Get Involved! - “The End of Bullying Begins With Me”

Schools, organizations, parents and students each play a role in addressing bullying prevention. Every contribution—whether it’s hosting a community event, standing up for someone, or giving a donation to an organization that addresses bullying—makes a difference and changes lives.

There are many opportunities to take action as an individual or at your school or community using these resources from PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center.

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Profiles of students and their activities that have a goal to address bullying by creatively developing solutions, taking action, and making a difference.

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Sign the Petition—More than 160,000 U.S. students stay home from school each day from fear of being bullied. No one should have to fear going to school. Unite with others and add your voice to the online “The End of Bullying Begins With Me” petition or hold a petition signing event at your school or in your community.

Stories—Submit a video, story, poem, artwork, or audio clip expressing how you feel about bullying, how you think it affects students and schools, what you have done to prevent bullying, or what others can do to prevent bullying. We want to hear from everyone—teens, parents, teachers, and others with great ideas who want to improve the world.

National Bullying Prevention Month—This month unites communities nationwide to raise awareness of bullying prevention. Held in October, the event has been expanded to include activities, education and awareness building.

Community Events—Hold a special event to show your school or organization cares about this important issue. The event can include music, giveaways, special speakers, petition signings and more, as people unite to join the movement against bullying.

Run, Walk, Roll Against Bullying—Raise awareness of bullying prevention in your community with a live event. Find a location, gather sponsors, invite participants and hold the event. Consider planning activities for after the race, such as speakers, drawings and more.

Donate—Donating to the cause is a great way to share you care. Your contribution can mean one less student being bullied, one more student speaking out, or one more student knowing that someone cares.

Want to do more? - Learn other creative ways to take action and get involved!

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Bookmarks—Promote bullying prevention in your school year round, by giving each student a special bookmark.

“Champions Against Bullying”—Show your support and sign on as a champion. Share what is happening in your community, school or organization to address bullying.

Coloring Book—Download this free coloring book, which features the cast of Kids Against Bullying. Each page includes an important message about respecting others, valuing differences and being a friend.

Classroom Toolkits

Schoolwide introductory toolkit — A free downloadable toolkit designed to introducebullying prevention and awareness into your classroom, school or community organization.
Elementary school educational toolkit — A series of five lessons to educate students on bullying prevention. It features free downloads of daily activities, games and contests.
Middle/high school educational toolkit — A series of ideas to educate students that incorporates resources from the Teens Against Bullying website.

KIDS AGAINST BULLYING pledge—After taking the pledge, students can download their own certificate.

To access the interactive version, go to PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org and click on the “Top Secret” treasure chest.

Peer Advocacy—Students speaking out on the behalf of other students—is a unique approach that empowers students to protect those targeted by bullying. This approach has been used successfully in pairing general education students with special education students.

Stick Puppet Role Plays—Create stick puppets of the cast from Kids Against Bullying and engage in three interactive role plays. Follow up with the discussion questions provided.

Video and Discussion—Watch four videos created by teens about bullying prevention, and then follow up by discussing these questions with your friends or family: What is the bullying situation? Who was involved in the bullying? What were their roles? How could this situation have been resolved more positively? Think of other questions you can ask to encourage even more discussion.

PACER Puppets—Child-sized puppets that are entertaining as well as educational. PACER offers two shows, COUNT ME IN®, designed to educate K-3rd graders about social inclusion, and KIDS AGAINST BULLYING, created to educate students about options to respond to bullying.

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Become a Peer Champion—Meet some teens who are taking action and changing the world. Share your own story by e-mailing bullying411@pacer.org.

Teens Against Bullying website—Created by and for teens, this website is a place for middle and high school students to find ways to address bullying, to take action, to be heard, and to own an important social cause.

ACT Section of TAB—Resources and ideas designed for students to reach out to other students through creative bullying prevention education. The section includes role plays, contest ideas, stories from other teens and much more!

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Become a Peer Champion—Meet some teens who are taking action and changing the world. Share your own story by e-mailing bullying411@pacer.org.

Kids Against Bullying—An interactive website featuring a cast of 12 animated characters who help students understand bullying prevention.

KIDS AGAINST BULLYING pledge—After taking the pledge, students can download their own certificate.

To access the interactive version, go to PACERKidsAgainstBullying.org and click on the “Top Secret” treasure chest.

Create a Poster —Have you ever been bullied? Have you seen bullying? What happened? How did you feel? We want to hear about it! Send us your story, poem, artwork or video on the topic.

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