The Bully Free Classroom

[EDZU 9690]

The Bully Free Classroom

3/25/2026
4/28/2026

3 credits / 45 hours

Instructor Amy Adkins – Weingartner

Course Description

Every day, students are teased, intimidated, harassed, and hurt by other students. Bullying is a big problem in our schools and educators can do something about it. This course will help all educators and staff members to create a classroom/school environment where everyone feels safe, accepted and valued. It will help you to identify and empower victims of bullying as well as act quickly and effectively when learning of a bullying incident. Participants will also learn how to effectively communicate with parents while establishing a zero-tolerance policy for bullying. This course is a must for all educators K-12.

Price range: $285.00 through $580.00

Professional Development Options

$580.00

Only courses taken for professional development graduate credit can receive an official university transcript.

In-Service & CTLE Professional Development

You can only receive one type of certificate, please register accordingly. There will be no switching of certificate status after the start date of a class.

$285.00

Completion of this course taken for in-service credit will provide an NYCTD, Inc. Certificate of Completion

$285.00

Approved Provider ID #23183

Completion of this course taken for CTLE credit will provide a New York State Verification of Hours Certificate from NYCTD, Inc.


$285.00

This Course is DESE approved for 45 PDPs Approved PD Provider # S2024025

Completion of this course will provide a PDP Certificate mailed from NYCTD, Inc.

Course Description

Every day, students are teased, intimidated, harassed, and hurt by other students. Bullying is a big problem in our schools and educators can do something about it. This course will help all educators and staff members to create a classroom/school environment where everyone feels safe, accepted and valued. It will help you to identify and empower victims of bullying as well as act quickly and effectively when learning of a bullying incident. Participants will also learn how to effectively communicate with parents while establishing a zero-tolerance policy for bullying. This course is a must for all educators K-12.

Course Objectives

Students that enroll in this class will...

Know

  • the difference between the facts and myths of bullying
  • district and/or building policies against bullying
  • cyberbullying and its harmful effects

Understand

  • how they can help prevent bullying in their classes and schools
  • that bullying manifests itself in many different kinds of behaviors, some of which are more easily noticed than others
  • myths and misconceptions about bullying, bullies and the bullied

and Be Able To

  • establish classroom rules and consequences that promote zero-tolerance for bullying
  • identify and diffuse a bullying situation
  • communicate effectively with parents of both bullies and victims