Cherokee Elementary School

A Core Knowledge Academy

 Anti-Bullying Week Observed

Cherokee's first goal is to educat and train faculty and staff members about bullying characteristics and victims of bullies. The school's second goal is to educate our students and parents about the definition and characteristics of bullying as well as strategies for victims of bullies.

Definition of Bullying - Bullying happens when someone hurts or scares another person on purpose and the person being bullied has a hard time defending himself or herself.  Usually, bullying happens over and over.  (Definition and characteristics from the Stop Bullying Now website)

Characteristics of bullying:

• Punching, shoving, and other acts that hurt people physically
• Spreading bad rumors about people
• Keeping certain people out of a "group"
• Teasing people in a mean way
• Getting certain people to "gang up" on others

Cherokee Elementary School will be a "Proactive instead of Reactive" school. During the week of January 11-15, 2010 Cherokee Elementary school observed "Bully Awarenss Week" where the school's counselor, Mrs. Debbie Humphries made daily announcements to remind students not to bully. Anti-Bullying Posters are now on display throughout the school and Anti-Bullying Acrostics are posted in each classroom.  The students were reminded daily that "Chero-Bees are buddies, NOT Bullies".  Pictured is the "Pledge to be a Buddy, NOT a Bully" poster displayed in Ms. Tammy Phagan and Ms. Juliette Furlow's Kindergarten classroom.