Bullying and Harassment in Texas Schools: Policy Recommendations. Issue Brief
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| Title: | Bullying and Harassment in Texas Schools: Policy Recommendations. Issue Brief |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Paige Duggins-Clay, Makiah Lyons, Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) |
| Source: | Intercultural Development Research Association. 2025. |
| Availability: | Intercultural Development Research Association. 5835 Callaghan Road Suite 350, San Antonio, TX 78228-1190. Tel: 210-444-1710; Fax: 210-444-1714; Web site: http://www.idra.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Bullying, Victims, School Culture, School Safety, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Antisocial Behavior, Inclusion, Minority Group Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Gender Discrimination, Students with Disabilities, Religious Discrimination, LGBTQ People, Social Bias, Crime, Student Welfare, Educational Practices, Prevention, Educational Policy, Discipline, Discipline Policy, State Legislation, Data Use, Trauma, Misinformation |
| Geographic Terms: | Texas |
| Abstract: | To develop safe and healthy school environments, schools must be able to respond to bullying and harassment appropriately and take deliberate action to prevent it. This includes incidents where the bullying taking place is based on or related to a student's race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, gender, religion or disability status. Students across Texas have been increasingly reporting alarming examples of discriminatory bullying in schools -- fueled in part by confusion and misinformation regarding curriculum, library, and staff training and professional development laws (Duggins-Clay & Lyons, 2024). According to a 2023 report by the Charles Butt Foundation, Texas parents identified bullying as the greatest risk to safety, belonging and inclusion in Texas schools. Parents of color are particularly concerned with the risk of racial bullying and discrimination in their schools: 69% of Black parents and 59% of Latino parents reported feeling that students face a moderate or large risk of discrimination based on their race or ethnicity. These findings are also supported by national data recently reviewed by the Pew Research Center (Minkin & Menasce Horowitz, 2023). Bullying and harassment jeopardize students' ability to learn and undermine a school's climate, leaving many students, staff, and communities feeling unsafe and disconnected (Craven 2022). It must be ensured that students, school communities and parents have the necessary tools to prevent and address discriminatory bullying and can support all students impacted by it. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED677347 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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