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The
Texas Senate has just
passed
Senate Bill 152, entitled the Bullying Prevention Act,
by Laredo Senator Judith Zaffirini. "In two-thirds of school
shootings the attackers at one point felt bullied and threatened
and harassed," said Zaffirini.. "What we are trying to do is not
only focus attention on the issue, but also doing something about
it to ensure our school environments are safe for our children,"
she said, adding that an estimated 160,000 students skip school
each year out of fear of being bullied.
SB 152 would require school districts to revise their
school discipline management programs to include bullying
prevention and education measures. Keys To Safer Schools.com
believes this is good legislation and holds further that
addressing the needs in the Bully and Victim will produce longer
lasing benefits for the school and the community through building
Respect. If
your school needs a policy, program or training on bullying checkout
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The Bully, The Victim, The School and The Parent and the biggest
segment of all: the "the stand-by and do nothings." Contact
Keys today.
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7.
Tips
for Students:
Random Acts of Respect Respect is
the most important character trait in reducing bullying. The best way to
get fellow students to develop respect is for them to see someone modeling
it. That someone just might be YOU! Try being kind and showing respect for
others, not just your circle of friends. You will be surprised at how
contagious showing respect can be. Some ideas are: Hold the
door open someone Pick up
books or other object accidentally dropped by someone else Say
"please" and "thank you" Share Greet new
students and offer to help After a
short period of time, respect will come naturally and others will follow
your lead. Note to
parents and teachers: The only way students learn a character trait is to
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8.
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a professional
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9.
Tip
of the Month for Parents:
My child in being bullied, how do I get the school to
listen?
Often
parents find themselves at odds with the school over things that
happening with their children. When a situation has been going on
for awhile, parents are usually emotionally charged when they
finally confront the teacher or principal and the meeting does not
go well. Here are some tips how to get the school to listen and
act:
Offer your help in areas the teacher has needs. It comes more
naturally to help those who have helped you.
Listen closely to your child to get the facts. Children will tell
the truth but often mold it to meet their needs. Be sure you have
the whole story.
Try to handle every situation at the lowest level possible:
student to student, parent to parent.
When it is time to go to the school, follow this general path:
teacher, counselor, principal, superintendent. Starting too high
catches people off guard and requires them to back down the chain
for information.
Write down what you want to say. A good technique is to write
while emotional; let the angry roll out of you onto the paper.
Then put it away until some time has elapsed and the anger has
abated. Now rewrite your thoughts sticking more to facts than to
emotion. Don't mail it, take it.
Arm yourself with the facts, about the incident, about school
policy, about the law. Make your pitch about the problem, not
about the school official.
Be brief. Know what you want the school to do. Present your case.
Ask for action.
Elevate if necessary, but only if necessary.
Download handout on "Advocating for your child's Educational
Needs" -
Click Here
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Click Here
Having trouble and need one-on-one help - Contact
Keys
Experts for advice
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11. Tip of the Month for Teachers: Are You Prepared?
Two of your students start fighting? You direct them to stop with no avail. You see blood in several places on one of them and fear that if the fighting continues serious injury could result. What do you do?
Know your school's policy in regard to fighting, physical contact with a student, how to summon help.
Send for help using a trusted student or the intercom system.
Stay an arm or leg length away from the fray.
Remove the audience.
Speak in a clear, authoritative voice without yelling.
Give specific instructions, such as, "I want you stop and move away."
Defer to rules: "You know what the handbook says." rather than: "I am going to suspend you."
If words fail, gently touch the more aggressive fighter and attempt to make eye contact, then give a clear directive to stop.
Do not grab. Do not push, shove or throw. Do not yell. Do not physically intervene unless you have received specific training and your school policy allows such action.
For more help in managing anger and violent behavior in the classroom, contact Keys today or check out these trainings:
Behavior Modification Planning - A practical training guide for school counselors and others
Dealing with the Teenage Years - A practical training for dealing with and changing disruptive behaviors
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Gatlinburg, TN: June 6-10, 2005 -
Key-note
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Springfield, IL
September 6-8 Key-note Speakers, Annual Conference of the
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Wichita Falls, Texas
September 12-13, 2005 - Assessing the Potentially Dangerous Student,
Training-the-Trainers
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September 16-17, 2005 - International
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Contact person:
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Mark
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training at your school or in your community.
and
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Have you ever thought of the school bus
as a mobile classroom? Bus drivers are the first school official to see
students in the morning and the last school official to see them each
evening. Bus drivers need very specialized training to handle this
responsibility above and beyond traffic training. Then, add in the
incidents of terrorism and attacks against school buses and it becomes
imperative to provide detailed terrorism and student interaction training
to this very special group of people. To
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The chemical that is
invading high schools across America is Anabolic Steroids. There are
confusing messages that enable this chemical attack. There is constant
news about steroids in sports. Most agree that it can be harmful but
then they exalt athletes who have admitted taking steroids. Even
when the athlete makes a public apology, his records stand and he is
still rich. Many students can go to college only if they get a
scholarship. So, if a few pills will improve performance enough to
get into college, what's the harm. For a more in-depth look at this
problem among young athletes, read the article,
Texas
is the latest state to enact legislation requiring schools to be
prepared for
This
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to learn about Residential Treatment Facilitates. If
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A
parent who is also a subscriber to the Keys Safety Bulletin has
written an article describing his frustration with the system
being less than responsive to son being victimized by
bullies at school. Keys agreed to publish this letter to let
Administrators and others share some insights in this troubling
area of public education. Read the article at:
He was known as a
bully in the school and in the community. His public behavior was so bad
that he had been banned from attending all school extracurricular
activities. He sported a tattoo that read "Born to Raise Hell."
Many reported that they would do anything to avoid him and some had even
reported his threats to the police. But he boldly walked into the field
house, found Coach Kinne and shot him in the chest. He then fled and
attempted suicide before being caught and rushed to a hospital. The
biggest difference with this school shooting is that the shooter was a
parent not a student.
Read more details at:
