School Open Forum Proposal

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Recommended: Resilience of adolescent children

In an area where the rate of economically disadvantaged is soaring, bullying in this community is becoming more and more of a concern, along with the suicide rate among the youth and young adults. Although the school district strives on improving programs already in place to assist students who are deemed “at risk”, there is still an undeniable message that advising our youth towards building resilience is a commitment the school, as well as the community, encounters especially during those struggling teenage years. Nieto and Bode state, “Young people seek to fit in and belong in any way the can” (2012, p. 310). Having this sense of belonging helps in building those coping mechanisms needed to battle the tough times.
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This includes administration, members of the tribe, business people, parents, teachers, and most importantly, the youth. Once this happens, the committee will give the community members an opportunity to voice their concerns, as well as share what they feel has been working. This could happen in an open forum setting held at the school. Advertisements for this forum are heard on the local radio, seen and read in the newspapers, listed on the school webpage, and sometimes the most important, word of mouth. To reiterate, the purpose of this open forum is to offer a chance for those people who are or have been negatively affected by either bullying or abuse of some sort to have an opportunity to come forward and express concerns or even share what has helped. This forum may be very structured nor organized, but it will give the committee a chance to hear what is truly happening in the community. There may be tears of relief because of the possibility of receiving assistance and there will more than likely be tears of anger, resentment, or blame. To make the most of this time together, everybody has to be willing to listen to what is being said especially those who are serving on the committee. Once this forum is over, the committee’s main responsibility at this point is to take some time and reflect by discussing the information that was shared that will help lead to an adequate starting

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