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Stop Bullying: Speak Up [1] was created in 2010 and has partnered with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Stop Bullying.gov), Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), as well as The Anti-Defamation League and The Southern Poverty Law Center through its project, Teaching Tolerance, and other corporate sponsors.
The program combines film, resources and coaching that help educators develop student-led programs that create safe and inclusive schools. Lancaster, California , Marshalltown, Iowa and Paducah, Kentucky , among others, have launched citywide anti-bullying programs under the Not In Our School banner.
Although there currently exists no federal assistance for anti-bullying, Thursday's Child [14] offers a 24-hour helpline for children, teens and young adults in the U.S., who are bullying victims, at 1 (800) USA KIDS or (818) 831-1234 from a mobile device. Currently, it is the only such helpline in North America.
Even though it may feel good in the moment to think of lifelong consequences for bullies, here's why these policies don't actually keep schools safe.
Here are ways parents and kids can understand bullying and help each other not only deal with bullies but stop bullies from having the upper hand. 18 Proven Strategies to Teach Kids To Handle Bullying
For World Bullying Prevention Month, here's how and when to talk to your kids about bullying.
And much of it is focused on crisis management, anti-bullying programs and shooter prevention, not on adolescent behavior — even though the National Association of School Resource Officers recommends officers receive 40 hours of basic training in a program it designed that includes lessons on the teen brain and conflict de-escalation techniques.
Measures such as instituting zero tolerance for fighting or placing troubled students in the same group or classroom are actually ineffective in reducing bullying. Methods that are effective include increasing empathy for victims; adopting a program that includes teachers, students, and parents; and having students lead anti-bullying efforts. [159]