Wikipedia:The Bully Police Squad

The Bully Police Squad is an organization with a purpose of educating parents, teachers and children of all ages about bullying and its effects on the world. The organization was founded by Karen Wojcikowski after she learned about the myriad of cases of bullying that have been reported, many of which unfortunately ended in death of the victims. The Bully Police Squad's mission statement, according to their official website, is "Educating our youth on the impact of bullying and empowering the victim and bystander to make informed and courageous decisions."

Karen Wojcikowski
Karen Wojcikowski, the founder of The Bully Police Squad, is a Chicago police officer who has served for over fourteen years on the force. Additionally, she is a life coach and a public speaker who reaches out to parents, children and teachers about the effects of bullying. In her speeches, she educates her audience by making sure that society does not lose sight of bullying events that have already occurred and by proposing ideas on how to proceed to prevent future tragedies. She aspires to create a national hotline for bullying victims and their parents to use. Additionally, she follows all of the pending anti-bullying laws and attends numerous bully trials. The Bully Police Squad raises awareness on bullying and social cruelty, advocating for each of our victims. We believe that every call is important, that is why no call ever goes unanswered. The Bully Police Squad strives to educate all parents, children, and teachers on the causes and effects of bullying. Hopefully through this effort, more and more children will be able to see school as a safe learning environment. Currently, she has many projects in the works, television, theatre and advising, just to name a few. The Bully Police Squad was featured on ABC-TV commenting on victims who were bullied, a Spanish language special on bullying for Univision, appearing on Windy City Live on ABC TV in Chicago for a bullying special and was featured in many news publications. The Bully Police Squad was also contacted by many directors and producers for future advising on shows and appearances.

Work on Bullying Laws

 * The Bully Squad has a partnership with Bully Police USA, an organization that advocates for bullied children and reports on state anti-bullying legislation. This affiliation allows the Bully Police Squad to discuss nationwide bullying laws with experts.

Videos

 * The Bully Squad has released numerous public service announcements regarding anti-bullying, which can be found on their official website, www.thebullypolicesquad.com. Next month, in honor of bully-awareness month, they will be releasing a new one which will be produced by Vincent Bolger Productions.  This video will consist of true stories from all around the world in order to depict what other states and countries are doing to take action against bullying.