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Jeremy and Emily at the
middle school and part-
nered with them in conver-
sations with the University
of Oregon who helped them
build the Tiger Room,” Brid-
gens said, noting that, as an
elementary school, Bohemia
has worked to build bridges
with the local middle school
— including incorporating
techniques found at Lincoln
Middle School’s Tiger Pride
room.
Th e room is a place for re-
storative conversations and
is based on data collected
by the University of Ore-
gon and several studies sur-
rounding student behavior.
Inside the room, students
who have experienced con-
fl ict come together under
the guide of a mediator
and talk through their is-
sues. However, the practice
has met criticism by some
around the state as not be-
ing eff ective — particularly
for students of color.
Nancy Willard has spent
six years studying bullying
and possible approaches
schools can take to bet-
ter address the issue. She
has worked with the Sa-
lem-Kaizer School District
and is working on material
to be utilized statewide.
Th e current process of
“...we have to work on the
facilitation of those conversations
and we’re working with Lincoln
Middle School on that.”
— Tammy Hodgkinson
South Lane School Board member
restorative conversation,
according to Willard, al-
lows the student with an
advanced social standing to
maintain that standing.
“Th ey know exactly what
to say during the conversa-
tion,” she said.
For students of color in a
school district with a ma-
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and administrators, the is-
sue can be compounded.
In speaking on the issue of
bullying last year, Lincoln
Middle School Vice Princi-
pal Emily Wren noted that
some bullying had taken on
pejorative language based in
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For those students, com-
ing to a restorative conver-
sation with a Caucasian me-
diator can be daunting.
It’s an issue that hasn’t
escaped South Lane ad-
ministrators or the South
Lane School Board. Prior to
breaking for the summer of
2018, board member Tam-
my Hodgkinson introduced
an agenda item questioning
what the district could do
to create a more welcoming
environment for people of
color.
Bridgens also noted that
schools are attempting to
improve the restorative con-
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“One of the things we had
to very much work on is
when we put someone who
feels like they’ve been mis-
treated… putting them in
the same room as someone
who just mistreated them,”
she said. “It doesn’t feel very
good to have to go up and
hang out with that person
so we have to work on the
facilitation of those conver-
sations and we’re working
with Lincoln Middle School
on that.”
At Lincoln, a new pro-
gram #ICanHelp has fol-
lowed up multiple anti-bul-
lying campaigns from last
school year. According to
school counselor Tim Par-
tridge, the program gives
students an ownership over
the issue and asks that they
report behavior that could
be identifi ed as bullying.
Student council heads the
program — developed and
used at a national level. Ac-
cording to #ICanHelp, the
program has worked with
students to remove more
than 800 instances of bul-
lying or harassment where
the bulk of those instanc-
es take place: social media
platforms.
“Our kids aren’t allowed to
use their cell phones during
the school day,” Wren said
— a sentiment echoed by
Bridgens. “But they do go
behind our backs.”
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For more information and tips on disaster response and preparedness, contact your local emergency services center.
South Lane Fire & Rescue • 233 Harrison Ave, Cottage Grove 541-942-4493 • 55 South 1st Street, Creswell 541-895-2506
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