Story in Brief
While 87 percent of school staff think they have effective strategies for handling bullying, 58 percent of middle schools students and 66 percent of high school students believe adults at their school are not doing enough to stop or prevent bullying. 4-H and Family and Consumer Science educators teach teens and adults about bullying and cyber bullying prevention, as well as internet and social networking safety. Working with a committee from North Carolina State University and the University of Georgia, a new publication on 4-H and bullying has been researched, compiled and evaluated, and is now available from the National 4-H Mall. In addition, research has been compiled and shared from the federal partners in Bullying Prevention Summit which was held in Washington, D.C. 4-H serves as a national partner in the Great American No Bull Challenge and a Georgia 4-H faculty member was chosen to represent National 4-H on the advisory board of the No Bull Challenge. Over 25 counties are now using the bullying prevention materials in 4-H club settings. A bullying prevention class taught with materials specialized for Georgia 4-H was also conducted at the statewide Junior 4-H conference reaching over 800 young people. The materials and curriculums have been shared with each Extension district and made available for county use.