Bullying Resources

Bullying Toolkit

The purpose of the Raise Your Hand Bullying Toolkit is to help families navigate the CPS Anti-Bullying Policy that is found in the CPS Student Rights & Responsibilities 2023-24 (SRR) booklet and the CPS Policy Manual (updated June 22, 2022). This toolkit was developed in partnership with law students from Stand Up For Each Other Chicago (SUFEO), a program within the Civitas ChildLaw Center at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. The Bullying Toolkit was revised in May 2024.

If you are not a Chicago Public Schools (CPS) family, much of the toolkit also applies to you. According to the webpage, Illinois Anti-Bullying Laws & Policies from www.stopbullying.gov, Illinois school districts must adopt bullying prevention policies and these policies “must contain key policy and procedural elements.” Your district has a Student Code of Conduct (SCC), and your school may have its own policies that work within that. Check out your district’s website as well as your school’s. Physical SCCs and school handbooks can also be helpful - this is true for both CPS and non CPS schools.