Despite its perception as a “rite of passage” for school-aged children, bullying is actually a significant threat to student safety and well-being. Students who are bullied are at an increased risk for lower academic achievement, depression, anxiety, and sleep difficulties. Students who bully are at… Read More
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Do Guest Speakers Work?
You’re seriously considering kicking off your schoolwide initiative, school year, or second semester by inviting a guest speaker to your school. The speaker or organization’s website looks great, the video clips are engaging, and there are even solid references. But will your school see benefits after… Read More
Bystander Strategies – 4 Ways to Stand Up for Others
Have you ever been frozen in place, unable to take action as a bystander of bullying? You want to speak up for what’s right, but you just don’t quite know what to do. It’s a helpless feeling. As I’ve presented reACT to Bullying to over… Read More
4 Traits of Effective Bully Prevention
As a bully prevention speaker, I’ve talked with schools and students from kindergarten all the way through high school. That’s a wide range of ages and developmental stages, and yet, I’ve found that bullying exists at every level. When I speak to a school assembly,… Read More
Bully/Victim… Victim/Bully?
“Hey, bullying guy.” I was about to push the exit door on my way out of an inner-city high school. A 6′ 4” man-child towered over me. We were the only two people standing in the long, brightly lit hallway. “Hey, what’s up man,” I… Read More
What is Cyberbullying?
Can you answer the question, “What is Cyberbullying?” In nearly three years of presenting my program reACT to Bullying, no other issue causes as much concern among school administrators as cyberbullying. No matter what school I’m visiting, I see educators produce the same disgusted exhale… Read More