Identity Based Bullying and How to Stop It
Bullying is a major problem in our schools. According to PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center one out of every five students report being bullied. Male identifying students report being bullied...
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How to Deal with Disruptive Behavior - Real Teacher Accounts
“Behavior is communication. Behavior has a function. Behavior occurs in patterns,” Nancy Rappaport and Jessica Minahan write in “The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most...
What Educators Can do to Address and Prevent Bullying
About 34% of bullying is reported to happen inside the classroom. (“Bullying Statistics.” Bullying Statistics - National Bullying Prevention Center, 28 Dec. 2017, www.pacer.org/bullying/resources/stats.asp.) Educators have a responsibility to keep...
Know Your Bullying Hotspots
Bullying often occurs in predictable locations within schools such as: hallways, bathrooms, stairwells, and playgrounds. These are areas that most bullies know where teachers or other adults will not be...
Identity Based Bullying
What is identity-based bullying? Identity-based bullying is any form of bullying related to the unique aspects of a child’s identity. This can be: race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or physical...
Empowering Students to Stand up for their Bullied Peers
Nearly 160,000 kids stay home from school every day to keep away from a school bully. (“Nation's Educators Continue Push for Safe, Bully-Free Environments.” NEA, National Education Association, 8 Oct. 2012,...