Helps program staff identify causes, types, and effects of peer conflict and aggressive behaviors, provides information on how to assess the prevalence of such behaviors, and discusses ways to promote positive peer conflict resolution techniques.

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Points out that bullying can be verbal (name-calling, teasing), social (spreading rumors, leaving people out on purpose, breaking up friendships), physical (hitting, punching, shoving), and cyberbullying (using the Internet, mobile telephones, or other digital technologies to harm others) and describes prevention interventions.

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Discusses the National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV), which measured the exposure to violence for children across several major categories: conventional crime, child maltreatment, victimization by peers and siblings, sexual victimization, witnessing and indirect victimization (including exposure to community violence and family violence), school violence and threats, and Internet victimization.

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Offers lesson plans to assist young people in, first, understanding the negative impact of homophobia and transphobia on GLBTQ youth and, second, in taking a stand for social justice.

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Summarizes what is known about young people and electronic aggression and discusses the implications of these findings for school staff, educational policy makers, and caregivers.

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Examines rising trends in girls’ delinquency in the 1990s. 

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Provides police with information about bullying in schools and its extent and causes, and enables police help schools avoid strategies that have proved ineffective, helping schools develop strategies that work.

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Illustrates the relationship between social and emotional factors and bullying; explains how an SEL framework can be extended to include bullying prevention; and provides suggested resources for doing so.

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Examines the relationship between suicide and bullying among children and adolescents, with special attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. Also explores strategies for preventing these problems.

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Provides an overview of electronic aggression, any type of harassment or bullying that occurs through e-mail, a chat room, instant messaging, a website (including blogs), or text messaging and provides parents and caregivers with strategies for protecting children from this type of violence.

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Provides critical information and resources to help schools in creating safe and healthy environments for students. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students.

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Provides a working definition of bullying; reviews it's status as a public health issue and the effect bullying has on mental health. Also provides prevention tips, CDC's approach to bullying prevention, and related resources.

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Reviews states' bullying laws and model bullying policies and school districts' bullying policies, using the U.S. Department of Education's guidance document, "Anti-Bullying Policies: Examples of Provisions in State Laws," as an organizing framework for the review.

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Identifies the need for monitoring systems of school violence at the national, district, and school level who’s data can be gathered together and compared in order to make decisions on dealing with school violence that are based on both a global perspective and on the needs of independent cases.

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Examines variables that explain how, while typically the level of safety within a school is a reflection of the level of safety in that school's surrounding community, there are some outlier schools with levels of safety that do not correlate with that of the community.

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Determines that school violence often occurs when there is a lack of adult supervision and explores what feasible adaptations could be made to lower school violence rates in light of these findings.

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Provides a summary of the research and research to practice strategies regarding bullying, as well as current research updates and many resources for parents, teachers, and students.

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Summarizes studies exploring the connections between bullying in schools, school attendance and engagement, and academic achievement.

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Presents the survey results from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) regarding authorities' knowledge of victimization incidents involving children and youth, particularly police, school, and medical authorities.

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Summarizes the data, to highlight the research gaps, and to suggest future topics for research to better understand the growing problem of electronic media and youth violence.

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Examines buffering influences of positive parental relations and positive school climate on mental health outcomes for high school students who are questioning their sexual orientation.

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Provides the most current detailed statistical information on the nature of crime in schools, examining crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school.

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Uses data from the 2007 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) to show the relationship between bullying and cyber-bullying victimization and other variables of interest such as the reported presence of gangs, guns, drugs, and alcohol at school; select school security measures; student criminal victimization; and personal fear, avoidance behaviors, fighting, and weapon-carrying at school.

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Uses data from the 2009 School Crime Supplement (SCS) to examine student criminal victimization and the characteristics of crime victims and nonvictims. Also provides findings on student reports of the presence of gangs and weapons and the availability of drugs and alcohol at school, student reports of bullying and cyberbullying, and fear and avoidance behaviors of crime victims and nonvictims at school.

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Provides researchers, prevention specialists, and health educators with tools to measure a range of bullying experiences: bully perpetration, bully victimization, bully-victim experiences, and bystander experiences.

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Simple, concise tool for schools, families, and communities.

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Identifies two sources of data on school climate variables: “Civil Rights Data Collection” and “Incident Data”. Describes types of data each source offers and explores their potential uses and applications.

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Documents descriptions and links to a variety of guides, briefs, tools, and websites by the school climate content areas of programmatic intervention, measures, school climate (engagement, environment, and safety), and special populations.

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Cites programs and measurement resources for the content areas of bullying, challenging behavior, character education, health, school climate, school safety, student engagement, and mental health.

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Houses archive of the event called "Creating a Safe and Respectful Environment on Our Nation's School Buses" organized to bring together national and state leaders, representatives of key education organizations, and other federal agencies who want to improve working conditions for our nation’s school bus drivers, to create a safe and respectful environment on our schools buses, and to generate confidence and partnerships in school with administrators, teachers, parents, students and community members.

