This checklist excerpted from the U.S. Department of Justice's document, The Problem of Bullying in Schools, lists critical questions police should ask in analyzing the problem of bullying in schools, even if the answers are not always readily available. The answers to these and other questions might help police guide the school in choosing the most appropriate set of responses.

This link is to an online course on bullying from the University of Wisconsin - Stout. As noted at its website, the course "explores practical instructional strategies for breaking the cycle of bullying in schools including the escalating problem of Internet cyberbullying. Each participant will walk away with a wealth of resources that are user friendly for classroom activities."

This National Mental Health Information Center fact sheet offers parents advice on what they can do to make sure bullying does not consume their children.

This link is to the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights letter dated October 26, 2010, on the civil rights implications associated with bullying.

This is a sample anti-bullying policy from the Kennewick (Washington) School District posted at www.bullypolice.org. At the bottom of the page, there are links to two supporting documents: a student policy and a form for reporting bullying.

This Tolerance.org resource provides a classroom activity from a Minnesota teacher challenging her students to stand up to verbal and physical harassment.

About Bullying is part of the National Mental Health Information Center's "15+ Make Time to Listen… Take Time to Talk" initiative. As noted at its website,  it "provides parents and caregivers with information about bullying and methods for communicating with children about the climate of fear created by bullying."

This U.S. Department of Education report reviews state bullying laws and model policies as well as selected school district policies.  Educators developing or reviewing bullying policies may find this report useful.

This link is to bullying resources available through the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

This link is to a fact sheet reviewing the literature on promising interventions for preventing school violence from the Safe and Responsive Schools Project at the Indiana Education Policy Center.

This link is to the 2009 Indicators of School Crime and Safety report addressing the incidence of bullying in school and cyberbullying.

This Dyslexia Parents resource provides information about the effects of bullying on the dyslexic child.

This U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website addresses what bullying is and what students and parents can do to prevent bullying.