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[|http://adinasdeck.com] – This website is designed for intermediate and high school-aged youth. Students view episodes that model how to effectively deal with bullying situations.

[|www.adl.org/combatbullying] - The Anti-Defamation League is a nonprofit civil rights advocacy group that offers tips for parents and resources for teachers.

[|www.ancomm.com] – This product allows for anonymous online and text based reporting and emergency notification service for schools, and offers a preventative solution focused on bridging the communication gap between students and faculty to foster a safer, more comfortable learning environment.

[] - This article describes how a school had students start making anti-bullying videos to involve students in the solution to bullying.

[|www.bnetsavvy.org/wp/tag/cyberbullying] - BnetS@vvy’s goal is to provide useful Internet safety resources to tweens, parents and educators.

- Training opportunity information

- a powerpoint that Kendall Rylander put together that is an overview of a lot of bullying information.

[] - Circle of Respect is put out by the National Crime Prevention Council, and their goal is to promote RESPECT as a way to manage conflict and prevent criminal behavior.

[|http://charactercounts.org] - A character education program designed to improve the ethical quality of society by changing personal and organizational decision making and behavior.

[|www.cfchildren.org/programs/str/overview] - The Committee for Children is a nonprofit organization working globally to prevent bullying, violence, and child abuse. Their program called STEPS TO RESPECT teaches elementary students to recognize, refuse, and report bullying, be assertive, and build friendships.

[|www.cfchildren.org/programs/ssp/overview] - The Committee for Children has a program called Second Steps that builds critical social and school-readiness skills for young children, helps develop strong bonds to school, solve problems without anger, and treat others with compassion for students in grades 1 – 5, and helps students learn the protective skills to make good choices and stay engaged in school despite the pitfalls of substance abuse, bullying, cyber bullying, and peer pressure that they encounter in middle school.

[|Chapter 115. Health Education] – The Health Education TEKS as described by the Texas Education Agency

[|www.commonsensemedia.org/schools] - Common Sense Media offers free Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum to teach your students how to be safe, smart, and responsible digital citizens.

[] - Helping teachers and parents raise principled, purposeful kids in a complex world.

[] - The Cyberbullying Research Center is dedicated to providing up-to-date information about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents.

[] tips and links with great information on bullying

[] - Great article in Educational Leadership called "How We Treat One Another in School"...has tips for schools to address bullying.

[] - Great tips on cyber-bullying

[] - Good article on effects of cyber-bullying

[|www.iamgoingtocollege.com/character_education] - The Achiever McBeaver Character Education Program is for Grades K-6 that is delivered through the PA system.

[|www.glsen.org/bullying] - The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network offers support for schools that want to implement anti-bullying programs.

[] - video that can be used to initiate classroom discussion about bullying behavior

[|www.ncpc.org/topics/cyberbullying] - The National Crime Prevention Council gives information and tips about cyber-bullying and bullying

[] - NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement. With resources such as videos, games, activity cards, and presentations, NetSmartz entertains while it educates.

[|no_bully.JPG] - No Bully sign

[] - The No Place for Hate® initiative provides educators and students with the resources to ensure that anti-bias and diversity education are an integral part of the school curriculum. No Place for Hate® also helps to create and sustain inclusive school environments where all students feel valued and have the opportunity to succeed by promoting respect for individual difference while challenging bigotry and prejudice.

- Information from the Office of Civil Rights about their expectations in following the law regarding harrassment.

[|www.olweus.org] – The Olweus Program is a comprehensive, school-wide program designed to prevent or reduce bullying throughout the elementary, middle, or junior high school settings.

[|www.pacer.org/bullying] - The PACER Center, which works to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities, offers anti-bullying materials aimed at uniting, engaging, and educating communities to address bullying.

[|www.pbis.org/common/pbisresources/publications/bullyprevention_ES.pdf] - This handbook focuses on reducing bullying behavior through the blending of school-wide positive behavior support, explicit instruction, and a redefinition of the bullying construct.

[|www.projectwisdom.com] - Project Wisdom is a character education program that utilizes PA announcements and teacher resources to encourage students to reflect upon the meaning of civic and personal values and the application of those values in their daily lives.

[|www.racebridgesforschools.com] – This site provides ideas, tools, and resources for teachers who want to explore diversity and race relations in the classroom.

[|www.rippleeffects.com] – This company uses emerging technologies to prevent social injury and promote school and life success for children and youth to positively change their behavior.

[] - This program is based on the premise that social cruelty, degradation, and violence can be deconstructed and understood by examining how our culture teaches boys to be men and girls to be women. Further, it teaches children the skills to speak out against injustice and recognize that they have a responsibility to treat themselves and others with dignity.

[|www.rtime.info/usa] - ** R time ** is a structured program for elementary schools that develops positive relationships between children. It does this by creating an environment that supports and enhances good manners, respect, attainment, and citizenship.

[] - This article describes a technique that uses a baby to teach children kindness and compassion. It is an out of the box way of teaching students to care by observing the growth of a baby.

[|www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov] – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a campaign with tips on how to identify and prevent bullying. Its website features animated stories geared toward children to help them recognize bullying behavior.

[] - Study describes how little social status matters to who display bully behavior.

[] - This article gives teachers do's and don't's for talking to a student who has been bullied.

[] - A place to find thought-provoking news, conversation and support for those who care about diversity, equal opportunity and respect for differences in schools

[|www.thechallenge.org/16_1_schools_do.html] – This article put out by the U.S. Department of Safe and Drug-free Schools outlines what schools can do about cyber bullying.

__Tips on Combating Bullying__ : A video segment by NAESP President Barbara Chester

[|www.tribes.com] – Tribes Learning Communities is aimed at creating positive school or classroom environments to assure the healthy development of every child so that each one has the knowledge, skills and resiliency to be successful in a rapidly changing world. - The musical "Wicked" has developed a set of activities that target reducing bullying behavior.

[|www.wiredsafety.org] – Wired Safety provides tips for teens on how to navigate the internet safely and for parents on how to keep track of their kids’ web-based activities.

[|www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtFtbaKIYyg] – Hero in the Hallway video-clip