Bullying & Cyber-Bullying: Intervention & Resources

  • Schools have a duty to create and provide a safe and respectful learning environment for all students, that is free of bullying and cyber-bullying. 
     
    If School Counseling can be of assistance or answer general questions, please call (775) 850-8011
     
    If you would like, you may also contact Civil Rights Compliance Director, Judy Prutzman at (775) 348-0300.
     
     

    State of Nevada Department of Education

     
     
     
    Tips
     
     

    Tips for students:

    • If bullied, tell your parents, teachers, and/or school administrators.
      Telling is NOT tattling if you feel hurt or scared. It is reporting.
    • Do not retaliate or try to get even.
    • Respond evenly, without losing your temper, and in a firm voice, or say nothing and get away.
    • Stand by each other. If you watch, laugh, or ignore bullying, you are part of the problem. It is your school!!!!
    • Act Confident.
    • Be aware of your surroundings no matter where you are.
    • Avoid unsupervised areas.
    • Do not bring expensive items to school.

     

    Tips

     

     

    Tips for schools:

    • Establish a Bully-Prevention Committee and include counselors, teachers, parents, students, and administration.
    • Create a plan to handle student concerns and report them.
    • Teach tips for dealing with bullying and resolving conflicts for ALL your students.
    • Establish classroom and school rules against bullying.
    • Establish positive and negative consequences that you enforce for everyone.
    • Get bystanders motivated to help by reporting safely and confidentially, befriending or understanding victims, listening to each other, and understanding how to appropriately deal with conflicts and emotions. 
    • Students showing bullying behaviors can usually be stopped by their friends.
    • Facilitate the development of trusting relationships between each student and at least one adult.
    • RELATIONSHIPS ARE KEY!!