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Bozeman School District is committed to a safe, welcoming, & inclusive school environment - one that is conducive to learning for all students. We work with everyone in our education community to create a culture of mutual respect.
As part of this commitment, BSD7 has employed a variety of evidence-based approaches to prevent, intervene, and respond to bullying behavior in our schools.
The Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit is one important component of BSD7’s overall approach. The Second Step program teaches all children K-5 the specific skills to help stop bullying. Students will learn how to:
• Recognize when bullying is happening
• Report bullying to a caring adult
• Refuse to let bullying happen to themselves or others
• Be a bystander who stands up and is part of the solution to bullying
For bullying prevention to work, every adult who works with students needs to be involved. All BSD7 staff K-12 will get special training in how to:
• Recognize and respond to bullying
• Support children who have been bullied
• Correct behaviors of children who are bullying
• Use strategies that support a positive school and classroom climate
The Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit provides students with the anti-bullying basics, but also the underlying social awareness and relationship skills that we continue to teach and promote through middle and high school through our counseling and health enhancement curriculum.
Get involved in making our schools safe by contacting your child’s school if you hear about bullying. Make sure your child knows to tell you or someone at school if they are being bullied. And give your child the clear message that it is never okay to bully others.
To learn more about the Second Step Bullying Prevention program, click here.
To learn more about BSD7’s bullying/harassment policies, click here.
To learn more about school climate, click here.
Thank you for helping us make our schools safe, inclusive, and respectful.
If you are concerned about bullying or harassment occurring at your school, please contact a teacher, school counselor, school psychologist, or principal immediately to share your concerns.
Reports regarding suspected bullying or harassment can also be made through BSD7's Incident Reporting Form or Anonymous Alerts (Grades 6-12 only).
(6-12) Students or parents can anonymously submit any suspicious activity, bullying or other student related issues to a school administrator(s). Click here to go to Anonymous Alerts.
False reporting will be taken seriously and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and district policy.
Reports that lack specific and sufficient detail or anonymous reports that do not allow administration to communicate with the reporter cannot be effectively investigated.
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