(Gary Namie, who is mentioned in this article, was a keynote speaker at last year’s annual conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association. DON”T MISS this year’s conference in Pittsburgh on November 17th and 18th. – Mike)
By Meagan Sexton
Excerpt from Sioux City Journal
SIOUX CITY — The Sioux City Community School District wants to practice what it teaches by developing an anti-bullying program for adults.
The district already has a program in place for students, but this week, about 20 district employees, including teachers, janitors, administrators and counselors, gathered at the Northwest Area Education Agency to brainstorm and create a bullying-prevention program for themselves and their co-workers.
The district is the first in the nation to launch an anti-bullying program with advocates trained to hear complaints from employees, according to the Workplace Bullying Institute in Bellingham, Wash., which is partnering with the Waitt Institute for Violence Prevention in North Sioux City to provide training.