Bullying Prevention

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has developed Anti-Bullying Laws. All schools in the Commonwealth are required to have a Bullying Prevention Plan. Links to the Massachusetts Law and information specific to Lexington are included below. For more information about how each school addresses student discipline, please refer to individual school handbook inserts.

Massachusetts Bullying Prevention Plan Law

To access the Massachusetts Bullying Prevention Law, click HERE.

Lexington Anti-Bullying Information

• Reporting Incidents

• LPS Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan

• LPS Bullying Prevention Intervention Policy

Elizabeth Englandar (MARC) Virtual Parent information Session: 2022 is bringing new challenges for parents. Raising kids today may feel like a dizzying set of issues: managing screen use (especially after a pandemic); promoting healthy social relationships; and avoiding social problems like bullying and cyberbullying. This presentation will focus on concrete, down-to-earth approaches that emphasize ways that parents can help build their child's emotional resilience, improve social skills, reduce screen time use (without constant conflict), minimize fighting and bullying, and help your child emerge successfully from a global pandemic. Click here to watch the video the password is "Lex"

Resources:

Welcome to the Massachusetts Bullying Prevention Resource Wiki

The Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC)

Adults and Children Together Against Violence

Stopbullying.gov

Kids Against Bullying