This checklist is excerpted from U.S. Department of Justice's document, The Problem of Bullying in Schools. It lists some 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 will help police guide the school in choosing the most appropriate set of responses later on.

This online course was developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention. As noted at its website, "this online course is designed for education, health and mental health and related fields. It examines the causes and effects of bullying, prevention techniques and programs, screening, treatment options, and legal/ethical issues surrounding bullying."

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

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

Understanding school bullying from a research basis is essential  to addressing the problem. The document offers summaries of six research studies on bullying, conducted by health care researchers.

This is one of a series of two-page fact sheets reviewing the literature on promising interventions for preventing school violence created by the Safe and Responsive Schools Project at the Indiana Education Policy Center. Each fact sheet presents an overview of the program, data on the implementation and effectiveness of the program, and information on components that appear to be critical for its success.

This data from the 2009 Indicators of School Crime and Safety report addresses the incidence of bullying in school and cyberbullying.

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration, and Maternal and Child Health Bureau sponsored website addresses what bullying is and what students and parents can do.

Compiled by the Wellesley Centers for Women Project on Teasing and Bullying, this reference offers facts on the prevalence of bullying in America's schools. This fact sheet can offer useful information for school board and staff members.