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What can community partners do about school bullying?  

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What can community partners do about school bullying?

Community partners can promote student safety by helping schools deal with bullying problems. School bullying is a complex challenge for the entire community. As law enforcement officers, representatives of juvenile justice, business owners, faith community members, attorneys, local mental health experts and other youth-serving professionals, you can share your expertise, resources and skills in the following ways:

· Help to inform the school community about bullying.

· Share specific information you may have regarding a bullying problem.

· Participate in problem-solving groups to address school bullying problems.

· Offer cultural perspectives on school bullying problems.

· Work with others to create and deliver an effective response to bullying.

· Help monitor the effectiveness of a response program.

· Offer counseling and other mental health services as appropriate.

· Serve on a committee to review school anti-bullying policies or provide insight regarding bullying and matters of law enforcement or civil rights.

· Consider adapting similar rules and protocols against bullying for your church, business, or youth-serving agency.

· Identify students at risk for criminal activity, provide added supervision/support.

· Provide support and work with parents whose children are experiencing bullying problems.

· Collaborate and coordinate with other community programs and resources that contribute to anti-bullying efforts.

· Promote the norm for a school community that does not tolerate bullying.

· Volunteer to mentor bullies and targets of bullying.

· Demonstrate to all students the concern and support of the larger community.

· Model responsible citizenship.

· Help prevent future criminal activity by intervening with bullying now.

Resources:

* Wrightslaw - The Special Ed Advocate

www.wrightslaw.com

* National School Safety Center

141 Duesenberg Dr, Suite 11

Westlake Village, CA 91362

805-373-9977

www.schoolsafety.us