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world. Norway, Sweden, France, Ireland, Japan, Denmark, United States, Canada, England and
Germany have all conducted research into the problems of bullying and its effects
on education and on society in general. There are conclusions that we can make from this
research. Bullying will only be stopped by the intervention of adults in authority
positions, such as educators and parents. Victims of bullying must have a support system
that makes them feel safe and comfortable in order to report intimidation to those
authority figures.
Take the Online Pledge
Against Bullying
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Noraa Ransey's
Second Grade Class has taken the
"Online Pledge Against Bullying." Join her
class and others across the Commonwealth and
continue working to make our schools healthy and
nurturing environments where students learn. |
 Pledge Against Bullying
Join schools across
the Commonwealth as they pledge to make the
learning environment healthy and nurturing
for everyone. View your county
statistics... |
Kentucky
House Bill 91 "Bullying
Bill"
AN ACT relating to the safety, learning,
and well-being of students.
Amend KRS 158.440 to identify the Golden
Rule as the model for improving attitude and
the rule for conduct for all public school
students; require school districts to have
plans, policies, and procedures dealing with
measures for assisting students who are
engaging in disruptive and disorderly
behavior...
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Summary
(Kentucky
Legislature)
KDE Guidelines for Schools and Sample KSBA
Policy |
Free Bullying Survey from the
University of Louisville-Use with HB 91
Assessment
Comprehensive Assessment of School Bullying
(CASB) is a self-report whether they engage
in each type of bullying behavior, and
whether they observe each type of bullying
behavior in the school. Contact
Dr. Nancy Cunningham,
502-852-0626. |
 NEW
LINK! FREE RESOURCE
Operation Respect is a non-profit organization working to assure
each child and youth a respectful, safe and compassionate climate of
learning where their academic, social and emotional development can take
place free of bullying, ridicule and violence.
Founded by Peter Yarrow of the folk group Peter, Paul & Mary, the
organization disseminates educational resources that are designed to
establish a climate that reduces the emotional and physical cruelty some
children inflict up on each other by behaviors such as ridicule,
bullying and-in extreme cases-violence.
Operation Respect
disseminates the DLAM programs free of charge.
More than 150,000 copies of the program have been distributed to
educators since Operation Respect's inception. |
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Bullying in Schools
This 66 page booklet examines bullying in schools. The problem and
its sources and what is to be done about it. Schools can follow a
school-wide plan to combat bullying.
Bullying and Harassment Information for Teens (Fact Sheet). PDF.
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(Department of Justice -
Cops |
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What is Bullying? A lot of young people have a good idea of what bullying is
because they see it every day! Bullying happens when someone hurts or scares another
person on purpose and the person being bullied has a hard time defending himself or
herself. Usually, bullying happens over and over...(Stop Bullying
Now!) |
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Find out the
Facts... as provided by the National
Association of School Psychologists in the publication entitled ...Bully Busting: A Violence Prevention
Program focusing on the Prevention of Teasing and Bullying in Schools, New Jersey
State Bar Foundation.
(New Jersey State Bar Foundation) |
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The Reel School
was a Kentucky PSA video contest for
students. The 2008 theme was "Bullying." The
Kentucky PSA 2008 Video Contest was offered in
coordination with Elaine Harrison, Kentucky
Department of Education's state Student Technology
Leadership Program Coordinator. The awards ceremony was part of the STLP
Competition in Lexington, KY.
Check out the winners! |
Bullying in Schools: Discussion
Activities for School Communities
Bullying in Schools: Discussion Activities for School Communities is a model
activity that can be used by educators or school law enforcement officers to promote a
bully-resistant school. The activity demonstrates how to open, lead and guide viable
discussions with the school community about bullying and its consequences. The “Chalk
Talk” lessons and guidelines are designed for the classroom setting, parent meetings
or staff in-service training. The is a free download. (National
School Safety Center) |
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KCSS Resources...
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Links...
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New!
Bullying in Schools /
Department of Justice / Guidance
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS) has published a new guide on bullying in
schools as part of its Problem-Specific Guide Series. The guide
provides police of all ranks with information about the causes and
extent of bullying in schools, as well as recommendations for
developing practices and policies that promote student safety. The
guide endeavors to increase prevention and improve the overall
response to bullying incidents, but does not discuss the
investigation of offenses or the handling of specific incidents.
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School-Based Programs to Reduce Bullying
and Victimization
- by David P. Farrington, Maria M. Ttofi - U.S. Dept. of Justice
(October 2009) -
This report presents a systematic review and meta-analysis of the
effectiveness of programs designed to reduce school bullying
perpetration and victimization (i.e. being bullied). The authors
indicate the pitfalls of previous reviews and explain in detail how
the present systematic review and meta-analysis addresses the gaps
in the existing literature on bullying prevention.
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Take
a Bite Out of Crime® See how you can help McGruff
the Crime Dog keep kids safe!
McGruff the Crime Dog and pal, Scruff, bring ideas about kids
staying safe through safety puzzles, games, and coloring pages...(McGruff)
Power Point on Anti-Bully Training
School
Lessons
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National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week is October 3-9, 2010
It is sponsored by the
PACER Center and cosponsored by the National Coalition for
Parent Involvement in Education, National Education Association, and
National PTA.
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Cybersmart
curriculum includes a lesson plan on online
bullying. “Students reflect on the
rewards of cyberspace and then consider bullying scenarios in which
they examine their personal comfort levels. They learn to recognize
such feelings and responsibly handle the unacceptable behavior of
others."
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A
bullying webquest is available through TICK (Technology In
Classrooms of Kentucky), a repository of instructional lesson plans,
activities, and resources for teachers in Kentucky, built and
maintained by
KATE.
This webquest is aligned to core
content, POS, teacher and student technology standards.
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Bullying, Facts for Families -
American Academy of Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry
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Bullying is
a common experience for many children and adolescents. Surveys
indicate that as many as half of all children are bullied at some
time during their school years, and at least 10 percent are bullied
on a regular basis. Bullying behavior can be physical or verbal. …
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Events Calendar
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| » | Oct. 9, 2010 - Bus Driver Training-How to Decrease Disciplin Problems - Corbin, KY - $30.00 | | » | October 12-13, 2010 - Threat ad Risk Assessment (MGT 310) - Somerset, KY - FREE | | » | Oct. 14, 2010 - QPR (Question, Persuade, & Refer) Training - Erlanger, KY - FREE | | » | Oct. 21, 2010 - Bullying is Not Harmless Child's Play - Frankfort, KY - $30.00 |
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