Sexual Harassment in School: What Parents Need to Know

PTA Adult Education:

A two-part series for parents focusing on

Sexual Harassment and Bullying

and Positive Behavioral Interventions

Sponsored by the JRMS PTA

 

Sexual Harassment in School:

What Parents Need to Know

 

Wednesday, March 14, 7:00-8:30 pm

 

Featuring Kelly Mullins, Program Manager of Education and

Community Outreach at the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury

 

This presentation will define sexual harassment and give insights into the impact on an individual child as well as a school’s climate.  There will be tips and techniques to help parents talk to their children and to help them reinforce the lessons taught in school presentations.  Parents will learn the warning signs and the consequences a child may face as the victim or harasser.  Resources and steps for reporting will also be discussed. 

Kelly Mullins, Program Manager of Education and Community Outreach at the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury, is a certified Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault counselor/advocate and she holds certificates in Conflict Management, Mediation and Group facilitation.  She is trained in Girl’s Circle group facilitation, Promoting Pro-Social Behavior in Childhood and Innovative Ways to Reach & Engage Youth in Awareness.  She holds a degree in Communication and Theatre Arts.  She has been a Prevention Educator at the Women’s Center of Greater Danbury since 2007 and a residential counselor at a domestic violence shelter prior to that.  She is also the creator and director of ACT OUT, an interactive educational theatre troupe.

. . . and Save the Date for Part 2:

A Broader Look at PBIS

Wednesday, April 11, 7:00 – 8:30pm

Facilitated by JRMS Staff

 

PBIS – Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports – is a prevention-oriented and research-based approach to intervention that assists school personnel in maximizing social behavioral outcomes for all students.  This evening will focus on how PBIS comes to life every day at JRMS and is apparent in our theme of Taking Care . . . of ourselves, of each other, of this place.  Please join us!