Stop Bullying

1. Stop Bullying
By Susan Hecker October 1, 2009
Bullying is a fact of life if we
don’t act. Source and For further information, see:
http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/parents.pdf
Our Middle School has seen an
increase in the number of teachers and Parents: Call to Action
parents who have reported bullying
incidents in the last quarter. Our police
YOUR ATTENDANCE IS CRITICAL
force hall monitors have helped, but
they cannot be everywhere at the same
Bring Your Child, too
time. Let’s solve this together!
In fact, Bullying has been on the rise Mon, Nov 2 Respect Campaign:
across the country. Note from the graph 5:30 - 6:30 PM Introduction and
here that one-half of Discussion
all students will
be bullied at one
Mon, Nov 9 Parent, Student
5:30 - 6:30 PM Workshops and Role
time or another!
playing
New
Respect
Campaign What can Parents do now?
We need your help to combat this You will learn much more at our
debilitating power struggle among kids upcoming Respect Campaign events.
and adults. It certainly could negatively
affect your child for the rest of his life. Stan Davis of stopbullyingnow.com
Here are the six strategies where our
says, “What is the one most important
school will focus. This new program
depends upon your support.
thing for parents to do? The more time
you spend with your children- at every
1. Clear expectations and school-wide age- doing things you both enjoy, the
consistent consequences for words or closer you will be
actions that are likely to hurt others or to them and the
make them feel unsafe.
happier they
2. Positive staff-student connections
and frequent action-based praise
will be.
3. Staff spend time with students Schedule
4. School staff help aggressive youth special times for
change each child and
5. Staff support young people who are stick to the schedule. Cut back dance,
bullied clubs, or sports if necessary to make that
6. Staff help bystanders reach out to happen.”
youth who are bullied to support them.
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