October is National Bullying Prevention Month

One in Three California Students Reported Being Bullied in Previous Year

Teachers and administrators can make a difference! Schools can reduce bullying through research-based approaches that build relationships and social skills, establish behavior norms and foster empathy.

One effective strategy to prevent bullying is the Good Behavior Game, in which middle school students and teachers decide which classroom behaviors they’d like to see reduced, such as talking out of turn, and then teams of students compete to follow the rule and win a prize. The Good Behavior Game has been widely studied and proven to have long-term effects on students’ mental health, alcohol and drug use and smoking. Find out more about the Good Behavior Game at http://goodbehaviorgame.air.org/

Read more… http://edsource.org/2015/one-in-three-california-students-reported-being-bullied/75516