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Counseling team spotlights bullying-prevention month; teachers’ association urges role-specific PD for ESPs
Summary
School counselors and student leaders highlighted Unity Day and anti-bullying activities as the board adopted a VSBA Bullying Prevention Month proclamation. Public commenters from the Manassas Education Association and the VEA urged more practical, role-specific professional development and better representation for Education Support Professionals.
School counselors and student leaders described a month of anti-bullying programming and Unity Day plans Monday as the Manassas City School Board unanimously adopted a Virginia School Boards Association proclamation recognizing October 2025 as Bullying Prevention Month.
A counselor said the division’s student leadership group and counselors will run October segments and activities that “highlight positive messages and anti bullying themes,” and previewed Unity Day on Wednesday the 22nd, when students will wear orange tie-dye T-shirts and Positive Change Ambassadors will distribute flyers on signs of bullying and strategies students can use.
Mr. Emil, a counselor and presenter, described the division’s use of Sources of Strength, an evidence-based program that trains peer…
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