Learn more about the great "black-out-bullying" program we had Spring 2011!
Visit http://partnershiptoaddressviolence.com/index.htm today!!  The site is chock full of super info on all areas of bullying plus resources & more!

A big thank you to our friend Lieutenant John Reis (retired) for his time & energy spent with the students of JBF working on & talking about bullying!

                                         BE A BUDDY - NOT A BULLY!     :)

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Get informed about cyber-bullying, Facebook/social networking & more!
On Thurs., Jan. 6th, 2011, the City of Warwick & the Warwick School Department sponsored an anti-cyberbullying informational evening for all parents/guardians.

The evening was very informative & eye-opening!

For those of you who may have missed it, or would like the presentation slides (pls note: there are some great links on those slides to very pertinent videos that are a must-watch for parents - and perhaps even for you to view with your age-appropriate child) - more just below.
    
    DOCS TO DOWNLOAD:
   *Dr. Filippelli, Ed. D.'s (Assistant Superintendent, Scituate School Department) presentation, here.
   *FOR PARENTS: handouts & cheatsheets, here.
    
    IN THE NEWS:
   *Article in the Warwick Beacon, Tues., Jan. 4th, 2011, here.
   *Article in the Providence Journal, Sat., Jan. 8th,2011, here.
   *Article in the Warwick Beacon, Thurs., Jan. 11th, 2011, here.

MORE......
Did you know the U.S. Army is as concerned as we are regarding what is shared (willingly & not-so-willingly) on the world wide web??  Below is their powerpoint presentation for our US soldiers regarding security - it shows how the posting of even one innocent photo on a Facebook/social networking page has the potential to reveal the confidential whereabouts of any one of our military units & thus put our soldiers in danger.  You have to see it to believe it - it is guaranteed to make you think twice before you allow your child to send photos/post photos online(esp. those taken with a cell phone!)  They can be instant doorways for predators to our children!
More here.

Additional links

http://www.connectsafely.org/safety-tips-and-advice.html
 
http://www.cyberbullying.us/

http://webwisekids.org/

http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/net-cetera.aspx

http://stopcyberbullying.org/