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What Parents Can Do to Help Schools Prevent Bullying

Every adult plays an important role in addressing bullying and making schools a safer place for children to learn and employees to work.

• Bullying can take many forms, such as hitting or punching (physical bullying); teasing or name-calling (verbal bullying); intimidation using gestures or social exclusion (nonverbal bullying or emotional bullying); unwanted sexual contact (sexual bullying); and sending insulting messages by e-mail, texting or social media sites (cyber bullying).

  Parents

  • Talk to your child about bullying.

  • Ask your child questions.

  • If you believe your child is the victim of bullying, please report it to a campus administrator as soon as possible.

  • Report your concerns to the Mineola ISD Police Department at 903-569-2448 x2801 or if you would like to remain anonymous you may use the STOPit app.

  Warning signs of bullying are when your child

  • Does not want to go to school;

  • Dislikes or has lost interest in school work;

  • Has few, if any, friends;

  • Appears sad, anxious or moody when talking about school;

  • Complains of headaches, stomach aches;

  • Has unexplained cuts, bruises and/or scratches;

  • Appears afraid of going back to school;

  • Returns from school with torn, damaged or missing articles of clothing, books or belongings; and/or

  • Has trouble sleeping and/or has frequent nightmares.