Preventing bullying starts with kindness. This is a great article geared for adults, but the article has ideas that would be great for classroom and student discussions. I love these two quotes:
"Bullying is far less likely
to take root in school cultures where kindness, empathy, and responsibility for
others are the norm, where students care about and feel responsibility to the
school community as a whole, and where a critical mass of students model
positive behavior for other students. "
"Ask your
kids to think about peers who are outside of their immediate circle and
challenge them to try to understand, appreciate, and show kindness to those who
seem different or might be having a hard time."
Prevent Bullying
We're spreading kindness with our October staff Oscars. Each staff member received a Kind granola bar with their statue. I wish you could have seen the two young men who are office leaders, as they presented the awards. They walked into classrooms and announced, "You've won an Oscar!" Such a priceless and fun moment. Every person working in education needs to hear and experience that more often. Here is the list, and be thinking of people to nominate for November:
October Staff Oscars
Please try to find an opportunity to thank our custodians. It was a busy day Tuesday, and after school, keeping up with all the drips and leaks. They all did a great job.
There are several great restorative justice resources listed on the following link, and a video towards the bottom. This would be great to save and refer to later. We use several of the strategies mentioned. This is a great alternative to traditional discipline that usually involves suspensions and police:
Restorative Justice Links
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