This middle and high school curriculum is intended for youth-serving organizations, schools, and other interested community groups to help raise awareness and prevent youth from engaging in identity-based bullying and hate crimes/hate incidents. It was developed by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
From the National Center for School Safety, this guide makes recommendations for schools to address bullying, including guidance on bullying prevention in school mission statements, code of conduct, and school climate.
Establishing a school-wide expectation for common respect, teaching what that means, and ensuring that all students and faculty and staff members share in the responsibility of making schools respectful settings can make a difference.
Lessons are designed for K-12th grade students, school staff, parents, and caregivers. This bullying prevention content helps counselors and teachers increase awareness about bullying and gives students the grade-appropriate skills they need to prevent and stop it. These lessons, games and activities address different types of bullying, including sexual harassment at the middle school level and cyberbullying at the middle school and high school levels. This content empowers bystanders to stand up to bullying and improve the climate of their school.
Serves as a clearinghouse of information on the ways adolescents use and misuse technology. A great resource for parents, educators, law enforcement officers, counselors, and others who work with youth.
