Published Tue, Oct 23, 2012 10:08 am Dateline It is reported
that six out of 10 American youth witness some form of bullying
everyday. There are many measures being taken to prevent the
bullying, including an effort close to home. The Sisters of St.
Joseph Charitable Fund in West Virginia awarded the Appalachian
Peace and Justice Network $6,000 to fund 11 free bully
prevention classes for Athens County elementary and middle
Schools. The classes will be part of The Second Step Bully
Prevention program. "Second Step teaches empathy, impulse
control, anger management and problem solving. And the central
idea is that if we have more empathy, more compassion for each
other then we don't want to be in conflict with each other so it
takes the cycle of violence and teaches the opposite," said Mara
Giglio, director at the Appalachian Peace and Justice Network.
Giglio said the program uses different techniques in the classes
from puppets for younger children to dance videos for older
kids. Giglio said she thinks the cl