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When it comes to bullying in school,best aid is people who want to helpDistricts put programs in place to teach students about behavior, butadvocates and victims agree: Nothing works better than one personreaching out to another
Posted: Saturday, September 3, 2016 11:45 pm | Updated: 11:55 am, Tue Sep 6, 2016.
By Chris Kaufman [email protected]
Dr. Herb Schiro, a recently retired psychiatrist, clearly remembers being bullied in school as a child and is grateful tothe people who reached out to help him.
Bullying and cyberbullying are frontandcenter issues for students, parents, schools and or law enforcement, butofficials say being proactive and communicating early on are keys to combating them.
Area schools have been presenting information on bullying to students, and there are more upcoming eventsplanned.
"As a kid, I wore thick glasses and was no good at sports," said Schiro, 81, of Yuba City. "I got bullied in school, andthat gave me the sympathy to want to help."
What resonated for Schiro in his childhood experience weren't the bullies but the people who came to his aid.
"Bullying is a powerful experience, and reaching out is, too, and after all these years, those experiences of peoplehelping me are crystal clear," Schiro said. "Anyone who knows of bullying can reach out and make a difference tosomeone. People often underestimate the power they have to help people."
Schiro said what pulled him out of the negative effects of bullying was joining the school paper and the drama club.
"I found other people to spend time with and other ways to do things," he said. "Seeking a connection is the mostpowerful advice I could give anybody."
Born and raised in Nashville, Tenn., Schiro volunteers with Stand for the Silent, an international organization that haslocal chapters working to minimize the impact bullying and cyberbullying have on communities.
"Bullying has become more subtle," Schiro said. "The times in my own youth, I'd have three to four people pushingme around."
Now, Schiro says, a victim is less likely to see that and more likely to experience verbal insults and onlineharassment.
"It's all about power. The people who are confident about their abilities generally don't bully," said Schiro. "They'retwo sides of the same coin there's many who are bullies who were bullied themselves."
He said people who witness bullying are participating in bullying and that tolerance of bullying is part of why it keepshappening.
Proactive schools
School officials in both counties say incentivizing students to be respectful to others, starting in elementary school,helps.
Jolie Carreon, director of student discipline and attendance with the Marysville Joint Unified School District, said thedistrict uses a positive behavior intervention and support program in 14 its 23 schools.
"PBIS is at most of our sites and helps to reinforce positive behavior among students," Carreon said. "It goes overbeing responsible and explains behavior expectations in every setting so that students can learn in a safeenvironment."
The researchbased program from the University of Oregon was introduced at Marysville High in 2013 and consistsof three rules: "Be respectful. Be responsible. Be healthy."
"When teachers notice good behavior, they reward students," Carreon said. "Kynoch Elementary School and AnnaMckenney Intermediate School have the same rules, so it carries through with the students."
It's a threetier system, and Carreon said about 80 percent of students respond well to the program.
For students who don't respond as well, she said, the school has them check in a couple of times a day to see howthey're doing.
In a few cases, the school will reach out to outside resources to help keep students on track with the PBIS program.
Carreon said the California Education Code covers all forms of bullying. Many of the issues she sees come fromstudents not understanding the consequences of their online actions.
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"Almost every kid has some access to technology in the palm of their hands," Carreon said. "Most of the conflictsstart through technology — a text message or something posted on Facebook — and it can cause an aftermath atschool."
Even though Carreon said it can be embarrassing for a student to report being bullied, it's important to do so theycan address it at the school.
"Kids can bully from their bedroom. If it becomes an issue, parents can take it away," she said. "It's a great tool to beable to take their phone away kids don't want to be without it."
Sally Spatafore, a Yuba City Unified School District school psychologist who splits her time between Yuba City andRiver Valley high schools, said preventing bullying is a key element of her job.
"Our district has been proactive in hiring counselors at all schools in the district," said Spatafore, who has beenworking in the district since 1992.
She said one of the biggest concerns is people not coming forward and bringing a potential bullying case to officials'attention.
"We have some students who have come forward on behalf of a friend, and that's a very brave thing to do,"Spatafore said.
Challenge Day came from documentary
In 2000, several students from Yuba City High School were part of a documentary, "Teen Files: Surviving HighSchool," that focused on teen bullying.
The show featured students who had not previously associated with each other spending a month going through aseries of exercises to tear down stereotypes that included open discussions and completion of a ropes course inwhich teamwork was the key to success.
The experience culminated with Challenge Day, in which other Yuba City High students of varying grade levels weretaken through a group of exercises intended to further shed stereotypes.
Challenge Day is a program that continues at the school where juniors and seniors mentor incoming freshmen.
"It's a very different level of bullying since when I started," said Sally Spatafore, Yuba City Unified School Districtschool psychologist.
"You use to be able to get away from it when you left school, but now it's always there on Facebook."
On and offcampus programs
Barry Elementary School counselor Jenny Donovan said the school adopted an antibullying program (Barry SchoolStand for The Silent Chapter) several years ago by Principal Ben Moss, the parent club, site council and studentbody leaders.
"The prevalence of bullying has declined substantially over the past several years at Barry," said Donovan, who hasbeen at the school for four years. "Students are more aware of their behavior and actions."
She said every morning, all classrooms recite an antibullying pledge.
"What is really beneficial about Stand for the Silent program is that it embraces the bully and the victim," saidDonovan. "A student who is bullying others is obviously having other issues that need to be addressed, and they'redisplaying this by acting out, and Barry students are taught to be the brave boy or girl that stands up for the silent."
Susie Cauchi, president of YubaSutter Stand for the Silent, works closely with Kirk Smalley, cofounder of theprogram.
A series of presentations is planned for this month.
"The message is essentially for the kids to be in charge of the program and to empower each other to stand up tobullies," Cauchi said. "It's geared toward bystanders to help them transition from bystanders to upstanders."
Preet Didbal, who sits on the Yuba City City Council, has been organizing forums on internet safety, cyberbullyingand sexting that have featured a speaker from the FBI and aim to raise awareness about how parents and childrencan best protect themselves in the online environment.
— Chris Kaufman
CONTACT Chris Kaufman at 7494794.
Posted in News, Local News on Saturday, September 3, 2016 11:45 pm. Updated: 11:55 am.
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