Community group presents bullying-prevention program to Winslow Township board

Summary

A representative of Kingsway International introduced the organization—s "Bully Stoppers" program during public comment at the Winslow Township Board of Education—s July 9 meeting and offered assemblies, classroom programs and wraparound supports designed to connect bullying prevention with mental-health and violence-prevention interventions.

During the public-comment portion of the July 9 meeting, Tiffany Alston of Sicklerville, representing Kingsway International, described the organization—s "Bully Stoppers" program and offered to present assemblies and classroom sessions to district schools.

Alston told the board her group focuses on youth development and "getting to the root cause issues" that can link bullying to violence and to unmet mental-health needs. She said Kingsway International provides assemblies, classroom programming and family engagement work and that the organization tailors services to each school—s needs rather than offering a single "cookie-cutter" program. "We—re a community based organization... we really just want to... present to whether it's this board, but also, of course, the individual schools so that we can meet the needs," Alston said. She provided a packet of information to district staff for distribution to administrators.

A district staff member accepted the materials for follow-up. No board action was taken at the meeting; the presentation occurred during the public-comment period and the board recorded receipt of the information.