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Bullying Prevention & Intervention

Information and Resources

Prevention

  • Character Education Program: CARES (2/7/2017 PTA Presentation)
  • Responsive Classroom
  • Classroom School Counseling lessons using adapted SecondStep curriculum teaching foundational empathy and perspective taking skills in addition to direction bullying awareness and prevention lesson.
    • Recognize:  mean or hurtful behavior that keeps happening repeatedly, is unfair and is one-sided.
    • Report: When you haven’t been able to get mean behaviors to stop, you must tell a caring adult.
    • Refuse: If you feel safe, practicing your assertiveness skills, stand up straight, face the person you’re refusing, and use a strong, respectful voice.
  • Annual Kindness Assembly during the month October, National Bullying Prevention Month.
  • Learning and practicing Growth Mindset skills.

Reporting

  1. Encourage your student to let a trusted adult know what is happening:
    1. Student’s Teacher
    2. School Counselor
    3. School Administrator
    4. Extended Day Director (if occurring in Extended Day)
  2. Follow up
  3. Report online using Bullying Report Form