Last week my friend Dominic Campbell, one of the leading voices in the U.K. Gov 2.0 community, pointed me to Bullying U.K.--a top destination for parents, students and teachers looking for bullying advice on the internet.
The organization was founded by journalist Liz
Carnell and her son John, as a direct result of their
experience of dealing with school bullying, which included taking
successful legal action against an education authority.
Whether it's mobile phones, social sites or school bus teasing--Bullying UK has a vast treasure load of content for just about any type of bullying situation. They've also partnered with the (always fantastic) Teachers.tv folks and produced a series of videos on student-student bullying, as well as teacher-teacher bullying as well.
All in all a really wonderful resource for anyone involved in working with youth. I strongly urge you to drop by Bullying UK and take a look at all the wonderful resources they have curated on their site.
Thanks Dom!
Back here in the states, celebrities Lance Bass, Taylor Swift and Hillary Duff have added their voice of support for the 2009 Day of Silence on April 17th. The goal of The National Day of Silence goal is to bring awareness to the anti-LGBT bullying in schools.
As part of the program, members of the Twitter community are being encouraged to "Tweet the Silence" and encourage people to take a stand against bullying of LGBT students.
Related Resources
- ADL Students & Cyberbullying Forum
- Social Safety
- Yahoo! Safely
- Ypulse > Tag > Cyberbullies
- Yahoo! Kids > Online Safety Tips for Parents
- Microsoft Video Game Anti-Bullying Tips