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Shares how the Highmark Foundation spearheaded the creation of a coalition of experts to implement the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP) in the largest statewide bullying prevention initiative in the country and how other stakeholders around the country can replicate this unique, model program.

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Examines the causes and effects of bullying, suicide, and substance use, prevention techniques and programs, screening, treatment options, and legal and ethical issues surrounding these issues. 

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Works from a multi-disciplinary approach on the subjects of violence and facilitates, and, the building of bridges between the research community and practitioners and policy makers.  Offers tools and products related to school climate, bullying prevention, and problem behaviors.

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Empowers schools and social service agencies to address violence and destructive behavior, at the point of school entry and beyond, in order to ensure safety and to facilitate the academic achievement and healthy social development of children and youth. Features a learning center and information about trainings.

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Produces and houses safe school assessments, resources, emergency procedures, and handouts, and oversees safe school funding recipients' work for the state of Kentucky under House Bill 330.

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Provides school communities and their school safety partners with quality information, resources, consultation, and training services.

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Provides support to schools, families, communities and government organizations throughout the state of NY as  a government coordinating agency and information clearinghouse on school safety.  Houses resources like briefs, factsheets, archived webinars, and newsletters.

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Reduces bias-based bullying and violence in schools and helps schools to better meet the needs of sexual minority youth and children with sexual minority parents/guardians  by providing resources to schools (posters, publications), providing skill-based training for educators (administrators and other professional and paraprofessional staff), and more.  Links to resources such as lesson plans, survey tools, and community based support groups.

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Houses free products and tools on topic it calls "Safe, Orderly and Healthy Schools" and serves as a membership organization for teachers, providing members a wealth of resources on teaching, including periodicals and videos.

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Houses a resource library with briefs, tools and more related to the prevention of violence and bullying in school.

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Works with children and young people across the UK to stop bullying.  Features downloadable resources like lessons plans and posters.

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Helps students and adults become “upstanders” —people who stand up to bullying and become part of the solution to end harmful harassment, teasing, and violence in our nation's schools.  Links to multiple anti-bullying resources including real stories.

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Creates, disseminates and directly facilitates the implementation of information, educational, and training resources to increase awareness of, and enhance the capacity of individuals and organizations to deal effectively with, the issue of bullying in society.

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Works from a multi-disciplinary approach on the subject of violence and facilitates, and, the building of bridges between the research community and the practitioners and policy makers.  Offers tools and products related to school climate, bullying prevention, and problem behaviors.

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Provides advice and resources to help counter cyber-bullying.  Offers resources such as an information sheet on cyber- bullying.

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Serves as a clearinghouse of information concerning the ways adolescents use and misuse technology geared toward parents, educators, law enforcement officers, counselors, and others who work with youth.  Includes figures, and detailed stories from those who have been directly impacted by online aggression and includes numerous resources to help you prevent and respond to cyberbullying incidents.
 

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Provides tools and products as State of Connecticut Governor's Prevention Partnership, including information on mentoring, violence prevention, bullying prevention, and drug-use prevention.

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Promotes awareness and prevention of cyberbullying and suicide through education. Provides readings  and resources to educate and prevent suicide related to cyberbullying.

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Promotes meaningful student involvement, education and service opportunities in efforts to provide safer environments for youth through dissemination of tools and other resources focusing on the subject.

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Provides age-appropriate resources via an electronic workshop designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline.

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Reduces bias-based bullying and violence in schools to help schools better meet the needs of sexual minority youth and children with sexual minority parents/guardians by providing resources to schools (posters, publications), providing skill-based training for educators (administrators and other professional and paraprofessional staff), and more.  Links to resources such as lesson plans, survey tools, and community based support groups.

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Comprehensive multimedia, multicultural public awareness initiative promoting child and youth safety at the community level focusing on six different child/youth safety issues: Youth in Crisis; Impact of Domestic Violence on Youth; Child Sexual Abuse; Teen Dating Violence; Child Abuse & Neglect in a Southeast Asian Community; and Cell Phone Safety for Ages 8 & up.

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Seeks to empower all kids to take part in helping to bring an end to bullying.  

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Provides states, providers, communities and the public with the best and most up-to-date information about behavioral health issues and prevention/treatment approaches.

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Describes bullying in language friendly to young people, and includes helpful information for kids and for adults; offers educational, animated "webisodes" featuring characters who are involved in bullying and its prevention for "tweens."  Web site available in Spanish.

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Provides students, schools, and communities with federal funding to implement an enhanced, coordinated, and comprehensive plan of activities and services that focus on promoting healthy childhood development and preventing violence and substance abuse.

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Provides information on programs, grants, and policies addressing drug and violence prevention, character and civic education, and physical education.

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Provides information and resources on youth engagement; youth development, mental health, safety, transportation, housing and employment.

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Examines the causes and effects of bullying, suicide, and substance use, prevention techniques and programs, screening, treatment options, and legal and ethical issues surrounding these issues. 

