By rdnewsNOW staff

BULLYING AWARENESS WEEK

Lacombe County promotes anti-bullying messages to students

Nov 19, 2019 | 6:37 AM

LACOMBE- November 18-22 is Bullying Awareness Week, and Lacombe County’s School Resources Officers are visiting several Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) locations to promote anti-bullying messages to students.

Their presentation will be targeted to all ages of students – from Kindergarten to Grade 12 – to educate them on what bullying is, and the impacts bullying has on their peers.

This year’s campaign focuses on a wide range of year-round supports and services available to people experiencing bullying and bystanders.

They include:

– The Bullying Helpline (1-888-456-2323), an anonymous helpline available 24/7 in more than 170 languages
– The Bullying Helpline Chat available daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Alberta.ca/BullyingChat – Downloadable resources at Alberta.ca/Bullying

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“We are proud of the partnership we have with Lacombe County and the school resource officers that serve our students and schools. We know the value that comes with talking about bullying, that it is not okay, and with working together to find solutions.” “There are so many situations out there that we want to bring awareness and communicate to students that bullying is not acceptable behaviour,” said School Resource Officer Dave Lahucik.

“Our presentations over Bullying Awareness Week will provide tools to kids being bullied, so they know where to go and what to do to get help.” The presentations will run throughout Bullying Awareness Week in the elementary and high school grades in Bentley and Eckville, and the content delivered will differ between the older and younger students. “We want to ensure younger kids understand what bullying is,” said Lahucik.

In September, Lacombe County assumed the role of School Resource Officer (SRO) for schools in Alix, Bentley, Clive and Eckville.