Ways to Prevent Bullying

One way to prevent bullying in schools is to have parents change the way they parent their children at home.
This is easier said than done.
A lot of children who bully come from homes where they see violence and physical & mental abuse from their parents.

Then the children think it is OK to go and do the same to other children. Usually children that come from violent or abusive homes take their anger out on other children. I think it is important for parents to ask questions and know what is going on in their child's life. Parents have to look for sign to see if their child is being bullied or bullying others.

If your child is being bullied some signs you should watch for are: - Unknown injuries - Doesn't want to go back to school - Looking depressed or sad - Sudden loss of friends If your child is bullying others some signs you should look for are: - Getting into fights with others - Being very aggressive - Get in trouble frequently at school - Wanting to be popular/look cool Those are just some of the signs to look for.
Parents should investigate any kind of behavior change in their child to make sure everything is ok.
Another way to prevent bullying is to establish an anti-bullying policy at the schools.
This is important because it shows the students that there is a zero tolerance for any kind of bullying behavior.

You want students to know you are providing them safe environments where they will be treated with respect know matter how different they are.
Make sure the policy is communicated and understood by parents, faculty, staff, and the community.

To make the policy effective it is important to have the support of everyone involved. Without every ones support it would be hard to implement. The consequences for violations should be clearly defined.
Also, there should be a confidential reporting system included in the policy.

That way it makes it easier for students to report incidents without the fear of retaliation. It helps students to feel more comfortable reporting incidents.

If all the steps are followed an anti-bullying policy is a very effective way to prevent bullying in schools. A third way, which kind of ties in to the anti-bullying policy, is to educate faculty, staff, and students about bullying.
It is important for the faculty and staff to know what bullying is and how to deal with it because they are the role models to the students. I think schools should put the faculty and staff in workshops where they learn what bullying is, what the schools policy is, and how to enforce the rules.

They would be able to ask any questions and add suggestions to the content.
Once the faculty and staff have been educated they will be able to teach the students about bullying. One method to educate the students is to have the schools put the bullying topic in the lesson plan or activities.

Schools could allow students to have discussions about the topic of bullying to see how much they know about the issue.

They could also allow students to do a role play or speech on how to stop bullying.

I think it is important for schools to incorporate the topic of bullying into the lesson plan because it makes students aware of the issue and how to deal with it.

If the issue is not discussed then students would not know how to deal with it and nobody to turn to for help. The more we educate faculty, staff, and the students, the better we can prevent bullying.