The BHSD School Board recognized October 2022 as Bully Prevention Month and encourages all schools, students, parents, recreational programs, religious institutions, and community businesses and organizations to become engaged in a variety of awareness and prevention activities designed to make our communities safe for all children, adolescents, and adults. Individuals can start with supporting a friend who is getting bullied and move from being a bystander to becoming an upstander when they witness someone being bullied. Additionally, we call on leaders of organizations such as our schools to take action and systematically address bullying and harassment to create and ensure safe community spaces for all.
Text of Proclamation:
PROCLAMATION: October as Bully Prevention Month
WHEREAS, bullying is physical, verbal, sexual, or emotional intimidation or harm intentionally directed at a person or group of people and occurs in neighborhoods, playgrounds, schools, on the job and through technology, and
WHEREAS, research indicates that bullying is the most common form of violence, annually affecting thousands of Oregon children and adolescents; and
WHEREAS, targets of bullying are more likely to acquire physical, emotional, and learning problems and
WHEREAS, children who bully are at greater risk of engaging in more serious violent behaviors while children who witness bullying often feel less secure, more fearful, and intimidated.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Brookings-Harbor School District Board of Directors hereby proclaims the month of October 2022 as
BULLY PREVENTION MONTH
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board encourage all schools, students, parents, recreational programs, religious institutions, and community businesses and organizations to become engaged in a variety of awareness and prevention activities designed to make our communities safe for all children, adolescents, and adults. Individuals can start with supporting a friend who is getting bullied and move from being a bystander to becoming an upstander when they witness someone being bullied. Additionally, we call on leaders of organizations such as our schools to take action and systematically address bullying and harassment to create and ensure safe community spaces for all.
Adopted this 17th day of August 2022 by the BHSD Board of Directors