bullying

Handband has continued to provide high quality wristbands to schools for over ten years. Since 2004, schools have enthusiastically chosen us as a direct source for a variety of school and education-related purposes. We’ve had schools use wristbands for all of the following (and more): Fundraising Tools Awareness Initiatives Attention-Grabbing Accessories for School Events Participation/Motivation/Reward Tokens for Students Continue reading →

Handband is using their popular Say No to Bullying wristbands to lend support to the fifth National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence, slated for Friday March 20, 2015. This annual day provides a focus for all schools to say "Bullying. No Way!" and to strengthen their existing everyday messages that bullying and violence at school are not okay at any time. While some folks may attempt to paint it as ‘part of growing up’, it has become clear that bullying is both a dangerous and emotionally damaging practice. Including actions such as threatening behavior, physical or verbal attacks, spreading rumors, or deliberately excluding someone from a group or activity, it’s been shown to cause long lasting damage in addition to the distress experienced as it happens. Continue reading →

Cloverdale teen's anti-bullying wristbands remind youth there is safety in numbers, while raising money for Kids Help Phone A Cloverdale teenager is hoping that people with "swag" will take a stand against bullying. Siena Stampacchia, 14, has started an anti-bullying campaign called S.W.A.G., short for Safe With A Group. The ninth grader designed wristbands bearing the acronym as a way to show victims of bullying that they have support, and to remind and encourage others to stand up for people being bullied. "By wearing these wristbands, Continue reading →

[caption id="attachment_1384" align="alignleft" width="405"] With Principal Kate Callahan, Dondero School third-graders show off their new wristbands, which read “Be A Buddy Not A Bully” after a school assembly on bullying Wednesday.[/caption] PORTSMOUTH — When city elementary school children find themselves in an encounter with a bully, all they'll need to do is look to their wrists for inspiration. Students from Little Harbour, Dondero, New Franklin and St. Patrick elementary schools all wore wristbands bearing the words "Be a Buddy, Not a Bully" on Wednesday as school and city officials, along with representatives of Port City Nissan, visited the schools. Port City Nissan underwrote the cost for the wristbands and general manager Jennifer Fecteau and employee Kayla Leslie attended anti-bullying Continue reading →

PUPILS at Offa's Mead Primary School, near Chepstow, joined in an awareness week for anti-bullying by donning special wristbands in class. The campaign was rolled out in schools across the country in an effort to stamp out bullying, with Offa's Mead one of many in the region to sing up to the scheme. Special classes were taught in schools with pupils taking part in role playing and exercises to highlight the impact bullying can have on young people. Continue reading →