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From the desk of Linda Lee, President of GABnow

 

Hello Friends,

This morning (05-09-13) GABnow had the opportunity to present the edited version of the movie "Bully", along with an hour presentation by James Dean and myself, to the Student Wisconsin Education Association (StWEA) organized by the Teacher Education office at MATC. 56 students attended, along with several staff members from the campus. Our presentation received a standing ovation. We were delighted to present GABnow's pilot program developed with the cooperation with the Greendale School District. GABnow is proud to share with the other communities how the District of Greendale has embraced our efforts to combat bullying.

Because of the success of todays' presentation, MATC has invited us back to present another anti-bullying program in August. MATC President, Dr. Michael L. Burke, stated he would like to be involved with our presentation in August.

GABnow would like to share with you our programs and events we have planned. One of our more involved presentations will be in October, to nearly 800 students, along with their parents, from 8 combined parishes in Greendale, Whitnall, Franklin, Greenfield and several others communities. In addition, the Waukesha School District has invited us to make a presentation to several of their schools starting this fall.

Our foremost priority is to the community of Greendale. We take great pride in the initial training our new panel of Peer Ambassadors; the Greendale School District helped make this possible. 33 students attended the Restorative Justice Training Program provided by the MPS School District last Saturday, May 4, 2013 at North Division High School. The total training for this Restorative Justice Program will be 20 hours. Saturday completed the first 6 hours. Our goal is to develop our Peer Ambassadors, so they can use the skills they are learning to be mentors for our elementary and middle school students concerning the bullying problems.

This is just one component of our training. American Behavioral Clinics, which consists of over 54 mental health professionals, have agreed to provide additional training to the GAB Board and our youth. We want to especially thank Erin Green for providing the Aurora Health Counseling service for our Greendale students and parents.

Joyce Garbaciak, Channel 12 TV special assignment reporter, will be doing a special segment on our GABnow organization. Look for this report soon.

One organization will not stop bullying. It will take a community of help, of which the Greendale School District is one of our partners in this effort.

We sincerely appreciate all the help you have given GABnow.

Sincerely,

Linda
Linda Lee – President email / 414-241-2465


GABnow is proud to be in partnership with the following organizations. We are dedicated to our philosophy:

“Together We Will Change The Culture Of Learning”

• American Behavioral Clinics

• Milwaukee Public Schools District (MPS)     –Safe Schools and Healthy

• Greendale School District

• Associated Bank of Greater Milwaukee     Area

• MATC – Milwaukee Area Technical             College

• St. Alphonsus Catholic Church and           School

• Lutheran Social Services

Click HERE for more information.

GABNOW T-Shirt Greendale no nully
What are the long-term effects of being a bully? Aggression in adulthood:
In a research study boys were asked about whether they were bullies at age 14, then 18, & then again at age 32 (18 year span)
• The findings showed that about one in every five boys (18%) grew into being an "adult bully." They were the boys that saw themselves as being "a bit of a bully" at age 14 & continued to report being a bully at age 32.
• Over half of these adult bullies (61%) at 32 years of age were still aggressive & had been convicted of violence (20%). criminality. There appears to be a connection between bullying & later criminality.
• In one study, 60% of those who bullied in grades 6 and/or 9 had at least one criminal conviction by age 24; 35-40% had three or more convictions (as compared to a group of non-bullying boys).
References on www.education.com 1. Patricia McDougall, Tracy Vaillancourt, Shelley Hymel.
What Happens Over Time To Those Who Bully And Those Who Are Victimized?

Linda Lee – President email / 414-241-2465
GABnow P.O. Box 511, Greendale Wi. 53129


Greendale Against Bullying GABnow a community based non-profit organization striving to make our world a better place by ending bullying