Principals from all nine Natick Public Schools joined Superintendent Peter Sanchioni as they welcomed parents to voice their questions, comments and concerns about bullying.
Superintendent of Natick Public Schools Peter Sanchioni welcomed parents to Town Hall last night as he and the principals of all nine schools in the district were in attendance for a discussion about bullying and the ways to combat it. "We do this on an annual basis," Sanchioni said at the beginning of the meeting. "Getting the award made us feel good, but we know the work isn't done. We always continue to evaluate our efforts." Natick High School principal Rose Bertucci spoke first about a renewed interest in the bullying curriculum the past couple of years. She said that two guidance counselors lead the program, and that there are students on a leadership team. Some of these students even attend a three-day workshop with the Anti-…
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At a Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center presentation on bullying Tuesday night, parents spoke of the bullying problem in Natick and shared ideas about how to improve the situation.
As a part of Natick's growing fight against bullying, parents and educators met with a spokesperson from the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center Tuesday night to discuss how to curb the problem in Natick schools. Since Massachusetts amped up its anti-bullying laws in 2010, the schools and Natick Parents Against Bullying and Cyberbullying have been offering more programs to help prevent and educate families about the growing nationwide problem. Some say, however, what is being done is not enough. "We're all patting ourselves on the back...but there is a real problem here," said one father who preferred to not share his name. He said he experienced that the principals at the schools have been unresponsive when instances of bullying …
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Sarah L
12:25 pm on Thursday, February 2, 2012
I commend all of the initiatives and programs that Natick Parents Against Bullying and Cyberbullying have done. And agree that we all must keep working together (parents, teachers, children, school officials) towards that promised land. more ›