Bullying and ways to prevent it in school

1. Inspire Others to be Inspired
Stop bullying
By:
Shaundra Cartwright

2. Educators
School is a primary place where
bullying can happen. As Educators,
helping to establish a supportive and
safe school climate where all students
are accepted and knowing how to
respond when bullying happens are
key to making sure all students are
able to learn and grow. There are
many tools on StopBullying.gov
specifically for teachers,
administrators, and other school staff
(stopbullying.gov).

3. The Roles Kids Play
There are many roles that the
kids can play. Children can
be a bully to others, they can
be bullied themselves, or they
may witness bullying. When
kids are involved in bullying,
they often play more than one
role. Sometimes kids may
both be bullied and bully
others or they may witness
other kids being bullied. It is
important to understand the
multiple roles kids play in
order to effectively prevent
and respond to bullying.

4. Prevention at School
Bullying can threaten students’
physical and emotional safety at
school and can impact their
ability to learn in a very
negative way. The important
thing is to address bullying and
to stop it before it starts. There
are a number of things school
staff can do to make schools
safer place and to prevent
bullying.

5. Engage Parents and Youth
• It is important for the
community to come
together to unify and
stop bullying for good.
We need to establish
school safety
committees.

6. Establish Relationships and
Empower our Students
Students who get their needs met in
the classroom seldom cause
problems, because doing
something that interferes with
getting a need met is not in their
self interest.” Therefore, if we
want to reduce bullying and
improve academic achievement,
teachers must establish positive
relationships with all of their
students.

7. Priorities
• Start prevention
programs and let kids
be the voice.