Ryan's story

Resources

Please encourage your school to stop using "conflict resolution" and/or peer mediation for bullying situations. A true bullying situation has nothing to do with a conflict. Typically, it is not a fight over something.  It is about an exploitation of an imbalance of power. One will appreciate this point further after reading the first few resource links.

• Addressing Bullying in Schools: An Introduction to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

• Information about the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

• A Tool Kit for Parents to Use

• My daughter is being bullied on Facebook ... what can I do?

• Bullying ... why do parents miss it?

• AnComm’s ‘Talk About It’®

• Cyber Bullying: Bullying in the Digital Age

• Bully Police - tracks states status regarding bullying prevention laws

• ADL’s A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE^® Institute is a leading provider of anti-bias education and diversity training programs and resources.

• What You May Not Know - Internet safety tips by John Halligan

• Seattle Public School's Middle School Cyberbullying Curriculum

• Vermont Department of Education's Model Policy for Bullying Prevention

• Creating Caring Communities

• Safe School Helpline

• My Mobile Watchdog - parental controls for the cell phone