The primary goal of every school is to make sure the learning environment is safe and supportive. Bullying prevention is a comprehensive school reform issue.

When bullying takes place on school grounds there are always bystanders. A successful bullying prevention program makes the bystanders agents of change.

It makes a big difference when the population of the school takes a stand against bullying.

If children who bully other children realize that there is no social benefit from it because fellow students won't tolerate it, the bullying behavior is likely to stop.

In a successful bullying prevention program, teachers become facilitators. They deal with bullying incidents right on the spot and use each one as a teaching moment.

Mike Tully is a certified Olweus Bullying Prevention Program trainer of trainers and an active participant in the national effort to prevent bullying in schools.

These pages contain information about bullying prevention, links to best practices for the prevention of bullying, and resources that teachers, students, parents, and administrators can call on.

Cyber-Bullying

New Technology has brought us new and challenging forms of bullying, usually grouped together under the term, "Cyber-Bullying." This includes social web sites, text messaging, email, instant messaging, social websites and web pages.

Most parents, unfortunately, don't realize how much time their children spend online and what they do when they go there. And few adults realize how many kids are subjected to cyber-bullying and how often.

Aware educators take the threat of cyber-bullying seriously. Mike Tully can provide resources for teachers, parents, and administrators to use in their efforts to prevent cyber-bullying.