Welcome to National Bullying Prevention Month

Welcome to National Bullying Prevention Month!

Here are some initial thoughts and resources:

1.      Plan a kick-off event for your bullying prevention program for this year: an assembly, a play, a series of classroom conversations, a school-wide theme for the year, skirts, a poster contest……

a.      Be sure to involve your entire school staff, families and school partners.

b.      Announce it in your newsletter.

2.      Have discussion with your students of the basic Bullying Prevention Rules:

a.     We will not bully others.

b.     We will try to help students who are bullied.

c.      We will include students who are left out.

d.     If we know someone is being bullied, we will tell a trusted adult – at home or at school.

3.      Include Cyberbullying in your plans.  Some basic ‘starter’ Rules for all of us:

a.      Think before you post.

b.     Remember: once you hit ‘send’, you have lost control of your message.

c.      Remember: once you hit ‘send’, you can’t take it back.

4.      Share your ideas with colleagues across the state!  Really!  Is there something you, your school or your district is doing that you want to share with others?  A program, a set of materials, parent information, a document you have developed….. If so, please let me know.  I’ll pass it along.

And remember to check out the Bullying and Harassment

 and Cyberbullying

 pages on the Safety Center

 web site