Todd
County Central High School and staff are committed to providing a safe, secure,
and healthy environment that allows all students to maximize their learning
potential. The Todd County Board of Education and staff consider bullying to be
detrimental to the health and safety of students and disruptive to the
educational process.
What is bullying?
Bullying
includes aggressive and hostile behavior that is intentional and involves an
imbalance of power between the bully and the bullied. This behavior may include
but is not limited to physical and verbal assaults, nonverbal or emotional
threats or intimidation, social exclusion and isolation, extortion, and the use
of computer or telecommunications to send messages or images that are
embarrassing, slanderous, threatening, or intimidating. Bullying may also
include teasing, put-downs, name calling, rumors, false accusations, and
hazing.
Are staff trained?
Staff
have participated in Bullying Prevention training. This training focuses on
pre-correction of inappropriate behavior, rewarding the use of the three step
response, and responding to reports of disrespectful behavior. It is well known
that schools are successful when they help children grow academically,
socially, and emotionally. For this to happen, it is imperative that we have a
safe environment that is supportive and conducive to growth. By setting forth
clear social and behavioral expectations, it is our goal to create an
atmosphere for learning.
What can parents do?
To
be most effective, bullying prevention efforts are the shared responsibility of
parents, staff, and community. Parental pride and involvement in the school
sets a positive example for children. As adults, we can:
- Teach self-respect.
- Discuss the seriousness and negative
effects of bullying behaviors.
- Work together with your child’s school to
develop a consistent approach to bullying behaviors.
- Set a good example. Children learn more by
actions than from words.
TCCHS
will be participating in the designated statewide
Kentucky Safe Schools Week on October 19-25th, which was established to
bring attention to school safety issues in the school setting.
Bullying
may negatively impact a student's connection with school, their engagement with
the curriculum, and their overall ability to learn. At TCCHS we are requesting that students,
parents, and staff members become empowered to become part of the cure and stop
bullying in our school. Bullying prevention is critical to building a school
environment conducive to learning, where students feel healthy and safe at all
times.
Sincerely,
Jennifer
Pope
Principal, Todd County Central High School