• help them see that their silence makes the bully more powerful and contributes to the harm done to the target;
• show them what to do by consistent adult interventions to stop bullying;
• protect them from retaliation;
• discourage them from confronting bullies directly about their behavior in most situations, and instead, teach them to use distraction techniques to intervene in bullying situations they observe;
• encourage them to tell adults about the bullying they see;
• and teach them to reach out in friendship to targets of bullying and isolated peers.

We can do this in classroom meetings, in school assemblies, and in conversations with our own children.

Some middle school students wrote for advice about what they could do. Here is a letter to them

Bullying by teachers and other school staff.

Links- learn more about bullying prevention

Stopbullyingnow training for your school.

For more information about stopping bullying, see Stan's book Schools Where Everyone Belongs