Bullying and Cyberbullying Toolkit

PSEA/NEA Resources:

• Rights Watch - Confronting the Bullies (June 2011)
  You can be sued personally for money damages if you witness instances of bullying and harassment and fail to act.
• PSEA Voice: The changing face of bullying and Tips for dealing with today's bullies (February 2011)
  Despite its long-time prevalence, bullying has become an increasingly difficult issue facing our schools, teachers, parents, and students, as bullying incidents continue to grow in number and complexity.
• Bully Free: It Starts With Me 
  NEA, through its Bully Free: It Starts With Me campaign, is asking you to be that caring adult. Just take the pledge - to listen to bullied students who approach you and take action to stop the bullying. In return, NEA will provide you with free resources to help you support these students.
• Paraeducators and Student-to-Student Bullying (2012)
  Tips and strategies for paraeducators on bullying intervention and prevention.
• NEAToday: Does Bullying Really Get Better? (January 2011)
  High-profile and heartbreaking incidents of student bullying have happened so frequently in recent months, especially among gay and lesbian students, that there's a new word for the phenomenon: bullicide.
• 6 Tips for Educators When Dealing with Bullying
  1. Take complaints seriously.
• The ABCs of Bullying 
  Tips for parents and educators on how to handle a bully and bullying prevention.
• Myths About Bullying 
  Rethinking popular beliefs about an age-old problem.
• NEA's Bullying and school safety resources 
  Links and information on bullying and school safety.

 
PSEA Bullying Prevention Workshop Resources:

Powerpoint presentation:  Bullying Prevention: Dec 2012  

• Common Views and Myths about Bullying
• Record Keeping and Bullying
• Steps to Take if Your Child is Being Bullied at School
• Notifying School about a Bullying Incident
• Talking with Your Child About Bullying
• Student Action Plan Against Bullying
• Is Your Child Being Bullied in Cyberspace?
• What if Your Child IS the Bully?
• Dear Colleague Letter
• Notifying School Administrators of Harassment Concerns
• Notifying the School about a Bullying Incident
• The IEP and Bullying
• Telling Classmates about Your Child's Disability May Foster Acceptance

 
News

• Preventing bully behavior one caring adult at a time (NEA Today - June 2011)
  Bullies can strike in any corner of a campus. Reports show that student-on-student bullying frequently occurs during lunch and recess, between class periods in hallways, and also on bus rides before and after school—all places where ESPs have a unique, privileged role to see and stop it.
• Schools Tackle Legal Twists and Turns of Cyberbullying (Digital Directions - February 2011)
  High-profile incidents put legal, policy issues in the spotlight but lack of clarity remains
• Teen Turns Texting Into Anti-Bullying Tool for Schools (Education Week - January 2011)
  Ashley Craig decided to take a stand against bullying. After months of research, the now-14-year-old presented an anti-bullying campaign to her district's Board of Education, who unanimously approved her student group, "Students Against Being Bullied."
• Bullying affects brain development (Psychology Today - October 2010)
  For young people, bullying and verbal abuse can inflict lasting physical effects on brain structure.

Additional Online Resources

• www.cyberbully.org
  Provided by the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use (CSRUI) - provides resources for educators and others to promote the safe and responsible use of the internet.
• Cyberbullying 2010: What the Research Tells Us - Pew Internet & American Life Project
  An updated look at the research and definitions around bullying and cyberbullying.
• It Gets Better Project 
  A project created to help LGBT students see how love and happiness can be a reality in their future; a place where people can share their stories, take the It Gets Better Project pledge, watch videos of love and support, and seek help through the Trevor Project and GLSEN.
• BullyingInfo.org
  Department of Education website for schools, students, and parents.
• www.isafe.org
  Educates and empowers youth to safely and responsibly take control of their internet experiences.
• http://www.ncpc.org/parents/cyberbullying.php
  The nation's focal point for crime prevention.
• www.netfamilynews.org
  Provides a forum and "kid-tech news" for parents and educators in more than 40 countries. Forum is 24/7; news is weekly via e-mail and podcast; daily via blog.
• www.netsmartz.org
  Interactive, educational safety resource from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America - uses age-appropriate, 3-D activities to teach children how to stay safer on the internet.

• www.attorneygeneral.gov
  Operation Safe Surf - a multimedia program designed to educate Pennsylvania students, parents and schools about the importance of being safe online.