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Kids can use our online tool to tell their schools about bullying problems.  This is a great way for students who are bystanders to help out their friends. To avoid fake reports and to avoid being labeled a rat for telling, names are not used in the reports. Each report is screened for appropriateness prior to posting. 

This type of reporting serves two purposes and is based on Situational Crime Prevention.  Reports identify "hot spots" for staff to monitor to deter bullying or catch bullies in the act. They also give staff information to start investigating specific bullying situations.  Click here to read a review about this reporting method.  An attempt will be made by email to inform your school officials that a report about bullying in their school has been posted.  Individuals who post reports can also inform school staff about a post.

Bullystoppers.com was one of the very first bully reporting sites (2001) and it remains unique.  It is free and there is no registration required. Any school can formally introduce it to their students at any time to implement it into their school's Bullying Prevention Program. 

Why Schools Need Anonymous Bully Reporting

• To help students who suffer from covert bullying and harassment.
• To decrease behaviors that build up over time and lead to violent outbursts.
• To create a deterrent effect against bullying in your school and on your buses.
• To prevent embarrassing students who report problems.
• To involve the school staff in the day to day monitoring of the school climate.  
• Click here to read the US Secret Service Report on 41 School Shooting which recommends school have anonymous reporting mechanisms.

Deter Bulling with a School Reporting System

Each September school staff need to remind students of appropriate social interaction within the school building and the school’s policy on bullying and harassment. An effective anti-bullying orientation program which includes methods for students to anonymously report bullying can serve to deter bullying throughout the school year.

Posting "No Bullying" signs with your school's respective method of reporting throughout the school and on school buses provides a visual deterrent for students from September to June.  Posted signs also provide a vital tool for staff to deter offending students from reengaging in bullying behavior.

For example, after speaking to a student about a bullying incident, a staff member can end the meeting with this reminder: "And don’t forget Jimmy, we have a reporting system and many eyes will be on you now. Be careful about what you say and do or you will probably end up in my office again and you know what that means: Detention and loss of Play Station 2 according to your Mom."  "Now don't let me see you in here again and let those signs be a reminder to you that you need to watch your behavior."

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