{"id":17587,"date":"2012-11-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/2012\/11\/real-world-tips-for-anti-bullying-in-our-schools\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:55:17","slug":"real-world-tips-for-anti-bullying-in-our-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/real-world-tips-for-anti-bullying-in-our-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Real-World Tips for Anti-Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Originally published in TEACH Magazine<\/em>, <em>November\/December 2012 issue<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article is from the TEACH archives, some information may no longer be current.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Bruce Van Stone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today it appears that bullying incidents are under the microscope as much as they have ever been. Some would say this is an undesired outcome of an expanded role by the media and the public\u2019s greater access to various forms of communication through technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, I believe this to be the opposite, as increased anti-bullying awareness has allowed school officials to take a closer look at the issues and to create discourse and implement programs that are and will continue to have positive effects with our student populations. <\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-woocommerce-memberships-member-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce-info wc-memberships-restriction-message wc-memberships-message wc-memberships-content-restricted-message\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Subscribe to Keep Reading<\/h3>\r\n<p>\ud83d\udd11 You\u2019re one step away from unlocking premium content.<br>\r\nSubscribe now for as low as $5.99 and get full access!<\/p>\r\n<p><a class=\"btn\" href=\"\/product-category\/subscription\/\">Subscribe<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><small>If you\u2019re already subscribed, please <a href=\"https:\/\/teachmag.com\/my-account\/\">Log In<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\t\t    <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bullying is not something that is going to go away. 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