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Children with autism are experiencing high rates of bullying and face significant emotional consequences as a result, a new study finds. Read Story

Preteens who were asked to do three acts of kindness every week for four weeks were happier and more popular among their classmates, according to a study in the journal PLoS One. The findings suggest that performing "positive acts" could even help fight bullying in school. Read Story

Best Buddies is a “global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-on-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities,” according to the organizations website. At Bells Mill it really is a bridge between the general education students and the students with autism. Read Story

In a move that has already sparked discussion among educators and civil rights advocates, North Carolina is set to become the first state to make student cyberbullying against educators a crime. The new law, which took effect on Dec. 1, charges students who harass their teachers or other school employees with a misdemeanor offense, with a maximum penalty of either 60 days in jail or a $1,000 fine.

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A federal appeals court has upheld a $1 million jury award against a small New York state school district found to be deliberately indifferent to persistent racial harassment of a high school student by his peers. In the 2nd District, President Obama's administration filed a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that a school district may be found liable under the deliberate indifference standard "where its response to known acts of student-on-student harassment is not reasonably calculated to end persistent racial harassment."

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The office for civil rights maintains that minority students are disciplined more harshly and more frequently than other students, "resulting in serious, negative educational consequences, particularly when such students are excluded from school." One analysis of data collected by the agency from the 2009-10 school year found that one in six black students was suspended out of school at least once that school year.

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On December 5, 2012, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. E.D.T., the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) will present “Moving From Awareness to Action in Bullying Prevention: Training Resources for the Field.” During this free, 1-hour Webcast, presenters will discuss how communities can use HRSA’s Bullying Prevention Training Module and Community Action Toolkit in the fight against bullying.

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Bullying in all forms, face-to-face or via technology, is unacceptable, but today's school leaders need to arm themselves with new rules and strategies to address aggressive behaviors that hurt students' well-being, their academic performance, and school climates overall. One 2011 report suggests that many schools are not adequately preparing students to be safe in today's digitally connected age. It cites basic online safety and ethics as two areas in which students need more education.

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The Michigan Department of Education will pilot the "think.respect" campaign in 23 schools, in part, to help support students who may be struggling academically because of other issues. Funded by a $24 million U.S. Department of Education grant, the schools will spend the next three years creating programs to engage parents and students, prevent bullying and support students who exhibit behavioral issues. Read Story

The Affton School District is using the CyberBully Hotline program, an offshoot from SchoolReach, an automated, parental notification system that uses e-mail and telephone calls to notify parents of important announcements or changes in a school's schedule. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. CyberBully also will give the district a variety of bully awareness material, posters with telephone numbers, wallet cards and an online resource center.

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Until now, the response to bullying has varied from school to school, with little direction on how to respond. Jefferson County Public Schools is starting to put into place a standard anti-bullying policy for all of its schools. The new policy defines bullying -- both in-person and online -- and sets up a specific process to report, track and respond to such cases.

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Researchers have found that children who bully are three times as likely to have mental health problems, like anxiety disorders, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder. The researchers looked at data from the 2007 National Survey of Children's Health, which examined 64,000 children. When asked, over 15 percent of parents or guardians reported that their children were bullies.

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National Character Counts Week, held Oct. 21 to 27, is an opportunity for schools and school districts to focus on the promotion of a positive school culture, K-8 technology teacher Mary Beth Hertz writes in this blog post. She suggests registering on Josephson Institute Center for Youth Ethics website, which offers resources to help students develop online character and promote anti-bullying efforts.

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Louisiana's new anti-bullying law is drawing criticism for the workload it could place on schools once it takes effect in 2013. Michael Faulk, president of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, told the state's Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on Tuesday that implementing the new procedures would create an "administrative nightmare" for public schools.

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Facebook on Thursday launched a Prevent Bullying page that includes resources on the topic in recognition of National Bullying Awareness Month. The company also is working to raise awareness about and combat bullying by working with the Ad Council to create a new public-service announcement. 

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On October 24, 2012, at 2 p.m. E.D.T., the Federal Partners for Bullying Prevention will host the Webinar, “School-Based Health Professionals Respond to Bullying.” Presenters will offer a clinical and youth perspective on best practices for bullying prevention and responses in school settings.

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The Council of School Attorneys’ (COSA) School Law Practice Seminar, held Oct. 11 to 13 in Santa Fe, N.M., will examine issues related to bullying and harassment, discipline, special education, and employee relations. The COSA program also includes sessions on school safety, student discipline, immigration, employment issues, attorney/board member relationships, internet filtering in schools, intellectual property and confidentiality issues, and technology in the classroom.

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Bullying and substance use among children and teenagers have shared risk and protective factors.  Effective prevention efforts minimize these risk factors and maximize protective factors in a child’s life.  If a problem has already surfaced, learn to recognize the warning signs of bullying and being bullied, underage alcohol use, and drug use to intervene before the problem becomes worse.

