Parents, educators, students, and the community can play a huge role in preventing and responding to bullying. USD 475 recognizes the importance of helping students that have fallen victim to bullying and created a list of warning signs to help members of our community be on the lookout:
- Unexplainable injuries
- Lost or destroyed clothing, books, electronics, or jewlrey
- Frequent feelings of sickness or faking illness
- Changes in eating habits (A child may come home hungry because they did not eat lunch)
- Difficulty sleeping/nightmares
- Loss of interest in school/schoolwork
- Sudden loss of friends/avoiding social situations
- Feelings of helplessness or a decreased self-esteem
- Self-destructive behaviors (running away from home, harming themselves, or talk of suicide)
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