ATTENTION:
THE DIVERSITY COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE AND THE DIVERSITY GENERAL MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING, MAY 3, 2013 HAVE BEEN CANCELLED
ABOVE THE INFLUENCE BROWARD – MAY 18, 2013
“Above the Influence” (ATI) is a state of mind. It’s about being yourself and not letting negative influences get to you. It’s about resisting the pressure to drink, do drugs, be thin, discriminate against others, act violently, take steroids, join a gang, or do anything that goes against WHO YOU ARE, in order to fit in. And if you’re one of the people who wants to stay above these negative influences, you’ve come to the right spot.
RISE ABOVE. CHANGE YOUR LIFE. JOIN THE MOVEMENT. CHANGE THE WORLD!!!
To learn more about ATI and to register for the event, click here
The ATI kick-off event and movement will take place on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 9:00 AM at the Kathleen C. Wright Administration Building, 600 SE Third Ave. in Ft. Lauderdale, with a march ending at Huizenga Plaza. Once at the Huizenga Plaza,the community will join a rally and be able to display their talent through activities such as step teams, spoken words and dance to show what keeps them ABOVE THE INFLUENCE. Broward County Schools and community agencies will also be sharing information about all the resources available to our community around these important topics. And all of this is at no cost to you.
If you wish to register your school group, please contact the Diversity, Cultural Outreach & Prevention Department at (754) 321-2568.
If you are an individual or community group wishing to register, click here.
Broward County Schools Violence Prevention Efforts
Violence-free, safe school environments set the foundation for learning, achievement and cognitive growth. They also support compassion, creativity, resiliency, productivity, self-understanding and self-actualization. To this end, we have developed resources to address bullying and dating violence.
Access Anti-Bullying & Dating Violence Toolkits here
By clicking here, you will find many of the resources necessary to get your anti-bullying efforts off to a great start! Find everything from Anti-Bullying Policy 5.9 to resources for administrators, Prevention Liaisons, teachers, students and parents/caregivers. You will also find resources needed to comply with the requirements of our anti-bullying policy. Additional resources can be found by clicking on our Anti-Bullying tab.
By clicking here, you will find many of the resources necessary to address your dating violence and abuse prevention efforts. Use these tools to meet the requirements of School Board of Broward County Policy 5010: Dating Violence and Abuse. There are training modules for staff, students and parents. Additional resources can be found by clicking on our Violence Prevention tab.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The ‘Planting Seeds of Prevention’ Prevention Curriculum Book was created by Broward County Public School’s Office of Prevention to serve as a teaching tool and a one stop shop for all your prevention needs. Click on the image to view and/or download it now!
The Jim Hall presentation titled, “Synthetic Drugs – Four Words & an Acronym”
Humanity Project teams up with South Plantation High to create the “I Care” Teen Driver Safety Program. Check it out. Click here.
Want to know next month’s prevention observances? It’s all on The Office of Prevention’s Calendar of Prevention Observances.
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March 11th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Are you ready for National Youth Violence Prevention Week March 23-27, 2009? You can be! There are prevention themes for each day of the week!
Find out more by going to OPP Prevention tab, for Violence Prevention Week
March 16th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
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April 5th, 2009 at 1:45 am
I saw something about this on the news recently (I’ll try to look it up on Google.), but I think the info here is really good too.
April 10th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
A. HALIM…
After reading several articles about bullying website your article provided me with the right thoughts i was searching for….
May 4th, 2009 at 9:11 am
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Nice Articles, thanks for this, looking for your next post. Keep your good work….
May 14th, 2009 at 6:10 pm
A. HALIM…
Although your article about internet bullying sounds interesting but i’m not sure if i could agree with you in 100%….
July 13th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
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December 18th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
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January 10th, 2010 at 2:14 am
Hi! Thats a thouroughly interesting blog post. Its funny that I wouldnt have considered a few of the aspects that you mentioned but its defintiely given me some food for thought and a few things to consider. Thanks again for the post and keep it up! Cheers James
May 22nd, 2010 at 8:17 am
People, particularly teens tend to communicate more via facebook or text messages. Technology is dehumanizing people. On top of that there is the culture of cruelty; teens can have a tendency to be meaner to their peers. No wonder teens feel and are more depressed. People do not care for each other as much as they used to.
May 28th, 2010 at 3:26 am
I recall the story of the early Teen boy, slightly overweight, name MUNCTON ? a few weeks ago who got beaten up by a gang of city youths because of some minor problem like his basketball hit a girl during a game by mistake,/I think he lost an eye, and got his face bashed in very badly. That is TEEN DEPRESSION at the worse. Being picked on by a gang , run down like an animal, and then beaten savagedly is so depressing to me, in our day and age. What ever happen to that poor kid ?