Stop Bullying Now. Take A Stand. Lend A Hand.

How School Administrators Can Help

1. Learn as much as you can about bullying among children and youth and best practices for addressing bullying.
   
   
   • Read through Tip Sheets prepared for the Stop Bullying Now! Campaign. Some that are most appropriate for school administrators address:
     
     
     • What We Know About Bullying
     • The Scope and Impact of Bullying
     • Warning Signs a Child Is Being Bullied
     • Children Who Bully
     • Research-Based Articles and Books on Bully/Peer Victimization
     
     
   • Read about cyberbullying among children and youth
   
   
   Strategies to Address Bullying at School
   
   • Best Practices in Bullying Prevention and Intervention
   • Steps to Address Bullying at Your School: Tips for School Administrators
   • Misdirections in Bullying Prevention and Intervention
   • Documenting Bullying at Your School: Tips for School Administrators
   • Providing Support to Children Who Are Bullied: Tips for School Personnel
   • How to Intervene to Stop Bullying: Tips for On-The-Spot Interventions at School
   
   
2. Visit the Starting a Campaign page to find bullying prevention programs, books, videos, and other materials prepared especially for educators. You might find it helpful to print out our fact sheet on Tips for Selecting Materials from the Resource List.
   
   
3. Help to educate your faculty, staff, and parents about the problem of bullying. Share Campaign materials and other bullying resources with them. Consider:
   
   
   • Distributing Stop Bullying Now! Campaign Tip Sheets to faculty, staff, and parents
   • Showing Stop Bullying Now! Public Service Announcements during parent-teacher gatherings and faculty meetings to stimulate discussion
   • Publishing an article in your school newsletter or on your Web site about the issue of bullying. (Use the Sample newsletter article as a model.)
     
4. Assess bullying at your school, the level of commitment of your staff to address bullying, and parent interest and concerns. If you do not currently have the resources or staff commitment to implement a coordinated bullying prevention program at your school, there still are some important steps that you can take. For more information, read Steps to Address Bullying at Your School.