Not In Our School: Strategies to Address Bullying and Intolerance by Creating Safe, Inclusive, and Accepting Schools [1], a 2-unit online course offered through the University of San Diego, gives educators and administrators tools for preventing and addressing bullying, and supporting a positive, identity-safe school climate.

This course can be taken individually or as part of the University of San Diego Bullying Prevention in Our Schools Certificate program [2].     

Completing this online course equips educators with numerous resources to tackle bullying in their school or classroom, such as:

• Review the latest research on bullying and intolerance in schools and the social psychological research on reducing prejudice

• Understand the impact of bullying and intolerance, specifically racism, sexism, religious and anti-gay bigotry, and the dynamics of peer pressure and bullying based on physical appearance and disability

• Devise tools for assessing bullying and intolerance on your campus

• Explore best practices for addressing bullying and intolerance through dialogue, peer-led initiatives and turning bystanders into upstanders

• Develop skills and a tool kit of resources to address bullying and intolerance

• Implement cross-curricular applications that integrate with the Common Core Standards

• Understand the impact of stereotypes, stereotype threats and identity safety and how to create safe, inclusive and accepting positive climates

• Start a Not In Our School campaign in your classroom, school and district

Course registration is now open. [3]