What Parents Can Do to Help Schools Prevent Bullying

Every adult plays an important role in addressing bullying and making schools a safer place for children to learn and employees to work.

Bullying can take many forms, such as hitting or punching (physical bullying); teasing or name-calling (verbal bullying); intimidation using gestures or social exclusion (nonverbal bullying or emotional bullying); unwanted sexual contact (sexual bullying); and sending insulting messages by e-mail, texting or social media sites (cyber bullying).

Parents

• Talk to your child about bullying.

• Ask your child questions.

• If you believe your child is the victim of bullying, please report it to a campus administrator as soon as possible.

• Report your concerns to the district using the Report Bullying form:  Stop Bullying

Warning signs of bullying are when your child

• Does not want to go to school;

• Dislikes or has lost interest in school work;

• Has few, if any, friends;

• Appears sad, anxious or moody when talking about school;

• Complains of headaches, stomach aches;

• Has unexplained cuts, bruises and/or scratches;

• Appears afraid of going back to school;

• Returns from school with torn, damaged or missing articles of clothing, books or belongings; and/or

• Has trouble sleeping and/or has frequent nightmares.