1. Like, For Real! We’re talking about MEAN GIRLS!

4. So…What exactly IS a “Mean Girl?”

8. A “clique” is…

9. Let’s look at a tricky “clique-y” situation… “ Pizza Party” Four 8 th grade girls chat informally in their homeroom before the school day starts. Sally invites two of the three girls standing with her to her birthday party, to be held at Pat’s Pizza. She doesn’t invite Jane, even though Jane is standing with the group. (From The Bullying Prevention Handbook , 2 nd Ed. By Hoover & Oliver)

14. Resources American School Counselors Association. (2004). The ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs. Retrieved from: http://webct.rowan.edu . Behm-Morawitz, E. & Mastro, D. E. (2008). Mean girls? The influence of gender portrayals in teen movies on emerging adults’ gender-based attitudes and beliefs. Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, 85 (1). Gateway Regional High School. (2010). Harassment, intimidation, and bullying policy. Retrieved from: http://www.gatewayhs.com Hoover, J. H., & Oliver, R. L. (2008). The bullying prevention handbook: A guide for principals, teachers, and counselors. 2 nd Ed. Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree. New Jersey Department of Education. (2010). Unsafe school choice option policy. Retrieved from: www.state.nj.us/education/grants/nclb/policy/ unsafe .pdf New Jersey Office of the Child Advocate. (2009). There isn’t a moment to lose: An urgent call for legal reform and effective practices to combat bullying in New Jersey schools. Retrieved from: http://www.state.nj.us/childadvocate/publications/PDFs/ Bullying Report December 2009 - Final.pdf