Teacher
What can you do to prevent bullying?
- Provide students with a way to talk about bullying
- Classroom activities and discussion
- Provide safe ways for students to report bullying
- Include classroom rules against bullying
- Suggest rules and discipline for bullying that could be listed in the school handbook
- Focus on developing respect and empathy for others in the classroom
What can you do if bullying takes place?
- Take immediate action when bullying is observed
- Confront the bullies in private
- Use a discipline referral and note bullying behavior in the report
- Notify parents of the victims and the bullies
- Provide extra protection for the victims
- Extra supervision at noted areas
- Other students looking out for the victim
- Listen to parents who report bullying
Classroom resources: Commonsensemedia & Netsmartz