CREATING SAFE AND RESPECTFUL SCHOOLS
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Tip line offers another
way for families to
communicate with
their school
The new Anoka-Hennepin tip line enables students and
their families to send kudos or concerns in a relatively
anonymous fashion to their school. It could be something
about a classmate, friend or oneself – school or not
school-related.
Last year, Blaine High School's National Honor Society students (pictured), helped form Bengal Bystanders, a
bystander empowerment group at the school. With the Bush Foundation grant, similar programs will begin at
all of Anoka-Hennepin's secondary schools.
Bush Foundation grant gives $200,000
boost to anti-bullying efforts
Students in all Anoka-Hennepin middle and
high schools have been learning about the
problems associated with bullying for a decade
or more. Now, thanks in part to a nearly
$200,000 competitive grant from the Bush
Foundation, schools will take that learning to a
new level. All students will learn not only how
to prevent bullying but also how to intervene
effectively when they see it happening.
“I am extremely pleased that the district
has received this grant to support the
important work we are doing with educating
our students on how to be a pro-active
bystander,” said Anoka High School Principal
Mike Farley, who is a member of the district’s
Anti-bullying/Anti-harassment Task Force.
“This money will help us give all of our
students the skills and tools to be an active
participant in the solution versus being part
of the problem. It will help all students to be
able to step in when a student is being bullied or harassed and will help us to make our
buildings safer for all students. This money
will help us make a difference in the lives of
all of our students.”
The two-year grant builds on the bullying
awareness program developed at Coon
Rapids High School two years ago and the
bystander em