Parent+Resources


 * This page has helpful links to resources for parents and guardians of all students.**

Parents and guardians need to listen to their children and ask them questions about what is happening in their life. It is important that you communicate to your children that bullying is unacceptable. All too often children will hold in their problems and will continue to suffer in silence, not realizing that getting help from an adult is the first step in ending bullying. Children sometimes fear that telling will make the situation worse. Open communication and education are key to successfully helping a bullied victim.

If you learn that your child is a victim of bullying you should contact the school immediately and report it. Continue to talk to the child to insure that the situation has improved and the bullying has ended. Additionally, maintain an open line of communication with school administration in order to help facilitate the resolution of the bullying incident.

NEVER ASSUME that:
 * the bullying will dissipate on its own
 * the bullies will mature and stop
 * the bullying will not worsen
 * any child can cope with being a victim
 * bystanders will help
 * teachers and coaches know what to do
 * bullying is normal kid behavior (kids will be kids)
 * if it's not violent, it's not bullying

Take action to protect your child. Take Action! Take Action! Take Action!


 * Click on pictures below to navigate to useful websites on this topic.**


 * = [[image:Cyber_bullying_laws.jpg width="161" height="153" align="left" caption="State Cyberbullying Laws" link="http://www.cyberbullying.us/Bullying_and_Cyberbullying_Laws.pdf"]] ||= [[image:North%20Kingstown%20Skippers[1].jpg align="left" caption="NKSD Bullying Policy" link="http://www2.nksd.net/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=5905&fileitem=4975&catfilter=136"]] ||= [[image:th_AmericanWavingFlag[1].gif width="171" height="126" align="right" caption="U.S. Government Resources for Parents" link="http://www.stopbullying.gov/parents/index.html"]] ||
 * = [[image:No-Bullying-circle[1].gif width="156" height="148" caption="Medline Plus" link="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bullying.html#cat24"]] ||= [[image:images[4].jpg width="127" height="190" caption="The Bully Project" link="http://thebullyproject.com/"]] ||= [[image:276624_183608268360890_1428394503_n[1].jpg width="162" height="162" caption="PACER'S National Bullying Prevention Center" link="http://www.pacer.org/bullying/?gclid=CLj5hLrPvK4CFQ9-hwodbVDtLg"]] ||