Counselor's Corner: Being Safe At School

We've been doing a lot of talking about school safety lately. In our classes this month we will be talking about bullying and namecalling. Statistics tell us that this happens to 3 out of every 4 kids at school. When it does, it makes the person feel sad, angry, left-out, and many other bad feelings. We've always done a lot at J. H. House to prevent bullying, but that doesn't mean it doesn't happen. When you see it happening, or if it happens to you, there are several things you can do. You can tell the person who is bullying or name calling to stop. You can tell them how it makes you feel and you can get help from an adult. It is never OK to bully and it is never OK to let it happen. If you see someone being bullied, get help from an adult right away. It takes a lot of courage to stand up against someone who is making others feel bad, but if you are courageous and get help, then you are helping another. And that's what J. H. House is all about ~ being kind to others!!

Have you ever had a problem with bullying? How did you handle it? Did you feel like you got the help you needed? Rockdale County has a new program called Tell Me, I'm Here to Help! It is designed to help kids know that they can tell anyone at school about anything they do not feel safe with. We have a sign right out front and we have all received book marks to remind us that we can always get help.

January 2006

Comments

I think bullying should stop. Bullies sometimes don't realize that they're hurting the victim's feelings and making them feel bad.

Posted by: Blanca' | February 13, 2006 at 09:51 AM

HI!I think bullying is bad and good. It's good because we get to stand up to the bully.

Posted by: jadae | February 13, 2006 at 10:49 AM

i think not being bullied is very important for everyone

Posted by: meghan | February 13, 2006 at 10:55 AM

Your right bullying is NOT ok. Nobody desirbes to be bullied at all. I had 2 people who bullied me.First it was around 4 years ago , I went to a Day Care Center near the school. A boy from another school made fun of how I spoke. Finally after 2 weeks I told my mom and she let me quit the Day Care Center I went to and that Really help. The 2nd was in 2nd grade a boy in Mrs. Lowes class always called me names and got people not to like me any more. I told my teacher and my mom but I had to deal with it. If you want you can tell other kids about what happed to me and tell them what they shoud do when somone bullies them. I mean it is like I said Nobody desirbes to be bullied at all. What you are doing is great. Keep it up!

Posted by: Shelby | February 13, 2006 at 11:04 AM

Mrs.Halloran I think that everyone should be nice to other kids because it is not nice to treat others to do all of the bad work for them so,they should be safe at school.

Posted by: Alicia | February 17, 2006 at 09:58 AM

Mrs.Halloran,
Sometimes on the bus there is a girl that is always trying to make me feel bad. I try to ignore her. I tell my sister, but she never helps me solve my problems. If I told on the girl. She would be mad at me.
She dooesn't bully me or anything, but one time I got some new shoes, I loved them so much, I really don't think they were the real Adidas, because the same girl said that 'they are so weird'. It hurt me a lot. That it caused me to ask all the girls in my class thatif my shoes were 'weird'. They all said no, that they were not ugly. It made me feel a bit better, but I still felt very bad. How can I tell her to leave me alone in a nice way? I 'm very glad she doesn't hurt my fellings in a very very bad way. She is starting to be a less bit grumpy. do you think she'll stop criticizing my clothes?

Posted by: graciela | April 21, 2006 at 05:57 PM