The Birmingham Islamic Society hosted a workshop titled ¨Bullying Prevention” Saturday, February 24, 2018. The workshop was presented by Dr. Madiha Tahseen, a PhD in Applied Developmental Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and who works for the Family and Youth Institution, which has the mission to strengthen and empower individuals, families, and communities through research and education.
The well attended workshop addressed many key issues regarding the bullying phenomenon in United States.
The first part of the workshop used new data and a CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) sponsored case study results to answer the question: “What does bullying look like for our young?” It also explained the different types of bullying such as cyber bullying, microaggressions, and biases in educational textbooks, in addition to verbal bullying and physical bullying.
The second part of the workshop described a four step model developed for parents, and guardians of young children and families in general, to help handle instances of bullying as and when they occur. The model’s four parts are:
B Be Aware of bullying symptoms that your child might display
A Advocate on the behalf of your child
I Identify the school and district anti-bullying guidelines or laws
R Report bullying incidents to CAIR or other concerned organizations, such as Southern Poverty Law Center, that record bullying incidents
Dr. Madiha Tahseen opened the floor for a Q and A session that addressed the local community’s concerns and presented other resources such as:
How to teach tolerance :https://www.tolerance.org/,
SPLC https://www.splcenter.org/state-offices/alabama,
Government initiative to stop bullying in schools : https://www.stopbullying.gov/,
Board of education Act and policy against bullying in schools here https://www.alsde.edu/sec/pss/Pages/lawsandpolicies-all.aspx?tab=Stop%20Bullying
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