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Below is the summary of Rhode Islands success story on implementing the Safe Schools Act, a bill that provides

a comprehensive set of policies aimed on ending bullying. It focused more on the L B!" community. Rhode Island Champions Safe Schools Through Anti-Bullying Mandate from http://www cdc go!/healthyyouth/stories/pdf/"#$"/success%$"%rhodeisland pdf #roblem $verview% $ Bullying negati!ely affects the student&s health and learning " $ in ' Rhode Island high schools students report (eing (ullied in school premises $') report cy(er-(ullying * Bullied high school students were in higher health ris+s related to !iolence and in,ury- mental healthsu(stance a(use and weight pro(lems They were more li+ely to (e female- white. non-minority. or les(ian. gay or (ise/ual #rogram&Activity 'escription% Three Rhode Island 0RI1 agencies and organi2ations 3 4outh 5ride. Inc . RI 6epartment of 7ducation 0RI671. and the RI Senate Commission on Cy(er-(ullying 3 united their efforts to make schools a safer place for all youth in their state $ In 8o!em(er "#$#. RI67 held a statewide anti-(ullying forum for the les(ian/gay/(ise/ual/ transgender/9uestioning :;<BT=> The e!ent recei!ed e/tensi!e media co!erage due to colla(oration with a local 8BC 8ews affiliate More than "'# 6?6 copies of the forum were dissiminated to all school districts and charter schools in the state " In 6ecem(er "#$#. RI67 Board of Regents decided to strengthen anti-discrimination language and re!ise schools& anti-(ullying policies to include gender identity/e/pression * RI67 wor+ed with the RI Senate Commission on Cy(er-(ullying to help de!elop +ey legislation: the Safe Schools Act. passed in @uly "#$$ #rogram&Activity Results% Safe Schools Act includes :$> prohibitions against (ullying. cy(er-(ullying and retaliation- :"> procedures for students. staff. parents. guardians and others to report (ullying- :*> procedures for responding to. and investigating reports of (ullying- and :A> a range of disciplinary actions against a perpetrator of (ullying 0I8S7RT: BCAT CAS TD B7 R7?IS76 ERDM ABD?7 TD CAT7R TD TC7 5CI;I55I87 SITFATID8 A86 BC41 Recommended application to the #hilippines: The 6epartment of 7ducation 06ep7d1. in partnership with the 6epartment of Cealth 06DC1. shall issue a memorandum addressed to school principals and administrators regarding the appointment of one day of the school year as a Bullying 5re!ention 6ay The memorandum shall co!er the following: I The school should (rief their students on the issue of (ullying in the 5hilippines and in their respecti!e communities The (riefing should include the discussion of the state of (ullying in the country and the upcoming appointment of the Bullying 5re!ention 6ay and the acti!ities within A Bullying in the 5hilippines $ 6iscussion of (ullying in and out of school premises and in cy(erspace. its causes and effects on indi!idials& mental. physical and emotional health " 6iscussion of the present policies the nation has on (ullying :Chec+ Couse Bill 8o 'AGH on http://www senate go! ph/lis/(ill%res asp/IcongressJ$'K9JCB8-'AGH> * 6iscussion of the issues and challenges regarding the implementation of the policies on (ullying B Bullying 5re!ention 6ay $ Schools shall hold a contest that would re9uire students to thin+ of ideas on how to pre!ent

and lessen (ullying instances in the school premises. in the community and in the cy(erspace These ideas should o(lige with the following re9uirements: :a> campaign against (ullying- :(> should engage the community- and. :c> should (e (ased on the policies of the nation regarding (ullying " The winning ideas shall (e further de!eloped and polished (y the teachers and students It should (e written as an action plan in preparation for a campaign against (ullying The campaign would re9uire colla(oration (etween the school and the community * The school would ha!e to implement their action plan on the set date of the Bullying 5re!ention 6ay 6ocumentation of the e!ent is re9uired Schools would ha!e to su(mit a written report regarding the preparation. implementation and results of the campaign Aside from the written report. schools are re9uired to su(mit a !ideo documentation of the highlights of the campaign II A forum comprised of the committee on (ullying pre!ention from 6ep7d. 6DC. concerned 8<D&s. ;<F&s. teachers and student leaders shall (e held a month after the implementation of campaigns against (ullying The forum should include the following: :$> film showing of a documentary created from selected !ideos :Chec+ I B-* > collected from schools all o!er the 5hilippines- :"> A Success stories B 5ro(lems and challenges met (y schools and communities C Dpen forum on recommendations and suggestions to further strengthen the nationwide campaign against (ullying III The documentary created from pieces of !ideos from all o!er the 5hilippines shall (e made a!aila(le in social networ+ing sites so as to further in!ol!e the citi2ens of the nation in the campaign against (ullying The source-crowded comments and ideas from the people would help legislators and the committee on (ullying pre!ention gain information on how to further impro!e. de!elop and strengthen the nation&s stand against (ullying 0I8S7RT: 67SIR76 R7SF;TS1

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