Posts Tagged ‘bullying’
Schools district gets creative to spread word on anti-bullying campaign
Throughout October and November, the West Contra Costa Unified School District is bringing the play “OutSpoken” put on by the YouthAware Education Theater program, into middle and high schools to expand the conversation about bullying.
Read MoreRichmond reacts to ban on gay conversion therapy
California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill last month to ban what’s commonly called “conversion therapy” or “reparative therapy,” processes aimed at changing the sexual orientation of minors.
Read MoreSchool district provides tools to build a bully-resistant child
In this video, Julia Marshall follows Stephanie Sequeira as she discovers that her daughter, Jackie, is being bullied. Bullying is different than normal conflict, and it’s not “kids just being kids.” According to Kidpower, a nonprofit focused on empowering kids, bullying is “a repeated oppression, psychological or physical, of a less powerful person by a…
Read MoreLive theater performance aims to “increase the peace” at home and on the playground
“Peace Signs,” one of Kaiser Permanente’s educational theater performances, came to Peres Elementary School Monday in an effort to open a conversation with students about everyday violence prevention.
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