WHAT IS IT ?
The Kentucky Center for School Safety: Bullying…What is Bullying? Who are the victims of bullying? guide (PDF document) provides a comprehensive definition of bullying. Additionally, the guide offers a list of characteristics of a bully and a list of the characteristics of a victim of bullying.
HOW DO YOU USE IT ?
This guide is to be used to clearly define what bullying is. It can be used by students to help make the distinction between bullying and disagreement among peers, something that is often difficult for a child to distinguish. The guide also highlights some bullying statistics. This guide is also helpful when creating an anti-bullying policy.
WHEN DO YOU USE IT?
The administrator should use this resource in the early stages of planning an anti-bullying policy and then also when implementing the anti-bullying policy.
WHY DO YOU USE IT?
This document offers a working definition of bullying as well as comprehensive lists of common characteristics of bullies and victims of bullies.
WHO DO YOU INVOLVE?
This resource would be used in collaboration with law enforcement officials in helping to establish a standard definition of bullying.
COLLABORATION
Teacher: A teacher who needs to be responsive to the needs of his/her students should have a definition of bullying to use in order to identify cases of bullying among her own students.
Counselor: A counselor can use this guide to help distinguish between true bullying situations and "normal" peer conflicts.
CREDIBILITY
This guide is produced by the Kentucky Center for School Safety. The Kentucky Center for School Safety will provide a multi-level model of intervention using a research-based model. The guide is user-friendly, with clearly defined characteristics of bullies and victims.