Larkspur-Corte Madera School District Works To Prevent Bullying

LARKSPUR-CORTE MADERA, CA — October is National Bullying Prevention Month. The campaign aims to bring attention to the bullying problem and involve people nationwide in a conversation on how to create a world safe from bullying.

In Larkspur-Corte Madera School District, preventing bullying is not just a priority in October, it is an ongoing commitment.

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"At LCMSD we are committed to making sure all students are known, respected, challenged, and supported; however, actions speak louder than words," Superintendent Brett Geithman said. "We've worked incredibly hard to create a positive culture, utilizing best practices, and our student surveys have shown that our efforts are making a significant difference in their school experience."

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Here are some of the programs and initiatives at Larkspur-Corte Madera schools:

Hall Middle School

• Sixth-grade WEB (Where Everyone Belongs) lunchtime activities: Eighth-grade mentors build connections with sixth-grade students.
• Walkathon celebration: Advisory costume competition and school spirit to benefit the PTA's efforts to support programs at Hall.
• After-school sports: Thanks to the PTA supporting extra coaches, no students get cut from any team.
• Cougar Coupons: Staff submit positive referrals about students.
• Sixth-grade poetry reading after working with Poet-in-the-Schools Meredith Heller.
• Cougar Karaoke Mondays at lunch hosted by Leadership students.

Neil Cummins and Cove Elementary Schools

• Stick Together is a character education program offered to schools by Project Love and Duck Tape in an effort to provide a fun and different way for students to explore the important social-emotional learning concepts of kindness and sticking together to combat bullying and negative behaviors in schools.

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