Truth About Bullying

Jan Urbanski supervises the Safe and Drug Free Schools Office in Pinellas County, Florida, where she manages over a million dollars in federal grants and oversees the district's award-winning character education program. In addition to having experience as a prevention specialist, school counselor, and teacher, she has conducted training in bullying prevention, school climate and safety, conflict resolution, and character education at the local, state , national, and international levels. Steve Permuth is a professor of education at the University of South Florida with over thirty years of public education experience as a teacher/professor and administrator in K-12 and higher education. He is the author/co-author of six texts and fifty articles on educational policy and school law.

This is truly a text that all parents and educators need to read to understand not only the origins and background of bullying, but what we all must do in both the identification, prevention and dealing with the consequences of such behavior. I also strongly believe that the structure of the text, including major areas of discussion of academic importance and implication for future teachers, makes it a valuable classroom text in preparation programs for teachers and administrators throughout the country. This text is rich in academic research yet reader-friendly for educators and parents alike. It is simply one of those books that all of us concerned with the issue of bullying should have on our shelves. I know that I will be using it.

• Part 1 Understanding BullyingChapter 2 Introduction/OverviewChapter 3 Bullying: Beyond Sticks and StonesChapter 4 Bullying in the Twenty-first Century: CyberbullyingChapter 5 Bullying and the Special Needs ChildPart 6 Addressing BullyingChapter 7 What Research Tells UsChapter 8 Creating a Respectful and Constructive School CommunityChapter 9 What Works in Bullying Prevention?Part 10 Appendices