Bullying for a disorder can be stopped by teaching awareness of the disability to other students in the class (but this is all age/grade sensitive). If there is zero tolerance at the school for bullying, then make sure it is enforced no matter what it takes as a parent and a teacher.
Cyberbullying can be prevented by eliminating the “cyber”. Instill strong self-esteem in your children. Any mention of suicide should always be taken seriously! Look for signs in school work, drawings or poems. Parents and teachers need to be involved and educate!
Reach out to students and let them know you are always available and that there are counselors to help every student anytime there are bullying issues. Advocate against bullying by creating groups in the class and assign different types of groups (cyber bullying, bullying because of race/sexual orientation/cultural differences, appearance/socioeconomic status) and have them give a summary, how it makes a person feel, consequences of their actions. The school could also have a guest speaker come and speak and do a presentation informing children of what can happen and what they can do to prevent these issues from occurring.
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