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Bullying: Connect for Respect

Parents and caring adults can play pivotal roles in creating a healthy school and community climate that is free of bullying. By working together, educators, parents, concerned citizens, business leaders, advocates, and community members can support the implementation of bullying prevention programs, reinforce bullying prevention messages, and advocate for bullying policies to be implemented. This collaboration is critical as bullying happens everywhere that young people gather, including online, via text, and in social networks. PTA^® leaders and parents can play an important role in convening community conversations to build awareness of this as an important issue and to take action to stop bullying in your communities.

Connect for Respect
In March 2011, National PTA^® launched an initiative to encourage PTAs across the country to lead conversations in their school communities about bullying, how it is affecting their communities, and to develop solutions that they can implement collaboratively together. Below are tools and resources that PTAs can use to plan their Connect for Respect events.

Resources for PTA Leaders

How to Plan a Connect for Respect Event
How PTAs Can Host a Conversation on Bullying in Their Community (pdf)

What You Can Do As a PTA Leader
Three Ways PTA Leaders Can Prevent Bullying (pdf)

Best Practices in School-Based Bullying Prevention
Resources on bullying prevention.

Best Practices in Community-Based Bullying Prevention
Resources on bullying prevention.

PTA Profiles in Bullying Prevention
Highlights of State and Local PTA Bullying Prevention Programs & Activities (pdf)

Parent Tip Sheets

What You Should Know
Basic Information and Statistics on Bullying (pdf)

What You Can Do
Proactive Ways Parents Can Prevent Bullying (pdf)

How to Make Sure Your Child Doesn’t Become the Bully
Six Tips to Instill Anti-bullying Behavior in Your Child (pdf)

Where You Can Go
Where to Find Anti-bullying Resources and Help (pdf)

Resolutions & Position Statements

PTA Resolution Against Bullying
PTA resolution in support of policies and programs that address the prevention, intervention, and elimination of bullying

Resources

U.S. Department of Education - Analysis of State Bullying Laws and Policies

StopBullying.Gov

National Crime Prevention Council

Netsmartz

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