Guymon Junior High Starts Anti-Bullying Campaign

Although bullying is a nation wide problem, it also hits close to home. More frequently than ever are the unfortunate stories of children and teens suffering in silence as they are pushed to the edge by their abusers.
The Guymon Central Junior High STUCO recognized the need to educate their classmates on the issue and introduced an awareness video, “Stop The Bullying.”
According to Junior High Principal Claudia Winters, all students watched the video in their homeroom classes, followed by a brief discussion. Viewers learned of various types of bullying and were asked how they would handle being bullied or witness someone else being bullied.
“Even laughing with the group is considered bullying,” Winters said. “The students answered questions, like, how would it make you feel, what would you do and would you stand up and stop it?”
Winters went on to say the school will not tolerate bullying and offenders will first receive a warning and then be disciplined. Students being bullied need to report the instance and it will be investigated. If a teacher did not see the incident, other students, who may have witnessed it will interviewed.
“We’re not going to allow it to happen and students need to speak up to stop it,” Winters said. “We’re not going to put up with it.”
For more information on types of bullying, signs of a bully or someone being bullied, bully prevention or getting help, visit stopbullying.gov.