{"id":4421,"date":"2010-04-10T17:11:43","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T17:11:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-04-10T17:11:43","modified_gmt":"2010-04-10T17:11:43","slug":"you-can-help-stop-student-bullying-by-supporting-the-safe-schools-improvement-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2010\/04\/you-can-help-stop-student-bullying-by-supporting-the-safe-schools-improvement-act\/","title":{"rendered":"You can help stop student bullying by supporting the Safe Schools Improvement Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To help honor the one year anniversary of 11-year old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover&#8217;s suicide, GLSEN encourages everyone to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopstudentbullying.org\/carl.cfm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>contact members of Congress and urge them to support the Safe Schools Improvement Act<\/strong><\/a>.  It&#8217;s legislation that will require schools receiving federal funding to enact policies to prohibit bullying and harassment; and provide them with resources to prevent and respond to incidents when they occur.<\/p>\n<p>Carl [pictured] took his life on April 6, 2009, after enduring constant bullying at school, including being called <cite>gay<\/cite> and a <cite>faggot<\/cite> despite the fact he did not identify as gay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopstudentbullying.org\/carl.cfm\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Sign the petition and send a photo of Carl to your member of Congress and urge them to support the Safe Schools Improvement Act<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.glsen.org\/cgi-bin\/iowa\/all\/news\/record\/2429.html\" target=\"_blank\">According to GLSEN<\/a>, the Safe Schools Improvement Act will strengthen the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act to ensure that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Schools and districts have comprehensive and effective student conduct policies that include clear prohibitions regarding bullying and harassment;<\/li>\n<li>Schools and districts focus on effective prevention strategies and professional development designed to help school personnel meaningfully address issues associated with bullying and harassment;<\/li>\n<li>States and districts maintain and report data regarding incidents of bullying and harassment in order to inform the development of effective federal, state, and local policies that address these issues.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GLSEN provides a list of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glsen.org\/cgi-bin\/iowa\/all\/antibullying\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">anti-bullying programs and resources<\/a> to help school communities address bullying.<\/p>\n<p>GLSEN also provides <a href=\"http:\/\/www.glsen.org\/binary-data\/GLSEN_ATTACHMENTS\/file\/000\/000\/294-6.PDF\" target=\"_blank\">Safe Space Kits<\/a> &#8211; which include posters, stickers and comprehensive guide.  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