News & Highlights
Grant is the latest middle school to train students in mediation
| |
|
Grant students and teachers reflect on what they've learned about school ambassadors. |
If a student witnesses bullying at school, the options aren’t very appealing. Join in. Ignore it and walk away. Tell an adult and be labeled a tattler.
But, as they’re learning in a handful of APS middle schools this year, there’s a fourth option—helping their friends treat each other right.
About 40 Grant Middle School students trained last week in the Safe Schools Ambassadors program, a national curriculum brought to APS through its Safe Schools/Healthy Students grant. Ambassadors are already at work at Ernie Pyle, Polk and Jimmy Carter middle schools, and the program is coming to Washington later this year. The program also is in about 1,000 schools around the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
The Department of Justice announced a new resource— the National Girls Institute website— to better meet the needs of at-risk and delinquent girls, their families and the agencies and organizations that serve them. The institute is supported by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) through a grant from the Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP).
This issue brief examines the relationship between suicide and bullying among children and adolescents, with special attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. It also explores strategies for preventing these problems.
On Oct. 4, hundreds of Albuquerque students got the blues in a good way. That day marked the start of a new annual event for many schools. Students and teachers joined in for Blue Shirt Day, a way to raise awareness of bullying and make a commitment to stopping it.
Blue Shirt Day is part of the national Stomp Out Bullying effort. A local Girl Scout troop led by troop leader Mandy Griego helped launch the event in Albuquerque. Haley Marshall, a sophomore at the Early College Academy, built a Blue Shirt Day Facebook page as a rallying point. "I invited everyone on my friends list," says Marshall. The online group sent out thousands of invitations to friends, parents and fellow Girl Scouts.
Bernalillo County - Children all over Bernalillo County will have the opportunity to create their own bully-free commercials that will play on airwaves across the state. Support from local business partners, like Qpon ABQ, have launched this program into step two… spreading the word.
October is National Bullying Prevention month and to support bullying awareness, youth across Albuquerque Metro will be invited to create a bully-free public service announcement [PSA]. Starting in mid-August the “Create Your Own Message” campaign will kick-off on New Mexico’s CW, My50 TV, local radio stations, social media, and online resources. Youth will be invited to upload their PSAs for a chance to win a wide variety of prizes and air time.
Page 1 of 3
