is rewarding to see that the program has provided a large number of bullied students safer and better lives and that schools can learn new and more effective ways of preventing these problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to reductions in self-reports of being bullied and bullying others, the study found increases in students\u2019 expressions of empathy for bullied peers and decreases in students\u2019 willingness to join in bullying. Students\u2019 perceptions that teachers were actively addressing bullying also increased after the prevention program was put in place.<\/p>\n<p>Olweus says previous studies in the United States had been modest in scope and length, recording few positive results. He says the recent study\u2019s size sets it apart from previous studies of prevention efforts: \u201cGiven the scarcity of positive results from anti-bullying programs in the U.S., this study is a breakthrough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Susan Limber, a professor at Clemson and a primary author on the study, says the program\u2019s effectiveness comes from its whole-school approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to see how a bullying prevention program such as the Olweus program can affect not only the behavior of students, but also students\u2019 perceptions of the school climate that are related to bullying,\u201d Limber says, adding, \u201cDespite some more ingrained behaviors in older students, we still see quite positive responses in later grades. Ideally, bullying prevention should be implemented K-12.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='fullscreen_slider_3'  class='avia-fullscreen-slider main_color   avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full   slider-not-first container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div   data-size='no scaling'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='414'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='true'  data-slide_height='100'  data-handle='av_fullscreen'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id='fullscreen_slider_3'  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment='scroll'  data-min_height='0px'  data-stretch=''  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-4  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-no scaling av_fullscreen   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 66.6666666667%;' ><li style='background-position:center center;' data-img-url='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/02\/Bullying_Training-1.jpg' class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-4' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><div id='after_full_slider_3'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-404'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_fullscreen  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:19px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b style=\"color: #000000;\">OLWEUS ABROAD<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Limber\u2019s involvement with the Olweus program predates her time at Clemson. She began translating the program for U.S. audiences in the mid-1990s. This translation faced not only language barriers, but cultural, geographic and educational differences.<\/p>\n<p>When Limber and other faculty members arrived at Clemson in 1999 to establish the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, the Olweus connection came with her. The institute has become the hub for training and consultation for the Olweus program in North, Central and South America; it serves more than 7,000 schools in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Jan Urbanski, a research assistant professor in the institute, says the credit lies with Clemson faculty\u2019s refusal to adopt a one-size-fits-all approach to a problem that looks different not only from continent to continent, but also from school to school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that some countries don\u2019t have a word for bullying can make raising awareness tricky,\u201d Urbanski says. \u201cBut our trainers in countries around the world are addressing all the behaviors around bullying if there\u2019s a term for it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  style='height:10px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_slideshow '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div   data-size='no scaling'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='486,485,487'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='true'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow'  data-interval='2'  data-class=' avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full  '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-5  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow  avia-builder-el-31  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_full   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 66.6666666667%;' ><li  class=' slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-5' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Bullying_Teacher-Manual.jpg' width='3000' height='2000' title='Bullying_Teacher-Manual' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-2 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-5' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Bullying_Teacher-Listening.jpg' width='550' height='367' title='Bullying_Teacher-Listening' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><li  class=' slide-3 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-5' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/clemson.world\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/03\/Bullying_Teacher-Training.jpg' width='550' height='367' title='Bullying_Teacher-Training' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class='avia-slideshow-arrows avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#prev' class='prev-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87c' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Previous<\/a><a href='#next' class='next-slide' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue87d' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'>Next<\/a><\/div><div class='avia-slideshow-dots avia-slideshow-controls'><a href='#1' class='goto-slide active' >1<\/a><a href='#2' class='goto-slide ' >2<\/a><a href='#3' class='goto-slide ' >3<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-32  el_after_av_slideshow  el_before_av_one_full  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:19px; color:#000000; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Olweus program materials are now available in Spanish, and trainers have found a foothold in Mexico. Materials are being translated to Portuguese and German, and trainers are now working in Brazil, Canada, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Guam and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>With every research project, the program has fine-tuned its approach and found new ways to examine and respond to bullying behavior. Every change in training has a ripple effect across Olweus sites internationally. Limber says since the results of the recent study, faculty have drilled deeper to examine how and why it has been effective.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re now interested in better understanding the drivers of success in reducing bullying,\u201d Limber says. \u201cWe\u2019re seeing that our interventions work. We\u2019re seeing what changes. Now we\u2019re examining the \u2018why.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the \u201cwhy\u201d is important, so is one of the outcomes Carlson has witnessed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBullying is never going to go away,\u201d Carlson says. \u201cBut &#8230; students are finally learning that it is not a rite of passage or something that they have to accept.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock  av_inherit_color '  style='font-size:33px; color:#0081bd; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u201cStudents are finally learning that [bullying] is not a rite of passage or something that they have to accept.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<div  style='height:50px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_video '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-video avia-video-16-9   av-lazyload-immediate  av-lazyload-video-embed  '   itemprop=\"video\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"  data-original_url='https:\/\/vimeo.com\/384815638' ><script type='text\/html' class='av-video-tmpl'><div class='avia-iframe-wrap'><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Confronting Bullying | 2020\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/384815638?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1500\" height=\"638\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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