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On October 2, 2012, at 2 p.m. E.T., the Defending Childhood initiative, in conjunction with OJJDP and Futures Without Violence, will present the 90-minute Webinar, “Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Realistic Strategies To Protect All Students.” The presenter will share current research on bullying and its relationship to other risk factors and outcomes. Participants will learn about the causes and prevalence of bullying, the differences in bullying among racial and ethnic groups, and strategies for prevention and intervention. 

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On September 26, 2012, at 2 p.m. E.T., the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will cosponsor a 1-hour Web Forum discussion on best practices for responding to victims of cyberbullying. 

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After years spent trying to shield students from online bullying by their peers, schools are beginning to crack down on Internet postings that disparage teachers. North Carolina has made it a crime for students to post statements via the Internet that "intimidate or torment" faculty. Students convicted under the law could be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished with fines of as much as $1,000 and/or probation. The move is one of the most aggressive yet by states to police students' online activities.

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Learn about Healthy People 2020, bullying among adolescents, bullying prevention and systematic policy changes, and populations at risk.

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Students attending some Fresno County, Calif., schools soon will be able to anonymously report bullying and other crimes by using a smartphone application called TipNow. School employees and parents also will be able to use the app. "One of the key things that drew us to this is often times at school, kids won't come to us face-to-face and say anything for fear of retaliation from whomever is bullying them or giving them some trouble," said Washington Colony Unified Superintendent Craig Bowden. 

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Youth ages 13-18 are encouraged to create a 30-60 second public service announcement as a part of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention’s Stop Bullying Video Challenge. Video submissions should showcase ways youth are taking actions against bullying and promoting kindness and respect within their communities. Entries must be received by 11:00PM Eastern Time on October 14, 2012.

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A new survey by the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network shows that anti-LGBT language at schools has been decreasing over the years and for the first time in the survey's 12-year history, responses show a significant decrease in victimization based on sexual orientation. The survey results, released today, include responses from about 8,600 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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An openly gay Indianapolis teenager expelled for bringing a stun gun to school to ward off alleged bullies is suing Indianapolis Public Schools, accusing administrators of failing to stop the “relentless, severe harassment” he faced in school. The suit alleges bullies used homophobic slurs, spat at Young and threw rocks and glass bottles at him, but that school administrators blamed Young, who carried his mother’s purses and wore her jewelry to school.

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This school year is the first that Michigan schools must have anti-bullying policies in place. The Calhoun Intermediate School District, in Marshall, Mich., recently held training seminars on creating bully-free schools by involving the community in the process of prevention.

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In August, about 40 area educators gathered at the Calhoun Area Career Center for a two-day training seminar called “Bully-Free Schools: Circle of Support.” The training called for a “systems change” at schools, involving everyone from superintendents to bus drivers to students, parents and neighbors in a new approach to bullying prevention.

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A jury found that administrators in the Wayne County district were deliberately indifferent to evidence that 8th grade male basketball players were harassing their 7th grade counterparts in the locker room, including "lights out" incidents of gyrating on the younger players, and requiring a blindfolded student to perform sit-ups in which his face came into contact with the bare buttocks of an 8th grader. In the most serious incident, 8th grade players restrained a 7th grader, pulled down his pants, and anally inserted a felt marker.

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On August 15, 2012 (2:00 - 3:30pm ET), OJJDP will host This webinar will detail current trends in cyberbullying, particularly on how schools, parents, and communities can all work to help prevent this growing problem, including how to create a supportive environment and how to speak to kids about the impact of cyberbullying.

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On August 6–7, 2012, OJJDP will join USED and other partnering agencies to present the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit. The focus of this year’s summit will be on improving coordination of antibullying efforts and basing programs on the best available research. Panels will highlight the connection between bullying and suicide and ways to help students who bully others. 

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As policymakers continue to wrestle with the issue of bullying, there's a new emphasis on getting kids who see bullying happen to speak up. At the third Bullying Prevention Summit here, the nonprofit Ad Council today shared a new public service campaign encouraging parents of children who see their peers being bullied to report it.

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New research suggests that cyberbullying "is a low-prevalence phenomenon, which has not increased over time and has not created many 'new' victims and bullies, that is, children and youth who are not also involved in some form of traditional bullying." Researchers recommend that schools focus on counteracting traditional bullying. His research has found that levels of electronic bullying decline along with traditional bullying in these schools.

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Google just launched a set of 10 interactive lessons designed to support teachers in educating students on digital citizenship, including cyberbullying.

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Students with physical and intellectual disabilities were among those who participated in a recent anti-bullying workshop sponsored by a New Jersey organization aimed at disability education and support services. The organization sought to empower all students to understand anti-bullying laws and what they mean, especially students with disabilities who have a higher probability of being bullied.

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The Rochester, N.H., school board has unanimously voted to hire a "student safety and behavior support specialist" to deal with bullying and harassment issues at the district's middle school. According to school principal Valerie McKenney, the bullying specialist will concentrate on the school's "red zone" students -- 40 to 50 students who have been identified as consistently involved in bullying incidents.

