Abstract
This project aims to develop a teacher training and parent pamphlet to help teachers, administrators, and parents recognize the dangers and consequences of online radicalization and the negative effects on school campuses and individual victimization. Based on research surrounding hate-based violence in schools and the influence of social media on online radicalization, the teacher training and parent pamphlet address the escalating prevalence of hate-based victimization and online radicalization within K-12 educational settings in the United States. Adolescents represent a high-risk demographic for both the perpetration of and exposure to hateful rhetoric, a vulnerability exacerbated by pervasive social media engagement and algorithmic amplification of extremist content. The teacher training component provides educators with evidence-based strategies for identifying psychosocial risk factors, understanding the path to radicalization, and implementing Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS). It emphasizes the use of restorative practices, digital citizenship education, and trauma-informed interventions to address incidents of hate. The parent pamphlet focuses on domestic prevention, advocating for digital co-navigation, the reinforcement of protective psychological factors, and open dialogue regarding bias and systemic racism. By integrating school-based prevention with home-based intervention, this project provides a collaborative framework designed to reduce the incidence of hate crimes, support student mental health, and preserve social cohesion within the school community.