Bullying
October is National Bullying Prevention Month!
What can we do to help?
Teach students, parents, and staff how to recognize all forms of bullying.
Implement evidence-based curricula to convey anti-bullying messaging.
Ensure your staff understands your school’s bullying prevention policies.
Encourage students to keep the lines of communication open.
Check out the following resources:
www.violencepreventionworks.org - Bullying Tips for Parents
Websites:
https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/
https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/news/october-is-national-bullying-prevention-month
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/bullyingresearch/fastfact.html
· The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use
The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use develops frameworks and professional resources to address safe and responsible Internet use.
· Committee for Children
Committee for Children’s Second Steps Curriculum combines social-emotional learning (SEL), bullying prevention, and child protection to form a cohesive foundation for whole-school success.
· Cyberbullying Research Center
The Cyberbullying Research Center provides up-to-date information about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents.
http://cyberbullying.us/resources/
· Hands and Words Are Not For Hurting Project
The Purple HANDS Pledges represents our efforts to educate Oregon’s children and adults about abuse and violence and what each one of us can do to stop violence in our own lives and in the world.
· International Bullying Prevention Association
The purpose of the International Bullying Prevention Association is to support and enhance quality research based bullying prevention principles and practices to achieve a safe school climate, healthy work environment, good citizenship and civic responsibility.
http://www.stopbullyingworld.org/
· National Bullying Prevention Center /Teens Against Bullying
National Bullying Prevention Center’s website provides resources for educators and students.
http://www.pacerteensagainstbullying.org/tab/
· Oregon RISE
The Oregon RISE Center encourages, educates & empowers families to collaboratively achieve unlimited success for their children and youth with disabilities.
· Stop Bullying Now
Information, intervention strategies and advice for those impacted by bullying. Presenting practical research-based strategies to reduce bullying in schools.
· Teaching Tolerance
A place to find thought-provoking news, conversation and support for those who care about diversity, equal opportunity and respect for differences in schools.
· Trudy Ludwig
Trudy Ludwig is an award-winning author who specializes in writing children's books that explore the colorful and sometimes confusing world of children's social interactions.