08-25-2009, 05:18 AM
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"The training was part of a settlement agreement from a December 2004 complaint to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights that alleged several Caucasian students at Kealakehe Intermediate School had been subjected to repeated harassment because of race or national origin and that the district did not promptly and effectively address the problem.
Teachers, staff -- including bus drivers -- and students at Kealakehe Elementary, Intermediate and High schools, and Kahakai and Holualoa elementary schools were required to participate in the training. The teachers participated in a four-hour session, while students had a two-hour block.
"The goal was to provide uniform awareness and understanding of the severity of the issues of bullying in our schools and on our buses," said West Hawaii Complex Area Superintendent Art Souza."
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"The training was part of a settlement agreement from a December 2004 complaint to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights that alleged several Caucasian students at Kealakehe Intermediate School had been subjected to repeated harassment because of race or national origin and that the district did not promptly and effectively address the problem.
Teachers, staff -- including bus drivers -- and students at Kealakehe Elementary, Intermediate and High schools, and Kahakai and Holualoa elementary schools were required to participate in the training. The teachers participated in a four-hour session, while students had a two-hour block.
"The goal was to provide uniform awareness and understanding of the severity of the issues of bullying in our schools and on our buses," said West Hawaii Complex Area Superintendent Art Souza."