September 17th, 2009
Sioux City Teachers Tackle Workplace Bullying
Some faculty and staff members of the Sioux City School District are undergoing intensive bully training.
The District has teamed up with the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention to create a bullying prevention plan unlike any other. The three day program will help staff to recognize and resolve bullying amongst their peers. In doing so, they hope the program’s outcome will have a trickle down effect.
“Coaches and adults that work with youth, empowering student leaders to help facilitate conversations amongst their peers in high school in particular, talk about some of the strategies to change social norms that basically says this stuff, violence and bullying, is not ok.” says Alan Heisterkamp of the Waitt Institute.
Because the program is so unique, the bully program is being filmed this week for a documentary called “The Bully Project”. It’s spearheaded by Emmy Award winning film makers, Lee Hirsch and Cindy Lowen.
Tags: Sioux City Schools
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