Bullying Awareness
Dean Road Elementary is dedicated to creating a safe and nurturing learning environment for all of our students. Although we do not present a numerically significant problem with bullies at our school, if even one child is coming to Dean Road feeling unsafe or afraid, then we have a bullying problem.
Please help us bring about awareness and report any incidences of bullying that you are a victim of or witness at Dean Road Elementary!
We would also love any comments you would like to make about your school!
By: Mrs. Holmes on September 3, 2009 at 11:01 am
I am so excited about this new blog.
By: Ms. Greenwood on September 3, 2009 at 11:30 am
Thanks for providing this for our parents and students! I’m very excited that we continue to be proactive!
By: Anonymous on September 7, 2009 at 10:46 am
I think maybe you need to consider students trying to get sick so they won’t have to go to school and be bullied.
By: Anonymous on September 9, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Dean Road is really safe! I love my school.
By: Anonymous on September 11, 2009 at 8:52 am
I think it is important for the teachers when they see something going wrong ask and listen. Listen as hard as you can.
By: Anonymous on September 14, 2009 at 8:44 am
A little problem at this school is that some people let other kids down, they make fun of them just because they dress funny or they aren’t good at sports or they aren’t smart.
By: Anonymous on October 2, 2009 at 9:43 am
I would love to see more encouragement for the children that are more inclined to the fine arts (acting, music, art, etc.). I know that some of the children feel uncomfortable that this is the area they excel in and; therefore, don’t participate as much as they may truly want to. They are afraid of being ridiculed, or made fun of. Auburn is such a sports crazy town, that it can be a difficult environment for children that either aren’t interested in, or just don’t do well, in athletics. Tolerance of ALL talents and abilities is what I’d like to see more of. I know of children that participate in fine arts programs OUT OF TOWN, rather than in what you would think would be the comfort of their own community/school. It’s all for fear of being made fun of. So much time is spent on lifting up and praising our athletic children in this community, that our equally talented fine arts children tend to be overlooked and made to feel weak.
By: Mr. Clausell on October 6, 2009 at 8:58 am
I have never heard of the dead leg, that sounds like something that is not good.
By: Anonymous on October 6, 2009 at 4:41 pm
There is this girl she is always bullying people.
By: Ms. Pignato on October 6, 2009 at 10:23 pm
I appreciate your comment! Dean Road staff is making it a focus of theirs to continue to promote awareness of the way we want for ALL of our students to be treated, inside of Dean Road and out in the Auburn community. Thinking about the way some children perceive their “fitting in” in the community adds another layer of consideration that we have not yet had meaningful conversations about. We do offer various fine art opportunities at DRES.The school and ACS recognize students in these areas at ACS board meetings and at community events. We will certainly discuss this area of focus and would appreciate any suggestions for improving in this area from our Dean Road families and communities.
By: deanroadbullybusters on October 6, 2009 at 10:35 pm
This is important info. for us to have! Would you be able to give us more information? What grade is she in? Where is she bullying you? What does she do to you that is bullying behavior?
By: Anonymous on October 9, 2009 at 4:50 pm
There is a girl who is always mean to people. She’s in the fifth grade.
By: Anonymous on October 24, 2009 at 9:28 pm
i don’t know if i fill safe or not because how the person broke in a car and stole a ladys purse on friday. what do you think ?
By: deanroadbullybusters on October 26, 2009 at 4:36 pm
I think that our Dean Road teachers, staff and students are learning in a very safe place. Our teachers practice several safety drills and follow specific procedures given to us from the state of Alabama, as well as the Auburn City School Central Office. The doors of the building remain locked at all times and all visitors must come into the office before they are given permission to enter the building. Permission is only given to adults who are listed by parents or who are accompanied by parents or guardians. Thank you for using this blog to voice your concern and fear, please know that you are very safe here at your school and we would love to talk to you about this further if you are still feeling unsure about it.
By: Anonymous on November 3, 2009 at 10:03 am
I know of at least two girls and one boy, all in the 2nd grade, that bully other students both verbally and physically. My child had issues with each of them last year, in the 1st grade. While they are not in the same classroom, when they are placed together for other activities, i.e., recess, there are still issues occuring. My child has been called multiple names, pushed, shoved, kicked and knocked over, all during school hours. My child shouldn’t have to be afraid that he’ll encounter a bully on his way to the bathroom, office, or library. He’s also told me that he is afraid to tell anyone when he’s being called names or someone has been physical with him. He is afraid that it will only make matters worst in the long run. He brought up an issue from last year (1st grade) where one of the bullies was confronted about her behavior and (because bullies tend to be pretty sneaky) then the verbal attacks only escalated. It’s a very frustrating situation. Especially for the parent of a sensitive child. They’re kindness and gentleness (which are characteristics I would hope we’d want for our children) are what make them such an easy target for bullies. We don’t want this issue to become any worst than it has. I’m afraid we may be getting to a point wherein our child makes himself sick to avoid school and negative situations that occur for him there.
By: Anonymous on November 5, 2009 at 12:30 pm
Two peaple have been mean to me. One hits pinches and more. He does this to others too. The other usually never lets anyone sit or talk near him.
By: Anonymous on November 6, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I want to talk about poeple bullying me, but I’m not saying who because I don’t want thim to bully me more or be upset. PlusI don’t think those posters are helping people are just saying thats just streang inclueding me.
