Creating a School Culture Where Students and Staff Feel Safe, Hopeful and Engaged; Bully-Prevention Efforts That Matter Resources to support school-based administrators Patricia A. Daley Howard County Public School System Executive Director of Special Education and Student Services October 16, 2014 Patricia A. Daley Howard County Public School System Executive Director of Special Education and Student Services October 16, 2014

Highlights from the HCPSS Annual Bully-Prevention Safe Schools Module; Training for all school-based staff and volunteers Highlights from the HCPSS Annual Bully-Prevention Safe Schools Module; Training for all school-based staff and volunteers

Resources to Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students; How do you respond when you hear these words in your school?

He’s so gay She’s so fat SPED FOB (Fresh Off The Boat) Slut Retard HOW DO YOU RESPOND WHEN YOU HEAR THESE WORDS? HOW DO TEACHERS RESPOND? DO THEY RESPOND? FAG

LETTER TO A TEACHER FROM A TRANSGENDER, MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT:

It Gets Better Project YouTube “interview” launched in 2010 by journalist Dan Savage In response to a surge in LGBT youth suicides due to bullying Spurred people across the world to upload videos that talked about hope & encouraged those who are bullied to stand up More than 30,000+ videos uploaded ONLINE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT LGBT STUDENTS AND STAFF:

It Gets Better; A PBS Documentary highlighting parents’ perspectives;

Bully-Prevention Resource DVD for your use: **Cyberbullying-J. Patchin **It Gets Better Campaign **Responding to Bullying-R. Wiseman **The Sticking Together Project-OMHS **What’s Going On?-J. Mowry

Rosalind Wiseman, author “Queen Bees and Wannabes” The video exposes a scenario found in ALL schools on any given day. Placing the scenario in the HCPSS Bully-Prevention Safe Schools Training Module taught teachers how to approach a victim of bullying, as well as the bully, and that those approaches are vastly different. All HCPSS staff and volunteers participate in this training.

Focusing on Strengths, Hope, Engagement and Well- Being; How hopeful are your staff and students? Engagement HOPE Well Being Celebrate effort and achievement with a focus on strengths Engage in positive experiences each school day

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