Take A StandAnti-Bullying Curriculum

Meredith CarterExtension Program Specialist, 4-H

District 11

OVERVIEW

• Objectives• Lesson Themes• Curriculum Breakdown

OBJECTIVES• Provide training for teachers or other youth workers

on “Take A Stand” curriculum• Work with school district to implement “Take A

Stand” into the classroom as a curriculum enrichment activity

• Provide support to the school for the program through processing evaluations, developing summaries of evaluations, recognition of participants and teachers, and more!

LESSON THEMES

Conflict Management/Bullying Communication Etiquette Teamwork Cultural Awareness

LEGISLATION (2005)• House Bill 283

Discipline Management Program to include prevention of and education concerning unwanted physical or verbal aggression, sexual harassment, and other forms of bullying in school, on school grounds, and in school vehicles

LEGISLATION (2005)

• House Bill 121 Each school district shall adopt and implement a

dating violence policy to be included in the district improvement plan. Implementation can be through safety planning, enforcement of protective orders, school-based alternatives to protective orders, training for teachers and administrators, counseling for affected students, and awareness education for students and parents.

LEGISLATION (2005)• Senate Bill 136– Establishes a curriculum within the Texas

School Safety Center to educate students about the dangers associated with social networking sites such as MySpace.Com. "This will arm students with the information they need to protect themselves against online predators," Senator Nelson said.

2011 LEGISLATION• SB 407 – Requires the Texas School Safety Center to develop

programs that address “sexting” (sexually explicit material or photos sent by text message), and better responses to incidents of bullying and “cyberbullying” (bullying through the Internet).

• SB 471 and HB 1942 – Starting in 2012-2013 – Expands the requirements on school districts to address bullying and harassment, such as parental notification, programs for students and staff, providing counseling to bullies and victims and protecting those who report bullying. Charter schools also are required to adopt a policy on sexual abuse starting this year. . (http://www.bullypolice.org/tx_law.html)

2011 LEGISLATION• HB 1942 – Expands the definition of bullying

and allows school districts to transfer the bully to another classroom or campus within the district.

• HB 1386 – Requires the development of intervention and prevention programs to train school staff to recognize potential suicide victims, to include those students targeted by bullies. (http://www.bullypolice.org/tx_law.html)

CURRICULUM• Each lesson contains…– Objectives– Associated TEKS– Associated Life Skills– Supplies/materials– Handouts

CURRICULUM

• Full Set of curriculum– Parent letters– Certificates– CD with entire curriculum

• “Love > Hate” by Brook Gibbs• Clever Catch Bullying Ball

3-5 CURRICULUM

• Lesson 1: Keep your cool • Lesson 2: Walk in my Shoes• Lesson 3: A Manner of Speaking• Lesson 4: Get in the Game• Lesson 5: You + Me = Harmony

6-8 CURRICULUM

• Lesson 1: Face in the Mirror• Lesson 2: A Figure of Speech• Lesson 3: Don’t be Rude!• Lesson 4: Work it Out• Lesson 5: Inside Out

9-12 CURRICULUM

• Lesson 1: Putting the Pieces Together• Lesson 2: Clear the Air• Lesson 3: Walk the Talk • Lesson 4: Teamwork + Communication =

Problem Solved• Lesson 5: CSI: Cultural Sensitivity

Investigation

EVALUATION

• Teacher Training Evaluation• Age appropriate youth evaluation

(POST ONLY)• Teacher Observation Evaluation

(Retrospective Post)

THE FUTURE… WHERE DOES THIS FIT???

• Increasing need for antibullying information for all youth audiences

• Challenges/Contests (coming soon)• Additional resources on cyberbullying

RESOURCES

• http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/take_stand• Stopbullying.gov• Facebook page (Coming soon)