Greenbush Bullying Prevention Consortium

New Video

2008-10-27T12:46:00.000-07:00

Thanks to prevention center staff a new video has been created to help eduate youth about bullying.

Bullying Prevention T-shirts for Sale

2008-10-06T12:49:00.000-07:00

If you liked the Bullying Prevention t-shirts that the Greenbush staff were wearing at the Mini-Conference, now you can own one too! The new Bullying Prevention Consortium t-shirt design shown on the right is available for sale in hot pink, aquatic blue, or lime green. The top picture shows the front design and bottom shows the back of the shirt.

Shirts are available in youth or adult sizes and $12 for consortium members and $15 for non-consortium members. Please allow 10 days from time of order. Contact Amanda Murphy at amanda.murphy@greenbush.org to place an order.

Stan Davis speaks at 2nd Annual Mini Conference

2008-10-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

Stan Davis was the keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual Bullying Prevention Mini-Conference on October 6th. Over 100 participants traveled across the central half of the state to attend this informative learning opportunity.

Check out Stan's website at http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/ or hear Stan's podcast from his visit at Greenbush at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cMtVzqcdP0.

Watch for the announcement for the next Bullying Prevention Mini-Conference!

New Online Student Training Available

2008-10-06T12:33:00.000-07:00

Meeting districts needs for middle and high school student training! An online course for students in grades 6th through 12th is now available through a collaborative effort with Virtual Greenbush and the Greenbush Bullying Prevention Consortium.

The interactive course is designed for students in grades 6 through 12.
It includes teaching through guest speaker vodcasts, online lecture, role playing scenarios to process, and a final quiz. Districts will also be provided with tip cards to distribute to students upon completion of the course. Pricing is half off for members of the Greenbush Bullying Consortium. Contact Amanda Murphy at amanda.murphy@greenbush.org for more information.

Bullying Legislation Updated July 2008

2008-10-06T12:28:00.000-07:00

Legislative Action: K.S.A. 72-8256

As of January 1, 2008, school districts are required to:
1) adopt policies prohibiting bullying on school property, in school vehicles, or at school-sponsored activities, and2) adopt and implement a plan to address bullying, which must include provisions for training and education of staff and students. 3) upon request of a school district, the state board shall assist in the development of a grade appropriate curriculum for character development programs.

Legislative Update July 2008

4) adopt and implement a plan to address cyberbullying
By state definition:
“Cyberbullying” means bullying by use of any electronic communication device through means including, but not limited to, e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, blogs, mobile phones, pagers, online games and websites.

Greenbush Bullying Prevention 2nd Annual Mini Conference

2008-06-04T13:24:00.000-07:00

The 2nd Annual Greenbush Bullying Prevention Mini Conference will be held October 6th at the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center- Greenbush. Online registration is available at http://www.greenbush.org/.

Keynote speaker this year is Stan Davis.
Stan Davis has worked for human rights in many different ways. In the 1960’s he marched with Dr. King in the South and worked for civil rights in the North. As a social worker, he has worked as a child and family therapist with abused and grieving children and trained Child Protective Workers. He designed and implemented training for a network of rape crisis centers and helped police develop effective interventions for domestic abuse. In 1985 he became a school counselor. Since the mid-1990s he has put his energies toward helping schools prevent bullying. Stan Davis has trained schools all over the United States. His strategies are part of state-wide initiatives in Michigan, New Jersey, and West Virginia. Stan’s work has been featured in national newspaper and radio articles and on a special 20/20 report on bullying with John Stossel. He is the author of the 2004 book Schools Where Everyone Belongs: Practical Strategies to Reduce Bullying. His trainings integrate research, practical experience, specific techniques, storytelling, magic, and audience participation.

