Individual Approach

" He most parents and teachers usually. They'd jump -- to help all of these victims that -- since saddened to hear about -- but once school is turning the tables and focusing on helping the police themselves."

" Karen Hansen is a principal of white -- middle school in Ely Nevada and he joins us live today -- Aaron. Thank you think surviving the district area so. Bullying is a terrible problem hundreds of thousands of kids every day don't go to school because they're afraid they're going to get beaten up for shaking that once money -- stuff like that. A church school you had an innovative approach if you would."

" Well basically what we done in some weeks we still an idea that we have from from another school and basically what it is as we've asked the kids to fill out a survey. That's tells us you know where the bullying -- taken place. What the deal bullying behaviors were and then the last question on the survey asks. Who are the bullies and I himself and so I'm the same names popping up for how do you determine who the police are. Yet we have we have some trends we have some kids that showed up a number of times and what we did is we -- I invited those kids in individually and sat down and sent to them. You know look your peers so feel like you're not very nice to people at times and they feel what sometimes durable way. How do you feel about. And I was really interesting to see what their reactions were."

" And in fact after you set the kids down that you you've discovered. But he's cut the kids had trouble at home problems at home or personal problems but -- fuel identified them and and brought -- in the office closed door talk to a what happened to the level of bully."

" Well we've we've seen a decrease in our bullying behaviors not because we've tried to work really hard with those kids to make sure that. We -- whatever needs they have been trying to help them with whatever their problems were most of time when people are bowling. Kids or adults alike they have other they have other issues going on their lives and so. -- we've made an effort in our school not only to help them the bullies and -- so feel better about being in school what the victims to feel better but. To make sure that all kids are happy and successful and -- feeling socially successful. Because we feel like kids if if they're not socially successful are they going to be academically successful and."

" It's a great program thanks so much -- Hansen for being with us. Asking the degree that he absolutely -- congratulations and have its work and out there absolutely are if it doesn't help all of the bullying or prevent all of heavily at least it. Identify who they are and maybe get -- on --"