Granite School District is hosting multiple Parent Seminars on Youth Protection during the school year. These seminars will feature expert presentations on mental health, substance abuse, bullying, and Internet safety. You are welcome to attend any seminar that is most convenient to your location ...
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October is National Bullying Prevention Month
Schools and communities throughout the country are devoting October to raising awareness for bullying prevention. Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over ...
Parent seminars on youth protection
Granite School District will host three parent seminars on youth protection during the school year. Each of the seminars will address the topics of mental health, substance abuse, bullying, and Internet safety. Please attend on the date and time that is most convenient for your ...
Westbrook Elementary students write, perform anti-bullying opera
Sixth-graders at Westbrook Elementary worked with members of the Utah Symphony & Opera to compose and write songs about how to combat bullying. The finished opera, titled “Way to Be: Bully Free,” details how students can work together to turn differences into strengths. The show was performed ...
Parents should be aware of these popular apps
With the widespread use of smartphones among teens and preteens, the district is finding a number of mobile apps that are potentially problematic inside and outside the classroom. Many of these apps are being used for cyberbullying, sexting and accessing pornography, all of which are prohibited ...
October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
The month of October is designated as National Bullying Prevention Month, and it’s an opportunity to bring greater awareness to the issue and explore prevention solutions. Bullying is any unwanted, aggressive behavior that involves a real or perceived imbalance of power and is repeated, or has ...
Parent seminars on youth protection
Granite School District will be hosting six parent seminars on youth protection during the fall. Each seminar will address the topics of mental health, substance abuse, bullying, and Internet safety. Please attend on the date or at the location that is most convenient for your ...
Student leaders take a stand against bullying, train others to be Allies
In an effort to thwart bullying at every turn, student body officers and cheerleaders at Eisenhower Junior High went from classroom to classroom to spread a message of empowerment. Equipped with the Don’t Stand By … Be an Ally program, the student leaders shared powerful insights with all 42 ...
Student creates campaign to bridle bullying
Have you ever seen those prescription drug commercials that tout a medicine but also include long lists of potentially dangerous side effects? Well, that’s how Brockbank Junior High student Jenne-Lee Cannon describes bullying – someone forcing you to take a drug that almost always carries ...