Archive for January 2017

The student component of the CirclePoint Bullying Prevention Program is being rolled out at the Warren Prescott K–8 School in Boston. In this step, each classroom teacher leads a discussion on bullying and the changes to school policy that the program will deliver. The discussion covers what bullying is, what students can do on their…

With the use of Twitter by public officials putting cyberbullying back into the headlines, just a reminder that when kids use electronic channels to bully others, the best consequence is to take away their electronic device or online access or to restrict the applications used (e.g., Twitter, texting, Instagram, email) for a period of time.…

In December, I spoke with a group of 6th grade students about bullying at the Edwards Middle School in Charlestown, Massachusetts. At the end of the discussion, the students’ teacher gave them a challenge. She said that the easiest thing any student could do to help with bullying is to just say “hi” to those…