Parent Tips: Ways to work
with your school
What can you expect staff at your child’s
school to do about bullying?
• Staff will meet with your child to learn
about the bullying that he or she has
experienced. They will explore a plan to
help keep your child safe, and they will be
watchful for any future bullying.
Educators will assure your child that they
will work hard to see that the bullying
stops.
• Give the school reasonable time to
investigate and hear both sides of the
story. Educators will not jump to hasty
conclusions and assign blame without a
thorough assessment of the situation.
The issue will be resolved as soon as
possible. (www.stopbullyingnow.com)
Suggested Resources
Ken Culbert ES
http://www.bullyingresearch.com/
http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/
http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/t
eachers-corner.aspx
http://www.stop-violence.org/
http://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/traini
http://cybersmartcurriculum.org/
http:// http://www.stopbullyingworld.org/
www.pacer.org/bullying/bpam/index.asp
http://www.connectwithkids.com/
http://www.ncpc.org/
http://www.bullying.org/
Contact Information
Please feel free to contact us for any
information or with concerns at 540-7512540. You can also visit Loudoun County
Public Schools website and visit the
Guidance Services section for more
information.
Parent Information
on LCPS
Bullying Prevention
LCPS’ Bullying Prevention
Program
Purpose
Loudoun County Public Schools are
implementing a county wide positive
behavior intervention support bullying
prevention program to teach our
students how to identify bullying
behavior and appropriate ways to
handle bullying. Ken Culbert
Elementary will be implementing this
program in grades K-5 guidance
lessons and activities.
What is bullying?
1. Bullying is an act of aggression in
the form of:
 hitting or punching
(physical bullying);
 teasing or name-calling
(verbal bullying);
 intimidation using gestures
or social exclusion
(nonverbal bullying or
emotional bullying);
 sending insulting messages
by phone or computer (email: cyberbullying).
2. Bullying is behavior that is:
 Repeated
 Intentional
 Has an imbalance of power
“Stop, Walk, Talk ”
Every LCPS student in grades K-5 will
be taught what bullying is and how to
respond to bullying behavior. Our 3 step
program is called “Stop, Walk,Talk.”
3 STEPS TO STOP A BULLY!

STOP

WALK

TALK
Students should be taught that if they
experience or observe mean behavior
they should tell him/her to “stop”.
Sometimes, even when students tell
others to “stop”, problem behavior
continues. When this happens, students
are to "walk” away from the problem
behavior.
Even when students use “stop” and they
“walk” away from the problem, sometimes
students will continue to behave
inappropriately toward them. When that
happens, students should "talk" to an
adult.