Ohio Safe Schools Project

Your School Bullying Prevention, Safety and Security Resource

Educators

Ohio Safe Schools Project
UT College of Law Legal Clinic
University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606
Phone: 419-530-4236
Fax: 419-530-2605
Email:  Robert.Salem@utoledo.edu

Prevention

Best Practices in Bullying Prevention
This fact sheet provides the 10 best strategies that represent "best practices" in bullying prevention and intervention.

 

Misdirection's in Bullying Prevention and Intervention
This fact sheet describes effective and ineffective strategies for preventing bullying.

 

Schoolwide Prevention of Bullying Manual
This booklet summarizes the research and literature on bullying, provides examples of how Northwest schools are addressing the issue and gives suggestions for adapting these ideas.

 

Preventing Bullying
This document provides an overview of bullying including a description of bullying, prevalence rates, the impact of bullying on students, and what schools and students can do to counteract bullying.

 

Educational Forum on Adolescent Health: Youth Bullying
This is a very comprehensive document from the American Medical Association that focuses on youth bullying with the goal to reduce injury and violence among adolescents.

 

Bullying is Not a Fact of Life
This document was written for parents and school personnel to take steps toward preventing school bullying. Information about the Make Time to Listen - Take Time to Talk initiative is included in this document.

 

Best Practices in Bullying Prevention-Helping Youth Change Aggressive Behavior
This fact sheet is a short document that presents the ABC's of how to prevent bullying.

 

Action Against Bullying: A Support Pack For Schools.
This link provides a resource package for schools wanting to implement anti-bullying initiatives.

 

Stop Bullying Now! Presenting Practical Research-Based Strategies to Reduce Bullying in Schools.
This website provides research based information about that is helpful to school staff, parents, and bystanders.

 

Anti-bullying
This resource provides practical advice, information and video downloads for parents and schools.

 

Bullying Prevention Resources
Bullying prevention resources from the Ohio Department of Education.

 

Exploring the Nature and Prevention of Bullying
U.S. Department of Education web-based training course for educators.

 

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
This is a link for a training program for use in elementary, middle, or junior high schools.

 

Center for the Prevention of School Violence
This is a link to a resource center and think tank organization that promotes safer schools.

 

Bullying Prevention Is Crime Prevention
This link provides a report from Fight Crime: Invest in Kids on the importance of bullying prevention programs.

 

The ABCs of Bullying: Addressing, Blocking, and Curbing School Aggression Prevention and Intervention - Administrators
This is a fact sheet for school administrators. It provides guidelines on what administrators can do to address bullying in their school. Information is included provided on for victims, bullies and bystanders.

 

 

Support

Providing Support to Children Who Are Bullied: Tips for School Personnel and Other Adults
This document provides suggestions to adults on how to support a child that is being bullied.

 

Bullying At School Information
This website has information to enable teachers, parents and young people to share ideas about how bullying should be addressed.

Steps to Address Bullying at Your School: Tips for School Administrators
This document gives suggestions to administrators for dealing with bullying.

Intervention

How to Intervene to Stop Bullying: Tips for On-the-Spot Intervention at School
This document provides suggestions for on-the-spot interventions and follow up for bullying situations.

 

Making a Difference in Bullying
This link provides a detailed summary of research and interventions from the Canadian pioneers in bullying prevention.

Policies & Guidelines

States of the States 2004
Policy analysis of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender safer schools issues

Ohio School Climate Guidelines
Guidelines from the Ohio Department of Education describing how schools can create safe, learning environments for all students.

The Law & You: Chapter 12: Education Law
This link provides an article from the Ohio State Bar Association regarding education law in Ohio.

A Model Policy for Schools: Model Anti-Harassment Policy
This link contains a model school anti-harassment policy created by the ACLU.

From Teasing to Torment: A Report on School Climate in Ohio
Contains a report from GLSEN that analyzed school climate in Ohio.

Student Reports of Bullying
Report from National Center for Education Statistics that examines the nature of bullying and victimization.

Making Schools Safe Training Manual
This is a link for a training program developed by the ACLU to combat anti-gay harassment in schools.

Steps to Address Bullying at Your School: Tips for School Administrators
This document gives suggestions to administrators for dealing with bullying.

Fighting the Bully Battle: Discussion Activities for School Communities
This discussion guide was created to help school personnel understand, prevent, and respond to bullying in schools. It contains information about bullying and has lesson plans for the classroom.

Stop Bullying! Guidelines for a Schools
This is a guide written by the New Zealand government and police for schools to deal with bullying. Suggestions are provided for school communities, teachers and students. This guide provides practical advice that can be adapted for a variety of schools.

Documenting Bullying at Your School: Tips for School Administrators
This document gives suggestions to administrators for documenting bullying incidents.

Teachers

Bullying in Out-of-School Time Programs: Tips for Youth-Serving Professionals and Volunteers
This is a resource for people who work with youth out of school. Challenges and opportunities to bullying prevention are explored as well as prevention strategy suggestions.

Roles for Health and Safety Professionals in Bullying Prevention and Intervention
This fact sheet explains what some health professionals/organizations are doing to prevent bullying. This could be used to assist a school in getting organizations involved in an intervention.

State Laws Related to Bullying Among Children and Youth
This fact sheet gives information about state laws related to bullying.

Working with Young People Who are Bullied: Tips for Mental Health Professionals
This fact sheet gives mental health professionals guidelines in helping a child that has been bullied.

Working with Young People Who Bully Others: Tips for Mental Health Professionals
This fact sheet gives mental health professionals guidelines in helping a child that bullies others. Principles of effective interventions and misdirected prevention techniques are shared.

The National Women's Health Information Center
This website provides resources for educators, from the National Women's Health Information Center on bullying prevention.

"I Will Be Your Friend": Songs and Activities for Young Peacemakers
This website includes a teaching kit that can be used with elementary students.

The ABCs of Bullying: Addressing, Blocking, and Curbing School Aggression Prevention and Intervention - Teachers
This is a fact sheet for teachers. It gives them guidelines on what they can do to create a healthy environment physically and emotionally.