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Home > Health & Safety > Bullying

Bullying in the Classroom…and the Chat Room:
Ensuring that Every Student is Safe to Learn

CT-N video | Event Documents | Web Resources | Stay in Touch! | Media Coverage

Overview

More than 500 people gathered at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford on November 22, 2010, for a wide-ranging conversation between young people who've been affected by bullying, state and federal officials, and local stakeholders who've experienced success in tackling the problem.

The keynote talk was delivered by Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and head of the federal office responsible for bullying and school safety issues. He led the design of the new federal Safe and Supportive Schools grant program and convened the Department of Education's first-ever bullying summit in 2010.

The forum was sponsored by the Commission on Children, the Governor's Prevention Partnership, and the Connecticut Department of Education.

CT-N Video

Length: 2 hours, 25 minutes

Event Documents

• Agenda
• Brief biography of keynote speaker Kevin Jennings
• Kevin Jennings' PowerPoint presentation
• Stand Up to Bullying: A Safe Learning Environment for All Students (Nov. 2010 update)
• 20 Questions for Your School: A Policy Checklist for Educators, Parents and Students
• Operation Respect-CT: Promoting Positive School Climate & Preventing Bullying
• Connecticut State Department of Education School Climate Improvement Efforts
• Connecticut General Statutes related to bullying in schools, as of October 1, 2010

Additional Web Resources

Federal

• Bullyinginfo.org - The federal government's home page for bullying prevention and response, including a list of evidence-based programs and effective strategies related to bullying.
• Stop Bullying Now! - A federal anti-bullying site written for youth.
• OnGuard Online - A federal website with practical tips for online safety.
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights
  • "Dear Colleague" letter to schools
  • Fact sheet explaining the letter
• U.S. Department of Education, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
• U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
  • Bullying in Schools - A guide for police on the causes and solutions to bullying

State

• Bullying section of the Commission on Children website
• Governor's Prevention Partnership 2010 Best Practices Conference: "Positive School Climate and Student Success"
• State Department of Education
  • Bullying and Harassment (including contact information for complaints)
  • Resources on Bullying, including:
    • Bullying and Harassment in Connecticut: A Guide for Parents and Guardians
    • State Department of Education report on bullying, February 2010 (PDF, 62 pages)

Non-Government

• Cyberbullying section of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) website
• The "It Gets Better" project
  • President Obama's and Vice President Biden's video messages for "It Gets Better"
• MYOspace - A youth-driven initiative that aims to educate and build healthy relationships for students in Greater Bridgeport
• Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado
• Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP), hosted by Clemson University
• Cyberbullying Research Center
• National School Climate Center
  • National School Climate Standards report
• National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Comparison of state cyberstalking, cyberharassment, and cyberbullying laws
  • Cyberbullying and the States
• Direct From the Field: A Guide to Bullying Prevention - Produced by the Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services
• Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
  • Bullying Prevention and Intervention Resources
    • Model Bullying Prevention and Intervention Plan
• Eyes on Bullying Toolkit (PDF)

Stay in Touch!

If you could not attend the forum but would like to receive occasional e-mails about follow-up activities and bullying in general, register here.

Media Coverage

If the links to any of the articles expires, call us at 860.240.0290 to get copies.

• Hartford Courant, 11/18/10: "Forum to Address Bullying"
• Hartford Courant, 11/23/10: "Bullying Conference Displays Pain, Explores Remedies"
• VIDEO: WFSB-TV, Channel 3 Eyewitness News, 11/22/10
• VIDEO: WTNH-TV, News Channel 8, 11/220/10
• VIDEO: WTIC-TV, Fox CT, 11/22/10
• VIDEO: WVIT-TV, NBC Connecticut, 11/22/10
• Middletown Press, 11/23/10: "Official: Schools can’t tackle bullies on their own"

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