By WILL KANGAS
November 4, 2011
MASON - Students at Mason's North Aurelius Elementary, learned an important lesson about bullying.
A special assembly on Oct. 31 featured national anti-bullying speaker Kevin Honeycutt, who talked about the impact of bullying.
He shared a story about two dogs, one of which was always scared and hid under furniture when another dog visited.
"He said when he would come home and not have the other dog, the scared dog would still hide," Principal Mike Prelesnik said.
"I think that gave an important visual for the effects of bullying - even when the bully is not there."
Honeycutt also toured the other Mason schools on the same day. He is part of a new district-wide initiative to tackle the problem of bullying and cyber-bullying.
Mason Public Schools Executive Director of Curriculum Bruce Barbour said he saw Honeycutt at a conference last spring and as a part of the bullying task force, decided to bring him to Mason.
Honeycutt is actually a technology integration specialist from Kansas who helps teachers learn and use technology to teach.
Barbour said teachers were impressed with him when they met him in August, so he was invited to talk with students on Oct. 31 and will come back on May 3 to talk with parents.
For Prelesnik, he said Honeycutt's "Four secrets to stop bullying" hit home with the students.
Honeycutt used the letters that start the word "Hero" and came up with the secrets.
He said "H" stands for helping to rescue the victim, "E" is to educate others, "R" is to report it to an adult and "O" is to offer friendship.
Barbour said the task force has a mission to change the culture and have a great impact at Mason Public Schools.
The task force is made of staff, parents, law enforcement and many others.
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