Learn about some responses to school bullying and reflect on the power students have to make positive changes in their own school communities.
Learn about some responses to school bullying and reflect on the power students have to make positive changes in their own school communities.
With his story of a childhood bully, Gary Soto challenges us to look more closely at what lies behind one's behavior.
A young woman describes her journey overcoming an inner bully and a fear of being different as she accepted herself as gay (Spanish available).
This poem by Micky Scottbey Jones can be used to help you and your students create brave classroom communities.
A teenager describes how changing her appearance affected the way that others perceived her identity and how she thought about herself.
High school student Eve Shalen reflects back on a time in middle school when peer pressure and desire for belonging influenced her decision-making.
Read poet Shane Koyczan's powerful spoken word poem about bullying, “To This Day."
This year, more than 13 million American kids will be bullied, making it the most common form of violence young people in the United States experience.
Explore a list of Facing History resources as well as other digital tools focused on combating bullying and ostracism.
Anna Nolin is the principal at Wilson Middle School in Natick, Massachusetts. She is also an adjunct professor at Framingham State College.
The Ostracism Case Study grew out of the Harvard-Facing History and Ourselves research on improving inter-group relations among youth funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Dennis Barr is the Director of Program Evaluation at Facing History and Ourselves, as well as a psychologist. He is a Lecturer of Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He was the principal investigator for the Carnegie Corporation of New York-funded research entitled, Intergroup relations among youth: a study of the impact and processes of Facing History and Ourselves. The Ostracism Case Study emerged from this project. Barr has published articles based on his research on social and ethical development and risk taking behavior in adolescents.