Families - How You Can Prepare

• Make sure your child’s school has current contact information, including home, work, and cell numbers for all parents or guardians. You can check and request contact information be updated through your PowerSchool Parent Account. 
  
  
• Let the school nurse know if your child has any medical conditions or physical limitations that emergency responders should be aware of. If your child needs medication during the school day or in an emergency, ask their doctor for dosing and instructions for the nurse.
  
  
• Create a family emergency plan, including how you’ll communicate with each other during a crisis

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Any written or verbal expression, or physical acts or gestures, directed at another person(s) to intimidate, frighten, ridicule, humiliate, or cause harm to the other person, where the conduct is not related to the person's membership in a protected class (e.g., race, sex). Bullying may include, but is not limited to, repeated taunting, threats of harm, verbal or physical intimidation, cyber-bullying through e-mails, instant messages, or websites, pushing, kicking, hitting, spitting, or taking or damaging another's personal property. Bullying behavior may also constitute a crime.

Watch for changes in your child’s behavior. Talk with them if you notice signs such as:

• Torn or dirty clothing, or damaged belongings

• Unexplained cuts or bruises

• Fewer friends or avoiding social situations

• Fear of going to school or frequent stomachaches/headaches

• Trouble sleeping or bad dreams

• Loss of interest in school
  
  

If you’re concerned, contact your child’s teacher or school counselor.

• Talk regularly about school, activities, and friends.

• Ask if your child feels safe and comfortable at school.

• Explain that bullying is harmful and never acceptable.

• Encourage your child to speak up if bullying happens.

• Stop teasing or bullying at home right away.

• Explain that hazing is a form of bullying and may be illegal.

• Remind your child that bullying about someone’s gender, race, religion, disability, or identity is harassment or a hate crime.