By: Anonymous on December 18, 2009 at 8:08 pm
hi i have been bullyed in after school and it is starting to bother me someone is always hurting me. Before i came to after school i wasn’t getting hurt at all and i don’t know if she is doining it on purpose or on accidentor not but it is really anoying.
By: Anonymous on December 22, 2009 at 1:36 pm
this girl is mean to me for no reason, she rolls her eyes at me and calls me names. I don’t know why, but i dont do anything to her.
By: Anonymous on December 22, 2009 at 1:38 pm
I forgot she also lies her way out of trouble when she know she did.
By: Anonymous on January 6, 2010 at 3:07 am
There is this girl and she always is mean to people and calls them names and when you tell on her she looks at you funny or rolls her eyes at you, anything to make you feel bad for telling on her. When you do tell she lies her way out of it and you might ave to get a witness.
By: Anonymous on January 7, 2010 at 9:24 pm
My brother has been made fun of for having “funny looking ears” and its gotten to the point where he wants to leave and go to another school.
By: DRE Parent on January 8, 2010 at 10:22 am
I like this blog, however I feel that names of bullies should be posted somewhere so that DRE staff KNOW who the bully is. I know of one little girl who is in the 2nd grade (she was held back) who was (and may still be) bullying my daughter (3rd grade), but I’m not going to post the bully’s name here on this blog.
This bully harasses my daughter by yelling her name as loudly as she can, and rushing her (running aggressively towards her as if she is going to run her over). Apparently, according to my daughter, this behavior occurs inside the school as well as outside. I’ve witnessed this behavior since my dd plays on the blue/orange play yard after school and the bully is in the after school program. When the afterschool program comes to the play yard, this bully will exhibit this behavior. I’ve confronted the bully after realizing that my daughter’s attempt to stop her had failed (I had tried coaching my daughter on how to handle inappropriate behavior of others). I’ve not heard from my daughter if this behavior has continued after I confronted the bully (I simply called the girl’s name and instructed her to stop yelling my daughter’s name and running up to her. I instructed the bully to leave my child alone or I would turn her into Mrs. Greenwood.)
this is just an example. There are a lot of folks reading this blog, so I’m not going to post the name of the bully. Is there a place that children can state WHO is the bully anonymously? I think that would help more.
By: Anonymous on January 11, 2010 at 4:37 pm
there is this kid that punched us
By: Anonymous on February 8, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Ever since I’ve been in 4th grade another 4th grade boy has been bothering me. He calls me names, pushes me, and trips me. At first, I tried to ignore him and just stay away from him. I don’t try to get back at him because I don’t want to make a scene at school or get into trouble. My mom and dad told me to talk to my teachers but one day I did and it helped for a little while and then it got worse. After I said something he started really calling me names and the bullying got worse. If I tell him to stop or leave me alone he says, “Is that all you got?” I don’t feel bullied by anybody else. I don’t know why he has decided to bully me, but he does.
By: DRES 5th grader on March 11, 2010 at 5:12 pm
ok. when i’m with this certain friend a oy always purposely bumping in to her and telling secerets about her. She asked me not to talk to him. But it was bothering me so i asked him “will you please stop bumping into”Person that is my friends name” everyday. he said ok but it got worse . What do I do to help me friend?
By: Anonymous on April 27, 2010 at 6:41 pm
i think people are calling each other names just because they are too shy or unwell dressed. they sometimes tell them what to do and they do because they don’t want to make a scene. iIthink they should just ignore them.
By: Anonymous on April 30, 2010 at 5:20 pm
There is a boy in the fifth grade who bullies, well not quite bullies but annoyes by going around choking people for fun. this happens in class when he takes people away from the teacher and chokes them for fun!!! He is very violent. I would like this to stop.
By: Anonymous on May 3, 2010 at 3:03 pm
There is a boy. He plays many war games so he is pretty violent. His chokes aren’t a choke that would seriously hurt someone but when he chokes me, I can’t breathe. He thinks it’s kind of fun but many people are annoyed by it.
By: Anonymous on September 21, 2010 at 6:40 pm
i really like this website but, i think students that are being bullied should be able to put who it is so that the teachers can know who it is and put a stop to it. although i think dean road is a safe place i think the issues should be adressed as soon as possible.
By: deanroadbullybusters on September 22, 2010 at 10:24 am
Thank you for posting this comment! It will give me a chance to remind students of how this works. Students are asked and encouraged to give as much information as they can, including names, when making a post. I receive an alert immediately and I can edit the information to protect anonymity but will also be able to investigate more efficiently if I have the names of those involved.
By: Anonymous on October 5, 2010 at 8:06 pm
There is a girl that is in my grade and she is so mean. She calls people little girl and litle boy and they are not even younger than her. I need yall to help us 5th grade, nobody likes her at all. In afterschool she was talking to the teachers wrong I think.
By: Bully Base on October 5, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Thank you for your post! I can tell that this situation is very frustrating for you and probably your friends too.
Remember that it is always helpful for you to put any and all information in your post on this site. You can tell already that you signed your name and I removed it! If you give me details like names and where problems of bullying happen, I can use that information and then remove it before I post your comment.
I will talk to you tomorrow and hopefully help you and your 5th grade friends solve this problem and make it a great year!
By: Anonymous on October 6, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Thanks Mrs.Pignato and Mrs.Greenwood