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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 and join others during
Kentucky Safe Schools Week, October 19-25th. |
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. |
 New
Online
Pledge Against Bullying
linked and ready to go for our push
toward Kentucky's Safe Schools Week
(October 19-25). Join schools across
the Commonwealth as they pledge to make the
learning environment healthy and nurturing
for everyone. View your county
statistics...
- Hopkins County has over 500
pledges
- Marshall County has over 50
pledges
- Calloway County has over 50
pledges
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Kentucky
House Bill 91
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...
Text
Summary
(Kentucky
Legislature) |
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. |
| 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 TrainingSchool |
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Safety...
Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying (Fact Sheet). ... (NCJ 188500).
Bullying and Harassment Information for Teens (Fact Sheet). PDF. ... (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!) |
| 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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Winners Announced!
The Reel School
is Kentucky PSA video contest for
students. This year's theme was "Bullying." The
Kentucky PSA 2008 Video Contest is offered in
coordination with Elaine Harrison, Kentucky
Department of Education's state Student Technology
Leadership Program Coordinator. 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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National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week is October 5-11, 2008.
It is sponsored by the
PACER Center and cosponsored by the National Coalition for
Parent Involvement in Education, National Education Association, and
National PTA.
Ideas are listed for use during this week.
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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.
- Visit
Activity
Village, where you will
find coloring pages, home school resources, educational resources,
kids crafts, puzzles, printables, Sudoku for kids and much, much
more...(Great for elementary students).
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