Hasbro teams with Pawtucket on No Bully

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc., the Pawtucket school department, and the city of Pawtucket, have partnered with No Bully, a nonprofit organization that trains schools in bullying prevention.
In a districtwide program, enabled by Hasbro, the city of Pawtucket is helping lead in a national fight against bullying. Supported by Hasbro’s long tradition of empowering children, Pawtucket is the first district in New England to adopt the No Bully program departmentwide and declare itself a ‘Bully Free’ city.
No Bully is a San Francisco-based nonprofit.
“We are excited to take a proactive step in the national fight against bullying to help create positive environments for the children that live in our hometown of Pawtucket,” said Karen Davis, senior vice president of global philanthropy and social impact for Hasbro Inc.
“Our purpose it to make the world a better place for children and their families, so we look forward to introducing the right tools and resources to teachers and students so they can become part of the solution in preventing bullying in our community,” she said.
The No Bully System, a step-by-step process and set of interventions to prevent and stop bullying in schools, will be implemented throughout the 2015-16 school year in all 17 schools across the Pawtucket school district.
“Our non-punitive No Bully system has a 90-percent success rate, creating bully-free campuses for over 120,000 students nationwide,” said Nicholas Carlisle, founder of No Bully. “We look forward to bringing our program to the city of Pawtucket to help them move towards their goal of becoming a bully-free city.”
No Bully trains teachers in how to recognize and interrupt student bullying through a series of interventions for responding to bullying, depending on the severity of the incident. A core team of teachers at each school site will become “solution coaches” and bring together teams of students to become more proficient in resolving incidents of bullying and harassment.
Throughout the year, parents will be invited to attend workshops across the city where they can also learn how to prevent their child from being a bully or a target.
“Hasbro has been a valued partner in the Pawtucket community for many years and has always been committed to making a difference in our city,” said Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien. “The No Bully program teaches valuable life lessons and will help us to develop the future leaders of our community. We are grateful for that partnership and support which has enabled us to implement this impactful program into our schools.”

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