Spotlight on Bullying

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Education Week's Spotlight on Bullying brings together a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on:

  • Increasing school safety and student mental health
  • Preventing and responding to cyberbullying
  • Federal efforts to keep schools safe
  • Ways to move beyond bully preventions
  • Schools’ efforts to eliminate bullying and harassment
  • Avoiding and responding to anti-gay bullying
  • What parents can do to prevent bullying
  • Internet safety suggestions for students, parents, and teachers

Efforts to End Bullying, A Challenge to Leaders, Gain New Momentum
Recent high-profile incidents prompt school- and district-level leaders to focus anew on prevention, intervention, and response.
May 11, 2010 - Education Week

School Bullying
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students in middle school experience frequent verbal harassment and sometimes physical assault from their classmates, says a new research brief.
October 6, 2009 - Education Week

Principals' Views on Bullying
Half of public school principals in a recent survey say bullying is a serious problem in their schools.
May 20, 2008 - Education Week

Bullying a Top Concern for New Safe-Schools Chief
The new head of the Education Department’s office of safe and drug-free schools has fought the kind of harassment he faced as a gay youth.
June 23, 2009 | Updated: August 16, 2010 - Education Week

Commentary
A Tragic Lesson in Anti-Gay Bullying
"Words such as 'gay,' 'fag,' and 'queer' are often used as the most hurtful insults students can throw at one another," writes Joleen Hanlon.
May 27, 2009 - Education Week

Reframing Bullying in Middle Schools
A middle school principal confronts bullying with tolerance.
April 23, 2008 - Teacher (Web)

Commentary
The Shadow Side of Schooling
Bullying can be regarded as the shadow side of compulsory schooling when it fails to serve students with affirmative support, engaging pedagogy, and a sense of relevancy of instruction, writes Kirsten Olson.
April 21, 2008 - Education Week (Web)

Commentary
10 Ways to Move Beyond Bully Prevention (And Why We Should)
Lyn Mikel Brown shares lessons learned during her seven years at the helm of the nonprofit Hardy Girls Healthy Women.
March 4, 2008 - Education Week

Cyberbullying and Schools
Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin, authors of the book Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying, joined Digital Directions' Andrew Trotter to discuss what teachers, administrators, parents, and students can do to recognize and rectify cyberbullying.
October 10, 2008 - Education Week

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