Macopin

Macopin Middle School Bullying Prevention Program

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“Stand Up! Speak Out! Step In!”

Funded by:

Sprint Ahead for Education Grant

National Education Association Learning and Leadership Grant

West Milford Education Foundation Grant

Macopin Bullying Hotline for Students

In everyday language…

“Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose says or does mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.”

Macopin's Bullying Policy and our 4 basic rules:

	We will not bully others.
	We will try to help students who are bullied.
	We will try to include students who are being left out.
	If we know that someone is being bullied, we will tell an adult at home and at school.

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By incorporating this program, our goals at Macopin are to:

change the social norms around bullying behavior

restructure the handling of bullying behaviors by the entire staff

reduce existing bullying problems among student

encourage bystanders and students to become proactive

prevent the development of new bullying problems

achieve better peer relations

improve our social climate in classrooms and throughout the school environment

We want our staff and students to send and receive a consistent message that bullying will not be tolerated in our school and that it is the faculty’s and the students' responsibility to Stand up, Speak Out, and Step In when they see instances of bullying occurring.

Web Resources:

for Parents: http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adult/indexAdult.asp

for Students being bullied: http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?Area=areyou

for Students who bully: http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=others

for Students who witness bullying: http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=witness

Parent Resources

Parent Tip: What to do if your child is being bullied

Parent Tip: What to do if your child bullies others

Parent Tips: What to do if your child witnesses bullying

Parent Tips: Cyberbullying: What adults can do

Parent Tips: Bullying Based on Sexual Orientation or Perceived Sexual Orientation

Short videos on anti-bullying