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Goal Statement   one sentence that further defines the topic 

• To provide a safe learning environment for students and teachers. 

Policy Options / Program Models   specific policies or program models, grouped by type, that are profiled 

• Proposed Bullying Policy for Kansas

Issue Briefs   issue briefs on this topic at the local, state, national, global level

• Bullying Policy in Public Schools - USA

• Bullying Policy in Public Schools - Kansas

• Bullying Policy in Public Schools - Topeka, KS 

Glossary of Terms   key words or phrases that the layperson needs to know to understand this issue 

• Bully:  1) a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.^[1]

• Harassment: 1) to annoy persistently 2) to create an unpleasant or hostile situation for especially by uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical conduct^[2]
• Target: 1) something or someone fired at or marked for attack 2) an object of ridicule or criticism^[3]
• Intimidation: 1) to make timid or fearful 2) to compel or deter by or as if by threats^[4]
• Violence: 1) exertion of physical force so as to injure or abuse^[5]

Bibliography

• To see a full bibliography see Bullying Policy in Public Schools - Kansas