Bullying Today

Justin W. Patchin, Ph.D., is a professor of criminal justice in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire and co - director of the Cyberbullying Research Center. He has presented at the White House and has appeared on CNN and NPR and in Time and The New York Times to discuss issues related to teens' use and misuse of technology. Dr. Patchin is the author (with Dr. Hinduja) of Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard, Cyberbullying Prevention and Response, and School Climate 2.0. He lives in Wisconsin. Sameer Hinduja, Ph.D., is a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University and co - director of the Cyberbullying Research Center. He is recognized internationally for his groundbreaking work on the subjects of cyberbullying and safe social networking. He works with the U.S. Department of Education and many state departments of education to improve their policies on preventing and responding to teen technology misuse. Dr. Hinduja is the author (with Dr. Patchin) of Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard, Cyberbullying Prevention and Response, and School Climate 2.0. He lives in Florida.

Strategies for addressing bullying-ready when you need them.Before bullying surfaces in your school, you need to be ready. This book is organized so you can find the answers you need to make meaningful ch

PrefaceDefining bullying: What it is and what it isn¿t1. Bullies or Best Friends? The Challenge of Interpreting Interpersonal Relationships2. Distinguishing Bullying from Other Hurtful Behaviors3. Can Someone be an Unintentional Bully?4. The Case for Including Intent in a Definition of BullyingBullying by the Numbers: What we know5. 160,000 Students Stay Home from School Every Day Because of Bullying?6. Cyberbullying: Neither an Epidemic nor a Rarity7. Small Samples Don¿t Speak "Truth"8. Ban School, Open Facebook9. Does Bullying "Cause" Suicide?10. Most Who Bully Online Bully at School11. Cyberbullying Less Emotionally Impactful than In-Person Bullying?13. Nothing Works? Taking Stock of Americäs "War on Bullying"The lowdown on laws related to bullying12. The Criminalization of Cyberbullying13. Should Cities Have a Cyberbullying Ordinance?14. Cell Phone Searches: Implications for Educators from Riley v. California15. Educator Searches of Private Student Social Media Profiles: The Illinois Experiment16. Minnesotäs New Bullying Law and the Ability of Educators to Respond to Off-Campus Bullying17. Bullying, Students with Disabilities, and Federal LawPreventing Bullying Before it Starts: What you can do18. Nothing Works? Taking Stock of Americäs ¿War on Bullying"19. Bullying Assembly Programs - What Schools Need to Know20. What the Best Bullying and Cyberbullying Assembly Speakers Do21. Student Advisory Boards Can Inform Bullying Policies and Prevention22. Deterring Teen Bullying: Dos and Don¿ts23. Should Schools Monitor Students¿ Social Media Accounts?24. Addressing Discrimination to Prevent Bullying25. Ideas to Make Kindness Go Viral26. Anti-Bullying Youth Rally at Schools27. Students Plays to Combat Bullying28. Educators, Students, and Conversations About Technology MisuseRational responses to bullying: What works and what doesn¿t29. Anonymous Reporting for Bullying and Cyberbullying Incidents30. Setting up a Free Bullying and Cyberbullying Reporting System with Google Voice31. Video Evidence of Bullying: Implications for Effective Response32. Law Enforcement Involvement in Bullying Incidents: Different Rules and Roles33. Holding Parents Responsible for Their Child¿s Bullying34. A Potential Response to Cyberbullying: Talking to the Parents of the Bully35. Can a School Respond to Off-Campus Cyberbullying?36. When Can Educators Search Student Cell Phones?37. Why Confiscating Student Cell Phones Might Be a Bad Idea38. Fewer Schoolwide Bans on Devices, More School Climate Initiatives!39. Teens and Technology, School District Policy IssuesIndex