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New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed a bill into law on Tuesday, requiring schools do more to crack down on cyberbullying. Under the measure, schools are required to take additional steps to monitor and report such incidents. Lawmakers initially considered including harsher penalties punishing those who engage in cyberbullying, but that provision was removed. 

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Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to approve funding for states to further anti-bullying efforts. Under the bill, federal grants would be allowed for programs that "may include research-based bullying prevention, cyberbullying prevention and gang prevention programs, as well as intervention programs regarding bullying." The grants would be part of the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant program, which could distribute $40 million a year for the next five years.

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School districts and charter schools requested almost $5 million in reimbursement for the cost of implementing New Jersey’s new anti-bullying law in 2011-12, data provided by the state Department of Education show. But they will receive only 20 percent of that because the state authorized only $1 million for the program, leaving the law open to another legal challenge as an unfunded state mandate.

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A new study looking at over 800 students ages 9 to 16 from nine different schools finds that bullying experiences vary dramatically between special education and general education students. Using school data on student involvement in bullying situations, researchers found that kids enrolled in special education were more likely to both perpetrate and be victims of bullying. They were also more likely to be sent to the school office for disciplinary problems than those in general education.

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The shocking YouTube video of students verbally abusing monitor Karen Klein highlights how difficult it can be to handle bullying in a place where it often happens: the school bus. The good news is that better training is making its way to thousands of bus drivers and monitors across the country – and school administrators may now be more inclined than ever to take seriously drivers’ reports of bullying against kids and adults.

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Several new smartphone applications are intended to help stop school bullying, including Stop Bullies that allows students to report incidents of bullying anonymously by sending photos, messages and other information to school administrators. Another app, Back Off Bully (BOB), was created by students and offers similar features, along with resources on bullying and a function that allows students to schedule counseling appointments. 

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A new Government Accountability Office report about bullying recommends additional action by the U.S. Department of Education and the attorney general, and says more study is needed to determine whether existing laws go far enough in protecting all students from bullying at school.

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At schools across metro Detroit, students and adults are taking a stand against the serious and often unreported problem of bullying -- efforts that have intensified in the six months since Michigan lawmakers adopted Matt's Safe School Law, which requires anti-bullying policies in every school district and charter school in the state by Wednesday.

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A federal judge in Rome, Georgia, has determined that a high school student who hanged himself in 2009 likely was subjected to severe and pervasive bullying throughout his high school career, but that the school system had responded effectively every time school administrators were alerted that the teen had been bullied.

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A new set of guidelines for school administrators attempts to clarify the distinction between a bully and a student exercising the right of free speech. Produced by the American Jewish Committee and the Religious Freedom Education Project/First Amendment Center, the guidelines state that while students have a right to attend school without feeling threatened, schools should not censor a student's right of free speech unless it is substantially disruptive to the education process. 

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For example, recent studies show that more than 50% of school-bus drivers believe bullying is a serious problem on their bus. First Student, the nation's largest provider of school-bus transportation, launched a "See Something, Do Something" campaign to empower drivers and attendants to establish an environment of respect on the bus, recognize signs of bullying, and take immediate action.

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On May 16th, Search Institute is hosting a webinar featuring resilience and family-based prevention science expert, Dr. Doug Coatsworth. Participants will learn to recognize the difference between “bullying” and “conflict”; understand why raising resilient kids is essential to rising above bullying; and learn how to nurture a child’s resilience characteristics, like empowerment, empathy, and self-control.

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Being left out or bullied is more likely to lead to depression in children with developmental disabilities than any facet of their condition, new research indicates. Accordingly, the researchers said that children who report being bullied or excluded should be carefully observed for signs of depression or other internalizing behaviors.

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Urban youth who have been bullied or bully others may be at increased risk of suicide according to new research.

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Nearly two-thirds of schoolchildren with autism have experienced bullying and those with autism are three times as likely as those without the disorder to have been bullied in the past month, according to a new survey by the Interactive Autism Network. 

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President Barack Obama today endorsed a pair of bills that would protect students who are bullied at school and in some cases, provide for students or their families to collect damages from school districts that don't act swiftly or strongly enough in students' defense.

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While an overwhelming number of elementary school principals believe in the power of recess to improve academic achievement and make students more focused in class, most discipline-related problems happen at school when kids cut loose at recess and lunch, according to surveys. One of the solutions, according to a study released this week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: more, and well-trained, staff on the playground.

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Students who bully other students via social-networking websites could be suspended or expelled under legislation passed Monday by lawmakers in California. Lawmakers said the state's previous cyberbullying law -- written in 2006 -- was insufficient to address today's issues, which include students being impersonated online and "burn pages."

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Analyzing new data from the federal Education Department, the American Association of University Women has found that 14 of the 20 largest school districts in the nation reported no incidences of bullying or harassment. They were also asked for the first time about incidents of restraining and secluding students. The Education Department said that any time there are new reporting requirements, there will be imperfect reporting.

