September 2000
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BHS Violence Prevention Committee renamed “Fostering Peace Committee” and continues to meet monthly.
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January 2001 |
First student focus group held to identify areas of concern
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September
2001
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Students in grades 9-12 surveyed. The survey was student designed
and administered. Rumors/gossip, verbal abuse and stare downs identified
as the major concerns.
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October 2001
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Additional student focus groups held to generate ideas on how to solve the issues students raised.
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Fall 2001
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Gay Straight Alliance Club established.
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January 2002
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A Student Violence Forum was held to map out a violence prevention strategy.
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March 2002
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Students in the drama class develop skits to be used for teacher training.
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April 2002
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Suicide and Depression Screening for students grades 9-12 and Awareness Presentations
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May
2002 |
HS Faculty meeting devoted to the “13 ways Rumors/Gossip impact
student learning and strategies teachers can use to help students”
(Students present training skits to faculty)
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October 2002 |
Fostering Peace Committee seeks “stories” from students detailing the
types of cruelty they had experienced and how it impacted their academic
achievement. Committee members facilitated a 2hour Violence Prevention
Workshop on Superintendent’s Conference Day to raise awareness of the
types of cruelty and brainstorm ways teachers could partner with
students to work on this issue. Anonymous student stories were read to
the entire faculty followed up by small group discussion. Overwhelmingly
the staff decided we needed to enlist the help of students, that
teachers/staff alone could not solve this problem.
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November 2002
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Karen Breslawski and Julie Borgen (school social worker) attend the
National Asset Conference to preview the Safe School Ambassador Program
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March 2003
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1st Safe School Ambassador training in NYS is offered to Oliver Middle School and High School Students.
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March
2003
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SSA’s and Community Matters trainer (parent organization of SSA
Program) are the keynote speakers for the entire district on
Superintendent’s conference day. Followed by ½ day student led training
for the HS faculty.
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September 2003
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Year long “De-escalation”
Training offered by Larry Crawford, Investigator Monroe County Sheriff’s
Office to non-teaching staff and hall monitors
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September 2003
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“Safe School Helpline” Presentation to the Fostering Peace Committee (later purchased by the district)
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April
2004
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“Yellow Ribbon Day” (Suicide Prevention and Awareness Day) held.
Student group designs and implements this day for the student body.
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Sept
2004
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– June 05 Monthly meetings with administrators, teachers and
students to continue to work on violence prevention issues.
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June
2005
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-June2010 All BCSD bus drivers and bus monitors received 2 hours of
bullying prevention training specific to bus safety. Each year all new bus drivers also received 2 hours worth of training
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Sept 2005
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– present SSA training held yearly for 5th- 12th graders and staff. Trained students present at numerous school districts and conferences in the area.
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September 2009
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Student led “Keep the Peace Committee” formed at the High School.
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Spring 2010
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Students developed and filmed the “Imagine Video.”
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November 2010
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Imagine Video is used as part of a 4 day school wide peace presentation.
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March
8 2011
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“If You Really Knew Me Day” held at the High School. This day
was completely student designed. Students wrote a grant and were awarded
money to host an ice cream party to celebrate the day!
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May 2011
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High School students are trained by the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children. Students give “Cyber-bullying” presentations to
middle school health classes.
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September 2011
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“Keep the Peace Committee meets to formulate plans for this school year. Students would like to:
- Facilitate
the “Crossing the Line” Activity for all freshmen during an advisement
period. (Large group in the gym followed by small breakout groups for
discussion
- Develop monthly activity that each advisement could participate.
- A full day “If You Really Knew me Day” to be held after the holidays.
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