Industry Insider News: PublicSchoolWORKS’ Parent InfoCenter Wins Interactive Media Award

PublicSchoolWORKS has won an Interactive Media Awards (IMA) Outstanding Achievement Award under the “community” category for its Parent InfoCenter. The Outstanding Achievement award is the second highest honor given by IMA.

The Parent InfoCenter is part of the Student Bullying and Violence Prevention Program (SBVPP) that features online training, awareness information and reporting tools for students and parents. In addition, the Parent InfoCenter is custom-designed for each district to meet state-specific requirements for safety awareness.

To learn more about the award, click here.

Spotlight: No Bystanders Campaign

The students at Robert Land Academy in Ontario, Canada, have started an anti-bullying campaign called “No Bystanders” in the hopes of preventing bullying.  The campaign is the product of 13 cadets’ discussions about their own experiences with bullying. Within the group of students, each was either bullied, a bully or a bystander at some point.

The students at RLA pledged that they will not bully or be a bystander. RLA has started a petition through change.org, asking others to pledge to not bully or be a bystander. To watch the campaign video, sign the petition, or learn more RLA’s Nobystanders.me anti-bullying campaign, click here.

What do you think about RLA’s Nobystanders.me campaign? Share your thoughts with us on Facebook or Twitter!

Spotlight: Bullying Prevention

An article on Fox 54 online featured statistics from a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development research study. According to the study, one out of nine high school students reported they had been pushed, shoved, tripped or spit upon during the last school year. Fox 54’s article also gives tips for parents on bullying prevention for the school year. The article urges parents to become familiar with their school’s policy on bullying and to get to know their children’s teachers. To learn more tips for parents, read the article here.

PublicSchoolWORKS’ (PSW) Bullying Prevention - Administrators teaches administrators how to detect the signs of a bully victim and how to intervene. The course also explains how to develop a prevention plan. To learn more about how you can educate your staff on bullying, email sales@publicschoolworks.com... When former Miramonte Elementary School teacher Martin Springer bailed out of jail -- accused of lewd conduct with a child -- he was ordered to wear a GPS monitoring unit around his ankle. NBC4's Toni Guinyard takes a look at the technology.

Has your school experienced a bullying situation? What was the outcome? Share your comments with us on Twitter @PSWORKS.  

Spotlight: Twitter Bullying

A recent story on the CBS21 News in Harrisburg, PA tells the story of a Penn Manor High School student’s attempt to end the school’s Twitter “burn book.” The burn book was created for students to bully their peers via Twitter. One student took a stand and created a positive burn book called “Play Nice Penn Manor.” To read more about Penn Manor’s Twitter bullying, read the article here.

PublicSchoolWORKS’ (PSW) Bullying Prevention - Basics for Educators defines bullying, explains bully dynamics and shows ways educators can intervene in order to stop bullying. The course also gives information about cyberbullying and tactics for intervening when it occurs. To learn more about how you can educate your staff about bullying, email sales@publicschoolworks.com...

When former Miramonte Elementary School teacher Martin Springer bailed out of jail -- accused of lewd conduct with a child -- he was ordered to wear a GPS monitoring unit around his ankle. NBC4's Toni Guinyard takes a look at the technology.To share your story about how you handled a student bullying situation, comment on our Facebook page.

Preparing for National Bullying Prevention Month in October

With students, teachers and administrators getting settled into the new school year, it is important to remember student safety issues, including bullying. This October is National Bullying Prevention Month, and with September bringing us school shootings and parents taking bullying retaliation into their own hands, it is critical that schools address bullying head on. Training both staff and students how to recognize bullying, providing tools to communicate issues and tracking issues to recognize trends, will help administrators show that bullying will not be tolerated in schools. 

The PublicSchoolWORKS’ Student Bullying Reporting System provides 24/7 online and telephone systems that allow students and parents to report bullying incidents.  It includes automated tools that immediately notify and mobilize school administrators and appropriate individuals when an incident is reported. To find out more about this feature, or about how you can ensure your staff is prepared to recognize and deal with bullying, email sales@publicschoolworks.com.