Disturbing to watch

2008-04-08T17:56:00.000-07:00

This shows how violent bullying and cyber-bullying can become. There was a story on the Today Show this morning about several teens beating another girl because she "trash talked" them on MySpace. They videotaped the beating so that they could "splash it all over the internet" later. They felt no remorse, even laughing about it. The beating left the young teen with a concussion, loss of hearing in one ear, loss of vision in one eye and black eyes and bruises all over. I don't care if the girl did "trash talk" them on MySpace (which to high school girls is a horrible thing to do to someone), no one deserves to be beaten the way that she was and videotaped! And a parent of one of the girl's that did the beating said it was "blown out of proportion". Another reason that parents need just as much education on bullying and cyber-bullying as the teens do.

Today Show on Bullying

2008-03-26T07:39:00.001-07:00

Check out this video from the Today Show this morning. A boy's parents are suing the boy who has bullied their son since elementary school and the school district. There is still a lot of work to be done to educate others about the dangers of bullying. I was surprised how long this has gone on and that it appears no one has done anything to help him.

Fighting Girl Aggression in your school

2008-02-01T13:33:00.000-08:00

There are multiple resources available in the Greenbush Resource Library to assist school districts in dealing with bullying and aggression among girls. Here are a few you may want to check out sometime.

1. Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Socially Aggressive Girls (This video is part of a research-based series targeting 7th grade-adult. In this video, students are guided in the understanding of how and why this aggression occurs and what part they can play in making sure this behavior doesn't continue.)

2. Girl Wars (Gossip, teasing, forming cliques and other cruel behaviors are the basis of this bullying which harms both victim and aggressor. Two experts explain not only how to prevent such behavior but also how to intervene should it happen.)

3. Mean Chick, Cliques and Dirty Tricks (This is your ultimate survival guide to getting through your school day. Features true stories of girls who fought back against teasing and bullying.)

TO ACCESS RPC RESOURCE LIBRARY
Go to www.greenbush.org
Click on Technology Media Center and click on Online Booking
To Browse:
Login as a guest by entering your first and last name
Enter as a guest to browse only
Type in keyword or subjects
A listing will come up – items listed as DAXXXX are part of the library and available for checkout
To Book:
Call Greenbush TMC and receive a login and password
Go to www.greenbush.org
Click TMC and online booking
Login using the given login # and password
i. Start webmax
ii. Search by title, subject, or keyword or click on look-up by title #
iii. View selections by clicking on today’s basket
iv. Finish checking out selections – they will be shipped to you
Selections are checked out for one week to 10 days. The return postage is the responsibility of the person checking items out.

Order T-shirts and window clings for your school!

2007-12-03T09:42:00.000-08:00

Greenbush is taking orders for the anti-bullying t-shirts and window clings that were featured at the Bullying Mini-Conference in November.

The shirts are selling for $12 and the window clings for $5
But HURRY... orders will be taken up until FEBRUARY 1st

To view and print the order form, please click on the following link:

http://regionalpreventioncenter.pbwiki.com/f/Bully+Shirt+Order+Form.pdf

Bullying Mini-Conference a success!!!

2007-11-29T13:39:00.001-08:00

The Bullying Mini-Conference held in Pittsburg on November 13, 2007 was considered a great success by organizers. Over 200 educators attended the one-day conference which included information on cyber-bullying, bullying policy development, and strategies to prevent bullying.

The conference featured internationally recognized speaker and author Barbara Coloroso. She is the author of The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School -- How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence.

Here are some pictures from the conference. Enjoy!

1st Annual Bullying Mini-Conference

2007-10-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

Bullying Mini-Conference

November 13, 2007

Memorial Auditorium

Pittsburg, KS

Featuring internationally recognized speaker and author Barbara Coloroso. She is the author of The Bully, the Bullied and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School -- How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence.

In addition to the keynot speaker, break out sessions are also planned to address policy development, creating a bullying prevention plan and how to prevent cyber bullying.

To view the complete conference brochure, go to

http://regionalpreventioncenter.pbwiki.com/f/Bullying+Brochure+Nov+07.pdf