SPUSD Anti-Bullying Program

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South Pasadena School Board:

On January 1st, 2008, The Safe Place to Learn Act became law. This requires the California Department of Education to monitor school compliance with the state's existing anti-bias law, the Student Safety and Violence Protection Act of 2000. However, in a communication written on March 18th, 2008, Superintendent Bristol stated, we do not have a formal training for our teachers and/or administrators regarding bullying, etc.

As concerned residents, we find this lack of training inadvisable. In a 2005 study titled From Teasing to Torment: School Climate in America (conducted by Harris Interactive for GLSEN,) 47 percent of junior/middle high school students identified bullying, name-calling or harassment as somewhat serious or very serious problems at their school. Additionally, 69 percent of junior/middle high school students reported being assaulted or harassed in the previous year and only 41 percent said they felt very safe at school.

With this in mind, we the undersigned request that the Board and the SPUSD work with parent volunteers to help develop an anti-bullying program for South Pasadena schools by exploring available programs as well as best practices enacted in other districts that would be effective in our schools. This process would enable the SPUSD to meet the standards set by the Student Safety and Violence Protection Act of 2000 and, more importantly, support our children and teachers.

Sincerely,

Concerned Residents of South Pasadena

217 Signatures

  • Mindy J. Blum
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • AV & Middle School
  • Tim Ky
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Marengo Elementary School
  • Larry Riesenbach
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Marengo
  • Jennifer Moog
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Marengo Elementary
  • Traci Fleming
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Marengo
  • Cathleen Hoadley
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista Elementary
  • Pamela Postrel
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista, SPMS
  • Ming Dai
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista, SPMS
  • Laura Grisolano
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista, SPMS
  • Bill Fleming
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Marengo
  • Lillian Montalvo
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista and Middle School
  • Rachel Fox
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista
  • Rhonda Mitchell
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista
  • gail lee
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • arroyo vista
  • Rebecca Tager
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista
  • Florence Bush
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Marengo Elementary
  • Beatriz Solis
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • MHS
  • Monica Rae Guzowski
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • AV & HS
  • Cyndi Bemel
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • AV/MS
  • Pamela J. Privett
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista Elementary
  • Joshua Bloxom
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
  • Ann Moffet Kibbe
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista
  • Alan McCurdy
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista
  • Deb McCurdy
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista
  • Frances Clinton
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arrroyo elementary
  • Shawn Kaplan
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arrroyo Vista elementary
  • leslie brill
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista Elementary
  • Victoria Arriola
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • SPMS
  • Erin McDonald
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Marengo
  • Lisa Grabow
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • AV
  • Mark Grabow
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • AV
  • Kathleen Sidle
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista and Middle School
  • Jackie Howorth
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista Elementary School
  • Caroline Bencze-Fernandez
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista
  • Richard Manners
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista Elementry
  • Alison Spielmann
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • South Pasadena Middle School
  • Erik Nash
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • South Pasdena Middle School
  • June L. Manners
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • grandchildren: Arroyo Vista & Middle School
  • Christine Kohler
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • SPMS, SPHS
  • Lauren Schwab
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista Elementary
  • ken wang
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
  • Lorraine Arellano
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista, South Pas High
  • Michele Kipke
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Marengo Elementary
  • Julie DeLucia
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • AV
  • Lynn Clark
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Arroyo Vista Elementary
  • Shedrick Davis
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • South Pasadena Middle School
  • Mara Trafficante
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • Middle School
  • Edmond Ming Yee
  • Joseph E. Martinez
  • Roger Possner
    • Have children in South Pasadena schools currently or in the future?
    • No
    • Which school(s) are your children in currently or in the future? (or "None")
    • SPMS, SPHS