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The new documentary film, "Bully," will now be rated PG-13, instead of R, after filmmakers hoping to attract a wider audience lobbied for the change. 

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Thirty-eight states have bullying laws that include a ban on "electronic harassment" in their provisions, and 14 states have laws that expressly prohibit cyberbullying, according to the Cyberbullying Research Center, which tracks such legislation. Some states, such as New Jersey, also have identity-theft laws that have been used in cases involving fake social-networking profiles, and California, New York, and Texas all have laws against cyber or digital impersonation.

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The Weinstein Co. is moving past the R rating earned by its documentary "Bully" and plans to release the film unrated. The company announced Monday that "Bully" will hit theaters March 30 without a rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, meaning some theaters may choose not to show it.

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The early results from a new survey find that 63 percent of children with autism spectrum disorders have been bullied at some point in their lives, three times as much as their brothers and sisters who don't have the disorders.

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“Cell Phone Smart,” a new public awareness campaign created by I Know Better and the Internet Keep Safe Coalition and funded by the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, aims to teach children and youth about cell phone safety and smart cell phone use.

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Middle and high school students who bully their classmates are more likely to use cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana than other students, according to a new study.

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After years of accusations that it failed to stop antigay bullying and a spate of student suicides, Minnesota’s largest school district has agreed to sweeping changes designed to prevent harassment based on sexual orientation in a plan that federal officials call a national model.

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Violent crime at the nation's schools is declining, and students and schools are reporting less bullying and gang activity. But new government data reports an increase in cyber bullying and youth suicides.

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The Anoka-Hennepin School District replaced a policy requiring teachers to be neutral in discussions about sexual orientation with a new one requiring them to foster a respectful learning environment for all students. Leaders in Minnesota’s largest school district said the long debate over how teachers should handle discussions about sexual orientation probably had a bigger impact than a new policy will.

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In a new study, reported in the current issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers surveyed 246 LGBT youth aged 16 to 20 and followed them over several years to see what happened to them. Being bullied (over the time period of the study) and a low level of support from others boosted the risk that the teens would become suicidal. Bullying also boosted the risk that they would try to harm themselves.

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A school program designed to improve student behavior may help reduce bullying in elementary schools, a new study shows. Teachers at schools that have implemented the School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports program, in place now in about 16,000 U.S. schools, reported less bullying, teasing & aggression among students. 

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A new study, published this week in the journal "Child Development," suggests that kids who cry easily, express negative emotions, and show other signs of depression ultimately suffer socially because they are shunned by their peers and attract the attention of bullies.

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A little-known New Jersey state government council ruled Friday that New Jersey's tough new anti-bullying law constitutes an unfunded mandate for local school districts and must be changed for the law to remain in effect. The Council on Local Mandates ruled 7-2 that the year-old law requires local school districts to provide training and personnel but doesn't pay for them.

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The U.S. Supreme Court's refusal last week to take up appeals involving school discipline of student speech on the Internet leaves the state of the law unclear for school leaders, parents, and students themselves.

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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals of three cases involving students' free-speech rights on the Internet. Two cases involved Pennsylvania students who had posted mockeries of their school principals on the Internet, while another case involved a West Virginia student who had ridiculed a peer online.

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The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to decide for the first time on the dividing line between the rights of students to freely use their own computers and the authority of school officials to prevent online harassment of other students and the staff. It may act as early as Tuesday.

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Health and education groups have released guidelines for sex education that urge states and districts to provide students with a foundation for lessons in sex, relationships and bullying before second grade. The groups also suggest teaching students about sexual orientation by middle school and instructing elementary-school students to use proper names for parts of the human anatomy.

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A new website is designed to foster the reporting of student bullying in Iowa schools. ReportBullyingIowa.com is being launched by the Eychaner Foundation and will allow users to report details such as the name of the school, the type of incident and information on those involved.

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According to a report released Friday by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, victims of bullying are often, as a result of social and emotional hurdles, distanced from learning, disadvantaged academically and more likely to fall behind in school attendance.

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Only 16 states have laws that specifically prohibit the bullying of students with disabilities. Research shows students with disabilities often face a higher risk of becoming victims of bullying than do students without disabilities.

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A recent study found that only 13 states have laws that allow schools to address off-campus bullying, despite the federal government's warning that schools are responsible for intervening in such cases.

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Gov. Rick Snyder is "very likely" to sign legislation that will require Michigan schools to adopt anti-bullying policies. Lawmakers approved a new version without a clause that critics said would have allowed religious-based verbal harassment.

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Twenty-four percent of more than 1,500 youths aged 10 to 15 who were surveyed in 2008 said they were harassed via text messages, up from about 14% in a 2007 survey of the same respondents, according to a study in the journal Pediatrics.

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Roughly 50% of students in grades 7 to 12 report having experienced sexual harassment during the past school year, with a majority of those saying the experiences caused them to miss school and sleep or have stomachaches, according to a new study.

