Bullying Webinar
Can’t we all just get along? How to Respond to Bullying
In this video, Clinton Householder, an attorney focused on special education with Community Legal Aid Services, Inc., leads a discussion on:
- the motivation behind bullying
- the effects of bullying on the parties involved
- the steps a family can take to work with schools on bullying concerns
One out of every five school-aged children reports being the target of a bully during their youth. While anyone can be a victim of bullying, children with disabilities are more than twice as likely to be bullied than their typically-developing peers. Bullying can present in varying ways including physical bullying, verbal bullying, and cyberbullying, and all forms can have a devastating impact on the victim. Breaking the bullying cycle begins with creating an inclusive environment where all children understand what it means to be different from your peers. The resources in this guide can help you start or further the conversation with the children in your life about inclusion and acceptance.
Fostering An Inclusive Classroom Environment
- 25 Fun and Easy SEL Activities to Boost Social Skills
- 50 Tips and Tricks to Facilitating a More Inclusive Classroom
- Enough With Donuts With Dads and Muffins With Moms—Let’s Make All School Events Inclusive
Read, Watch & Learn
- The Cartoon Network partnered with the National Bullying Prevention Center to create a series of videos on inclusion. Watch the videos and then use the follow-up activities to check for understanding and continue the conversation.
- The documentary film Bullied: A Student, a School, and a Case that Made History, is a great starting point for older students to begin discussions about the real-life effects of bullying. The film has a companion guide with discussion prompts and activities for educators and parents.
- This book list, compiled by teachers and organized by audience age (youngest to oldest), includes fiction and non-fiction books with different perspectives on bullying.
- This list of books, compiled by the Akron-Summit Library in Ohio, can help introduce readers to characters with a variety of abilities and disabilities.
Resources
Friendship & Bullying Awareness Activities
- Friendship Tree – Students will consider the value and role of friends and what they can do to make and keep them.
Sensory-Friendly Environments & Inclusion
Protecting Students When Bullying Has Already Occurred
Meet the Speaker
Clinton Householder, Esquire
Community Legal Aid Services, Inc.
Clinton joined Community Legal Aid in 2019. Currently, his work focuses on helping families navigate the special education process, both by teaching them to advocate for their child with the school and by representing families when dealing with their school. He has represented or provided counsel and advice to hundreds of families in the greater Akron area on special education issues and educational law.
Prior to joining Community Legal Aid, Clinton worked as an associate at Brennan Manna Diamond, a large law firm in Northeast, Ohio. Clinton is also a court-appointed special advocate in Summit County.
Clinton is a graduate of the University of Akron and the University of Akron School of Law.
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