Local charter school puts teachers through training to stop bullying and gun violence as school begins
Going back to school for many consists of preparation for students, parents and teachers academically, but another part is implementing back-to-school safety. That ranges from physical bullying and cyberbullying to even gang violence that may follow these students inside the classroom. Just recently, WLWT has covered multiple stories of suicide awareness that stemmed from bullying. At Dohn Community High School, they want to get ahead of those issues before the school year starts, not only to help ease students’ and parents’ minds but so teachers and staff are prepared. “We’re trying to educate our teachers. We don’t want to scare them and we don’t want to say this is what happens on an everyday basis, ’cause it doesn’t, but we don’t want them to be scared either to deal with issues,” Dohn Schools director Ramone Davenport said. He says that sometimes, instruction like this gets lost as teachers prepare for their classrooms. But these scenarios, such as bullying and cyberbullying, which may lead to violence at school, are real-time incidents that need attention. Friday morning, more than 100 teachers will receive training on how bullying plays a role in school violence, lockdown procedures for an active shooter and addressing gang violence once it’s identified. “Things happen outside of the classrooms that they are not aware of, and what we want to do is bring awareness to everything that could possibly happen in the school year. You hear about it on the news all the time, about schools going on lockdown drills because there was a shooting. You know it might be a parent that happened to sneak into the building to cause problems. So, you know, we hear about everything, but what we want to do is bring awareness to all of the things that can happen outside of the classroom,” he said. Keeping Our Schools Safe is the theme of the instruction. All a part of making schools safe again. Something teacher Brian Strayhorn says is a priority, telling WLWT it’s important to be aware of situations like these not only to keep students safe but because its the best way to build relationships. “Ultimately educating the parents also. This is what bullying actually is, so it’s communicated, and that triangle is solidified. The school, parents, students, so everyone is talking the same language. And if there is a bullying scenario, then Dohn will do our best to alleviate the situation so a child doesn’t feel like there are threats as they try to learn,” Strayhorn said.
Going back to school for many consists of preparation for students, parents and teachers academically, but another part is implementing back-to-school safety. That ranges from physical bullying and cyberbullying to even gang violence that may follow these students inside the classroom.
Just recently, WLWT has covered multiple stories of suicide awareness that stemmed from bullying. At Dohn Community High School, they want to get ahead of those issues before the school year starts, not only to help ease students’ and parents’ minds but so teachers and staff are prepared.
“We’re trying to educate our teachers. We don’t want to scare them and we don’t want to say this is what happens on an everyday basis, ’cause it doesn’t, but we don’t want them to be scared either to deal with issues,” Dohn Schools director Ramone Davenport said.
He says that sometimes, instruction like this gets lost as teachers prepare for their classrooms. But these scenarios, such as bullying and cyberbullying, which may lead to violence at school, are real-time incidents that need attention. Friday morning, more than 100 teachers will receive training on how bullying plays a role in school violence, lockdown procedures for an active shooter and addressing gang violence once it’s identified.
“Things happen outside of the classrooms that they are not aware of, and what we want to do is bring awareness to everything that could possibly happen in the school year. You hear about it on the news all the time, about schools going on lockdown drills because there was a shooting. You know it might be a parent that happened to sneak into the building to cause problems. So, you know, we hear about everything, but what we want to do is bring awareness to all of the things that can happen outside of the classroom,” he said.
Keeping Our Schools Safe is the theme of the instruction. All a part of making schools safe again. Something teacher Brian Strayhorn says is a priority, telling WLWT it’s important to be aware of situations like these not only to keep students safe but because its the best way to build relationships.
“Ultimately educating the parents also. This is what bullying actually is, so it’s communicated, and that triangle is solidified. The school, parents, students, so everyone is talking the same language. And if there is a bullying scenario, then Dohn will do our best to alleviate the situation so a child doesn’t feel like there are threats as they try to learn,” Strayhorn said.
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