Not In Our Schools

Tackling Difficult Topics in the Classroom: It Gets Better

Daisy Renazco, Gunn High School Mathematics Teacher/GSA Advisor
 
I love Not In Our Schools (NIOS) week for so many reasons! :-) The main reason being that this week provides students and teachers an opportunity to talk about topics that can be emotional, as well as sometimes uncomfortable.

Lancaster students stand up to bullying

The Not In Our Town film crew had the pleasure of joining the city of Lancaster, Calif. during its Not In Our Town Anti-Bullying Week, a collaboration between the city and four primary and secondary school districts.

And we weren't the only ones. Check out Fox 11's story and broadcast, "Lancaster High Students Drown out Bullying—Literally" here.


“Kids create change on campus”: Not In Our Town Lancaster

What began as one educator’s effort to create a safer environment for her middle school campus has blossomed into a citywide movement. Next week, Lancaster, Calif. will promote an anti-bullying message geared at the city’s 50,000 students and will memorialize those lost to school bullying.
 
The city, at its Oct. 26 city council meeting, dedicated the week of Nov.

Community Remembers Lucero, Seeks Peace

Two years after a hate crime rocked the small Long Island village of Patchogue, N.Y., the community will come together to remember local resident Marcelo Lucero and to pledge to work toward peace, harmony, an


New York Middle School Uses Art to Talk About Hate Violence

In the aftermath of a hate crime, how do teachers open a conversation with
their students about hate and intolerance? After seven high school
students assaulted and killed Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero in Patchogue, NY, local educators were shocked that this could happen in
their town. At South Ocean Middle School, Principal Linda Pickford wanted
to create a safe environment where her students could express their
feelings about the tragedy, and share their ideas about diversity,