Moorestown High School Battles Bullying During Week of Respect

Moorestown High School is participating in a “Week of Respect” to help bring awareness, education and action around harassment, intimidation and bullying in the school.

Students will be encouraged to sign Anti-Bullying pledge cards during lunch. Additionally, students will be encouraged to participate in a daily trivia question regarding the impacts of bullying.

Moorestown High School students will wear blue shirts on Friday, Oct. 10 in support of Anti-Bullying. This is the same day the Gay Straight-Alliances will wear purple to observe National Coming Out Day.

Information regarding the impact of bullying will be displayed on TV throughout the cafeteria and front entrance.

Week of Respect is mandated under the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act. School districts recognize the week beginning with the first Monday of October.

School districts and charter schools (but not approved private schools for students with disabilities), in order to recognize the importance of character education, are required to observe the week by providing age-appropriate instruction focusing on preventing harassment, intimation or bullying (HIB).