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Federal lawmakers are considering anti-bullying legislation that would apply to every school in the country and could explicitly protect gay students.

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and those questioning their sexuality are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, bullying by their peers and truancy, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois.

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Asian Americans endure far more bullying at US schools than members of other ethnic groups, with teenagers of the community three times as likely to face taunts on the Internet, new data shows.

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Sesame Street hosted this month a panel of anti-bullying experts. The panel's discussion is presented in a 5-part video series titled "Happy to Be Me: An Anti-Bullying Discussion," and is available to parents on the Sesame Street website and YouTube Channel.

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The issue of bullying rose on state legislative agendas this year, with 21 states passing anti-bullying laws—some of which expanded schools’ responsibilities to keep a check on any harassment that goes on among their students.

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While the faceless nature of the Internet can bring out the worst in cyberbullies of all shapes and sizes, it also means concerned bystanders can more easily report wrongdoing without the stigma of public identification, said panelists at a town hall meeting on cyberbullying Tuesday in Chicago and on a live Web stream worldwide.

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Teachers' union officials in New York City have launched a hotline for students to call, in confidence, to speak with mental-health specialists about issues related to school bullying. The hotline is being publicized in all city schools and lines will be open each day from 2:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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The Interactive Autism Network (IAN Project) has launched a national survey to study the impact of bullying on children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are believed to be especially vulnerable targets due to their social deficits and other challenges.

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The venerable PBS show will air a special episode Monday that aims to teach preschoolers how to recognize and combat bullying.

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Several organizations are stepping up efforts to curb the bullying of students with disabilities in schools during October, which has been designated as bullying-prevention month.

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A new Associated Press-MTV poll of youth in their teens and early 20s finds that most of them — 56 percent — have been the target of some type of online taunting, harassment or bullying, a slight increase over just two years ago.

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New York State Senator Jeffrey Klein introduced a new "cyber-bullying" bill on Monday, saying outdated pre-digital harassment laws fail to punish bullies who use the Internet and smartphones to torment others.

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When Congress gets around to revamping the No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he'd like to see a provision that calls for surveying students about bullying.

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Facebook's Stop Bullying: Speak Up Social Pledge app addresses bystanders, with the opportunity to take an "interactive social media pledge" to specific actions that will help stop bullying.

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About 70 percent of parents across the U.S. say that their child has been bullied on school grounds, according to a new survey—a percentage much higher than students report.

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Bullying of LGBT youth is making up a growing number of discrimination complaints received by the Obama administration.

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Bullying lawsuits are on the rise nationwide, says to Francisco Negron, general counsel for the National School Boards Association. The lawsuits are increasing for several reasons, including increased awareness, new standards and more experts in the legal community, says David Finkelhor, director of the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center.

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Bullying in high school is not just a problem of individual torment: It is linked to lower academic achievement across the school. The research shows that high school campuses with more reported bullying had lower passing rates on Virginia’s standardized tests.

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A new study in the journal Child Development has found that the types of goals children set in their relationships help determine how they respond to being bullied—and whether they choose responses that are effective.

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Children who want to interact with their peers but find the prospect of making friends anxiety-inducing are at high risk of rejection and bullying, a new study finds.

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The law, known as the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights, is considered the toughest legislation against bullying in the nation. Schools worry about meeting the mandates without additional resources.

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About a quarter of high school students were bullied at least once during the 2008-2009 school year, and about 7 percent were bullied online by other students, according to new data released Monday by the National Center for Education Statistics.

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Victims of bullying often suffer academically, and this is particularly true for high achieving black and Latino students, according to new research to be presented at the 106th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

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Students attending high schools dominated by bullies are more likely to have lower standardized test scores, a new study shows.

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Educational institutions and non-profit organizations can apply for research grants from Facebook on the topic of bullying prevention. The deadline is next month and funds will be awarded in October.

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Facebook and Time Warner are teaming up to tackle bullying with a joint campaign that encourages people to speak out. Dubbed "Stop Bullying: Speak Up," the campaign will have a presence on the Internet, TV, radio, and major magazines.

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The Virginia School Safety Survey found that among the 737 elementary, middle and high schools that gave students anonymous safety surveys, bullying emerged as students’ main concern at all grade levels in 2009-10, the most recent data available.

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The Bully Project follows stories of several kids who are being bullied or have been bullied. What The Bully Project adds to the public conversation is an unflinching look at the stakes.

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Peer influence and low self-control appear to be the major factors fueling juvenile cybercrime such as computer hacking and online bullying, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University criminologist.

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Experts warn that bullying should be treated as a serious issue and not accepted as normal childhood behavior. For victims, damage to self-esteem can be profound.

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U.S. ED will conduct case studies of 24 school sites nationwide to document state and local implementation of anti-bullying laws and policies. Comments are due by August 1, 2011.

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Though it's not clear whether one type of violence directly leads to the other, a new study says that men who bully others during childhood are more likely to grow up and abuse their wives and girlfriends.

