Bullying

In the Express-Times today (October 26, 2010) there are two references to the problem of bullying. One is an editorial by Joseph Owens, who is the editor of the paper. His message is clear... as parents we all need to take inventory of our children and ask them about school and about bullying. This conversation might be very enlightening! The other item from the newspaper is the story about NJ Assembly Bill A3466 and the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights. The bill is designed to provide state-wide improvements to school districts ability to handle cases of bullying.
Over the past five years, our Character Education Committee has been a major force in our county in promoting positive character with the goal of decreasing incidents of bullying behavior. Their efforts have been so successful, they have won a county Human Relations Commission Award and been recognized nationally as a Character Education School To Watch!

WE WILL NOT stop promoting and working to build this program. Our latest layer of support for positive student interaction, the School-Wide Positive Behavior Support initiative, is being met here at school with positive results and words form staff and students.

Good things continue to happen here at OCS, and they will continue for many, many years!

Till next time...