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in children & ourselves.

Every child has the right to feel safe and nurtured in school and their community.  We are committed to helping them, their parents and teachers make that true for all children.

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Renee Buscop is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners 14 hours ago
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Implementing a No Name Calling Day or Week at Schools

Did you know that next week - January 23 -27 is No Name Calling Week?  A survey done recently by the Widmeyer Communications for the Health*, Resources and Services Administration reported that for students in the age group of 9-13 "name calling"  was the worst kind of verbal bullying.   The students also said that they were…See More
Blog post by Joe Van Deuren Jan 19
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Cheryl Jaffe is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners Jan 13
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Defining the Roles Played In Bullying Situations

In the following post I have defined the roles taken on by those who play out social interaction gone awry.  We call it bullying and today more than ever before in our history we are aware of the consequences.  Unfortunately, just like some other challenges and  ills, we hang a label out on behavior that may not fit - just to be able to label it as something, many times hurting more than helping.  We may even make accusations that are not accurate.  So here are the definitions:  Bullies:…See More
Blog post by Joe Van Deuren Jan 6
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In the News: Korean Suicide Leads To Increased Bully Prevention Awareness

In the news today in Korea a 14 year old leapt to his death, leaving a note behind describing the bullying that had taken place in his life.  In Korea 1 in 10 students aged 15 - 19 admit that they have thought about suicide in the past year.  Now while this is not new to us in this country I would like to highlight what is being done there by the Education Ministry.  The Education Ministry has sent out to the…See More
Blog post by Joe Van Deuren Dec 26, 2011
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South River High School Fight - What can be done?

At South River High School this past week there was a fight that got recorded on video and reported on Patch.  Here is the link to the article and all the comments that followed.  Crofton Mom Speaks Out on Fight at SRHSMany of the comments are almost as scary as the the actual incident.  There is so much to learn about what happened and…See More
Blog post by Joe Van Deuren Dec 18, 2011
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Margaret Lusko is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners Dec 17, 2011
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Bullying; Is It Cultural or Unique to Our Spieces?

Dr. Hogan Sherrow recently published an article in Scientific American looking at the origins of bullying.  As an evolutionary anthropologist he analyzed it asking, 'is it cultural' or is it 'unique to our species'.  In the end he concludes that while all bully prevention programs are well meaning, that unless we get to the root of the problem we will only slow it down and not get…See More
Blog post by Joe Van Deuren Dec 15, 2011
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Aimee Hodgkins is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners Dec 8, 2011
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Michelle Del Giorno and Karin Mitchell joined Bully Prevention Partners Dec 1, 2011
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Sensei is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners Nov 29, 2011
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Should Fighting Be the New Anti-Bullying Trend?

In an article entitled: New anti-bullying trend: Teaching victims to fight back  (see my full comment at this MSNBC report) and the comments that followed, it is quite clear that many believe that fighting back is the only and the right way to stop bullying.  While I recognize the need to defend oneself…See More
Blog post by Joe Van Deuren Nov 29, 2011
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Heather Gallagher is now a member of Bully Prevention Partners Nov 28, 2011
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Eric Alphonso, Sue Pitman, Tony Welker and 1 more joined Bully Prevention Partners Nov 23, 2011

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Reduce Bullying: Meeting the Challenge

Everyday nearly 20% of the U.S. population are found in the schools system either as a student or an adult working in the schools. Meeting the challenge of bullying behavior is a part of everyone of those individuals, as well as the parents of every child attending school.  

 

Bullying can be reduced when schools, parents, community members work together to create a culture of peace, when we all work on cultivating the character of ourselves and our children.  

 

This website is designed to provide opportunity for community members, parents, teachers and students, who are invested in reducing bullying and making an impact on our community to share ideas, resources and experiences.  For us to be successful we must work together to make all aware of the impact we can have individually and collectively.

 

I invite you to join the conversations, ask questions and allow this community to help you and your community reduce bullying. 

Teacher Anti Bullying Training

Bully Prevention Partners is offering Anti-Bullying Training to teachers in Anne Arundel County, MD.

Finding the balance between information, emotion, relevance and function has been elusive until this training program. Unifying educators to the parents who have lost children to bullycide, This training is a must for anyone who plays a role in our children’s lives.

If you are a teacher, interested in creating a culture of peace in our schools and community and sign up as a member of BULLY PREVENTION PARTNERS we will give you a code to take this training for FREE!  As of this time we have reserved space for the first 200 teachers for this program.  In addition there are lesson plans, role plays and resources here for you to use in the classroom.  We are also looking to hear your story and best practices.  If you have a question, I will be happy to address it and leave it open for others to discuss. 

We look forward to collaborating on this important work.  When you join send a note that says you would like to take the training!

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Joe Van Deuren

Implementing a No Name Calling Day or Week at Schools

Posted by Joe Van Deuren on January 19, 2012 at 1:04pm 0 Comments

Did you know that next week - January 23 -27 is No Name Calling Week?  A survey done recently by the Widmeyer Communications for the Health*, Resources and Services Administration reported that for students in the age group of 9-13 "name calling"  was the worst kind of verbal bullying.  …

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Joe Van Deuren

Defining the Roles Played In Bullying Situations

Posted by Joe Van Deuren on January 6, 2012 at 5:01pm 0 Comments

In the following post I have defined the roles taken on by those who play out social interaction gone awry.  We call it bullying and today more than ever before in our history we are aware of the consequences.  Unfortunately, just like some other challenges and  ills, we hang a label out on behavior that may not fit - just to be able to label it as something, many times hurting more than helping.  We may even make accusations that are not accurate.  So here are…

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Joe Van Deuren

In the News: Korean Suicide Leads To Increased Bully Prevention Awareness

Posted by Joe Van Deuren on December 26, 2011 at 7:23am 0 Comments

In the news today in Korea a 14 year old leapt to his death, leaving a note behind describing the bullying that had taken place in his life.  In Korea 1 in 10 students aged 15 - 19 admit that they have thought about suicide in the past year.  Now while this is not new to us in this country I would like to highlight what is being done…
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Joe Van Deuren

South River High School Fight - What can be done?

Posted by Joe Van Deuren on December 17, 2011 at 7:41pm 0 Comments

At South River High School this past week there was a fight that got recorded on video and reported on Patch.  Here is the link to the article and all the comments that followed.  Crofton Mom Speaks Out on Fight at SRHS

Many of the comments are almost as scary as the the actual incident.  There is so much to learn about what…

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Balanced Life Skills and Bully Prevention Partners is working on creating a library of books and information to help students, parents and teachers prevent bullying.  Here is our wish list if you would like to help us out.

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