Bullying In The Public
Schools
Internet
Resources for Teachers, Parents and Students
by Paula
Fahy
Web Site Information
I have
compiled a list of internet resources that I felt could be helpful to teachers,
parents and students. This site was produced 10/25/99, and all referenced
sites were current and functional at the time.
Information
is broken down into four categories. They include; general information,
resources for teachers, resources for parents and resources for students.
A number of sites include information that apply to all four; I did
my best to put them in the category they were best suited to. Parents
and teachers may want to check all categories, as may older students.
The sites under "resources for students" are specifically geared towards
children and may be more suitable for younger students.
General Information
Bullying
and School Violence: The Tip of The Iceberg
Provides information on this
topic. What is it? How to recognize it? What to do about it?
Bully
B'ware
Site furnished by several
highly experienced school administrators. Provides information on
the prevalence of bullying and its effects. Also provides information on
books, conferences, programs and related web sites aimed at educators.
Does
Bullying Do Harm?
Provides information about
bullying and its effects. Several good links also given.
Resources
for Teachers
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Teasing
Workshop
Interactive workshop, best
suited for students in grades 4 through 6. It is 45 to 60 minutes
in duration and allows the participants to fully comprehend the effects
and results, for the victim and bully, of teasing and bullying.
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ERIC/CASS
Virtual Library: Bullying in Schools
Directory to educational web
sites dealing with bullying. Resources for students, parents and
teachers.
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Getting
Equipped to Stop Bullying
A series of three books geared
to middle school students. Intended to encourage both bullies and victims
to read about bullying and how to deal with bullying and school violence.
Practical ideas for victims and bullies are featured in part two. A model
for training students in mediation, conflict resolution, and leadership
skills is the last book in the series.
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In-Service
Training Program Targets Bullying Behavior in Schools
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Gives a brief description of the
"Kindness Campaign" which was designed to help schools address the
problem of bullying. Provides additional links for registration information.
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372BK
Tackling Bullying in Your School: A Practical Handbook for Teachers
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Book reference: Comprehensive
collection of essays, providing a series of practical guidelines to be
implement by schools. Provides advice on developing a whole
school policy, which is seen as the essential to effective action.
Contains suggestions methods for tackling bullying through classroom and
curriculum activities.
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The
Bullying Project
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The Bullying project is a comprehensive
intervention to reduce bullying in elementary and middle schools. Gives
suggestions for intervening - working with both bullies and victims.
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No
Bullying
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The NO-BULLYING Program is a research
based, early violence prevention program that reduces bullying behaviors
in school. NO-BULLYING is a comprehensive safe schools program involving
a number of strategies and component parts.
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The
Support Group Approach to Bullying in Schools
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Approach described in Educational
Psychology in Practice Vol. 14, No 1, April 1998
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Site provides information on this
particular intervention strategy, along with ordering information.
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The
Anti Bullying Game
Therapeutic board game for
children and adolescents. It is devised to facilitate the understanding
and disclosure of complex feelings. The game provides a safe, boundaried
space where children and adolescents may explore their inner feelings andreceive
answer to questions which they may have been afraid to ask.
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Intervention
- Role-play/ case study
Aimed at teaching students
how bullying makes their victim feel. Outlines the tragic case of
an eight year old that has committed suicide because of teasing.
Students read the case study and then role play, the roles of her family,
friends etc.
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ERIC/CASS
Virtual Library: Bullying in Schools
Directory to educational web
sites dealing with bullying. Resources for students, parents and
teachers.
ANTI
BULLYING CAMPAIGN FACT SHEET
Campaign initiated by mother
of a thirteen year old boy after his death. He had been the victim
of bullying for years. Campaign seeks donations to raise awareness
of this devastating problem.
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How
can I protect my son from teasing at school?
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Advice to parents through the
Web Site http://www.parentsoup.comwhich
has a host of counselors and other "experts" that are available to answer
questions. A list of the names of those offering advice, along
with their credentials is provided.
Bullying
- How to Help Your Child
Great site with numerous
links to related sites! Information for students, parents, family members,
friends, teachers and school systems. Includes links to relevant
media coverage on this issue.
Parent's
Guide - Bullying
Provides parents information
on bullying, including how to know if your child is being bullied and what
you can do to help.
Child
Line: Bullying - What can parents do?
Child Line is the UK's free
national help line for children and young people in trouble or danger.
It provides a toll free phone number (may be just inside of UK?), but it
also provides on-line assistance.
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Bullying-
Where to go for help
Teaches parents how to recognize
the signs that their child may be a victim of bullying. Provides
toll free phone number to help parents help their child.
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Bullying
- Related Links
Provides links for both parents
and students confronting this issue.
Resources for Students
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ERIC/CASS
Virtual Library: Bullying in Schools
Directory to educational web
sites dealing with bullying. Resources for students, parents and
teachers.
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Teasing
Workshop
Interactive workshop, best
suited for students in grades 4 through 6. It is 45 to 60 minutes
in duration and allows the participants to fully comprehend the effects
and results, for the victim and bully, of teasing and bullying.
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Child
Line: Books to read about bullying
Books suggested for readers
at all ability levels
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Why
is Everybody Always Picking on Me?
Books and programs of Dr.
TerrenceWebster-Doyle train young people to gather the confidence they
need to stop being bullied. Suitable for young people of ages 8 through
18.
Teasing
Hints for Children
Site geared towards children,
providing suggestions for coping with bullying. Also provides links
to other child friendly/ related web sites.
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Amazon.com:
A Glance: Coping With Bullying in Schools
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Link to Amazon.com. Provides
information on the books, videos etc. that they are able to provide to
you. Information on ordering the aforementioned is provided.
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Band-Aids
and Blackboards, Focus Group, Teasing
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Site geared towards children.
Kids talk about why they think bullies bully, and what they feel should
be done about it. Provides links to related web sites.
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Bullying
- Related Links
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Provides links for both parents
and students confronting this issue.
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