The No Place for Hate districtwide campaign against hatred and discrimination, recently launched in Atlanta Public Schools and created a space where students and staff stood in solidarity to champion inclusivity. Benjamin E. Mays High School held a special rally in which students took the lead in conveying their desire to cultivate a school community […]
Long before her home school district – Atlanta Public Schools – decided to adopt the Social Emotional Learning (SEL) concept as a way to improve school culture, Marian Davis knew all about its benefits. First as a psychology major at Clemson University, and then during her work in the social services field, Davis […]
By: Alicia Sands Lurry Not in my school. Not on my watch. Students at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy are taking a stand to combat the devastating impact of bullying with kind words, gestures and good deeds. Earlier this week, Not In My School (NIMS) student ambassadors hosted a special assembly as part of […]
Twin sisters Regina and Renita Deloatch know all too well how bullying can impact the life of a young person. Their cousin, who was bullied as a child and throughout her school-age years, eventually committed suicide when the tormenting became too much for her to bear. That personal tragedy has inspired the Virginia natives to […]
WWE celebrities visited Hope-Hill Elementary on February 4th, 2013, for Be a STAR rally against bullying. The Anti-Defamation League, which operates No Place for Hate, connected Be a STAR with Hope-Hill and co-sponsored this event. The students were ecstatic to meet the special guests and enlightened by their presentations regarding cyber-bullying, disrespecting others, name-calling, and […]
Name: Alexia Matthews Grade: 3rd Grade School: Dunbar Elementary Model student, creative thinker, best all around student, and structured for perfection are some of the descriptions a teacher uses to describe Alexia Matthews. “I wish I had a classroom full of her,” the teacher says. Alexia is a bright, talkative, outgoing student who is in love […]
Students and staff at Kennedy Middle School recently took time to discuss the issues of bullying and take the necessary steps to prevent bullying in their school. As a part of the anti-bullying lesson, Kennedy Middle School participated in an assembly with the mother of Jaheem Herrara. Jaheem was an 11-year-old student, in Dekalb Public […]