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Poor sleep may be a factor in aggressive behavior among kids, according to new research that found that children who bully other kids are more likely to be sleepy during the day.

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The Student Non-Discrimination Act (SENDA), introduced in the House by Rep. Polis (D-COL), would add to existing federal statutes explicit protections against bullying on the grounds of perceived or actual sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.

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Seventeen magazine and ABC Family are coming together to try to put an end to cyber abuse and bullying with Delete Digital Drama, an initiative that will begin on ABC Family July 5 and in the August 2011 issue of Seventeen.

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Among teen boys with an autism spectrum disorder, those who are considered high-functioning are confronted with a greater degree of bullying behavior than their "typically developing" peers, new research indicates.

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CNN

The guilty pleas of students in a Massachusetts school harassment case this week thrust the spotlight back on bullying in the United States, but the issue is also drawing more attention beyond America's borders.

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In waves throughout the school year, school counselor Julia V. Taylor has found herself consoling students who have been taunted—often anonymously—on the social-networking site www.Formspring.me.

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Google has come out in support of Dan Savage's "It Gets Better" project in a big way, compiling loads of footage from the anti-gay-bullying campaign for a 90-second Chrome commercial, which aired Tuesday night on Glee.

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THE Journal

Experts say that schools need to stop worrying about external internet predators and take on the threat within: cyberbullying.

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Parents who don't want their children to become bullies should stay positive, talk to their kids and meet their children's friends, according to new research presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Denver.

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The Creative Coalition and WWE (NYSE:WWE), announced today the launch of “be a STAR,” a multi-platform, nationwide anti-bullying alliance, in conjunction with the National Education Association Health Information Network (NEA HIN), GLAAD, True Educator Inc., Ad Council, Island Def Jam Music Group, Close Up Foundation and others.

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School bullies and their victims both spend more time at the nurse’s office compared with their other classmates, according to a new report.

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Student bullies, their victims and bully-victims -- those who are victimized and also engage in bullying -- face a broad range of health risks, including family violence and intentional self-harm, a new U.S. study finds.

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Friday, April 15 marks the “Day of Silence” – a day in which hundreds of thousands of students nationwide take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-gay name-calling, bullying and harassment in their schools.

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Nick, the most-watched TV network among kids ages 2 to 14, will begin an on-air public service campaign Monday featuring some of its stars offering advice on what young people should do when confronted with hostile texts, emails or Facebook posts.

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Bullying and other types of chronic social stress affect gene activity in the brain, suggests a new study in mice. The changes may lead to persistent social anxiety.

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Special needs children are two to three times more likely to be bullied than the general student population. In addition, 85% of bystanders do nothing in response to bullying they witness. Fifty percent of special needs respondents reported being fearful of their peers.

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A new survey on bullying by the National Education Association (NEA) finds that school employees know bullying is pervasive in schools and that they believe it’s their job to intervene—but that they need more training to do so effectively.

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The startup announced Thursday it is partnering with MIT’s Media Lab to develop detection tools for finding “problematic content” and putting a stop to online bullying.

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Facebook is announcing a new suite of tools to protect users from bullying, foster a stronger sense of community in the social network, and “create a culture of respect” among Facebook users.

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Bullying is a serious problem that not only affects a child’s self esteem and emotional well-being, but can significantly affect a child’s ability to learn.

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The President and First Lady called for a united effort to address bullying at the White House Conference on Bullying Prevention. Approximately 150 students, parents, teachers, non-profit leaders, advocates, and policymakers came together to discuss how they can work together to make our schools and communities safe for all students.

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President Obama and the First Lady talk about bullying and the growing movement, led by young people, to make our communities places where young people can thrive.

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A new study suggests that neither the most popular students nor the least are likely to be bullies at school but rather the kids who are in the middle of the social hierarchies.

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Gossip and social ostracization may come far down on the list of concerns for educators trying to prevent bullying, yet emerging research suggests relational bullying, though often the most frequently overlooked, may hold the key to changing an aggressive culture in schools.

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Cambridge University findings underscored a growing consensus that any effort to combat bullying must be collective, involving an entire school community — teachers, parents, children who suffer and witness bullying, bullies, school bus drivers, cafeteria workers — and must be regularly reinforced.

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School Climate Survey Compendium (as of December 20, 2011)

To assist educators and education agencies in locating a valid and reliable needs assessment that suits their needs, the Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center is developing a compendium of student, staff, and family surveys that can be used as part of a school climate needs assessment.  Below is an initial list of school climate survey batteries. (Alternatively, click  here to download a summary table (PDF) of each survey by respondent type.)

Please note that the Office of Safe and Healthy Students does not endorse any particular scale or survey presented in this compendium. Additionally, the database presented is not an exhaustive listing of available measures or survey instruments.  If you would like to nominate a survey that is not currently included in the compendium, click on the link below.

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Alaska School Climate and Connectedness Survey