The Gameshow - No Bull, No Bullying!

Top Entry in 2022, NBPC’s “Students with Solutions” | Upstanders started this school year to respond to an overwhelming need to address bullying within the school setting. Graciously, our school's SRO Officer has jumped on board to help. She has been an integral part of coordinating, educating, and assisting me in this endeavor. Our goal is to educate students about the impacts of bullying, not only from the target's perspective but also from the bystander's perspective and the bully's perspective, because bullying hurts all involved. Our vision is to create an environment where students have decided to “Be part of the solution!” The students will be responsible for creating a culture in our school in which students are either part of the problem or they are part of the solution. There is no middle ground. Leaders will emerge from this group as students who stand up for their peers and do not tolerate any form of bullying. We also have had an amazing response from students! Approximately 54 fifth grade students out of 92 have participated since we began. We have had real, meaningful conversations about bullying. Students have so many questions and need a forum, a safe place to have this conversation.