The department finally agreed to implement the peer mentoring program we fought for so hard. My body feels heavy from the months of struggle but I am relieved we kept pushing until they listened. We need to stay watchful to ensure they actually follow through on this promise.
November 25, 2014
Final supporters
The following petition is to raise awareness and call on the New York City Department of Education about the collective worry that New York City students, parents, and families face everyday about the possibility of violence in schools.
School violence ranges from bullying, harassment to school shootings. The method of ending violence is by urging our local and state legislatures to implement a peer-to-peer mentoring program in our schools. These types of programs such as the Big Brother Big Sister Mentoring program have been proven to decrease the rate of violence within our schools along with providing a mentoring program for our youth.
SCHOOLS SHOULD BE A SECOND HOME FOR ALL
We, the undersigned, seek to end all violence in our schools and believe that another tragedy should not happen before change is made.
Anthony Vargas - Founder
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 16, 2014
November 15, 2014
The numbers are rising but the fatigue is setting in for many of us. Please take a moment to send this link to a few people who need to see it so we can break through that one thousand mark.
April 3, 2013
We hit one hundred signatures today. It is exhausting work to keep pushing for safer classrooms when the progress feels so slow but your support keeps me moving forward.
Reached 100 supporters
April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013
The days feel long and the progress is slower than I hoped. We are hovering just below one hundred names and I need you to find one person who will sign this right now.
274 Comments
These young people seem to have the right mind and attitude towards protecting their fellow students and to lift them up by encouraging and exhorting them with mentors. My prayer is that we as adults do our part to stand by them.
Listening to solutions our students want for issues that face them is incredibly important. Implementing mentoring programs as a way to curb violence in schools is an effective, and important way to lend support to our students who need it the most. Amazing job putting this together. And keep going!
I live in the state of Florida and school violence is a big concern not only do I fear for the safety of my children but for the other child that run the risk of another Newtown,incident.
This is a step towards diminishing the statistics of young individuals being deceased towards violence. The children of today are the future of tomorrow and need guidance to further their success and development. Schoolshould be a safe haven not a correctional facility.
thank you for starting this petition to lend awareness to the sad fact that violence in schools is on the rise. The Big Brother/Big Sister Program does so many wonderful things and a great addition to any school
Stop school violence
Keep the schools safe
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The department finally agreed to implement the peer mentoring program we fought for so hard. My body feels heavy from the months of struggle but I am relieved we kept pushing until they listened. We need to stay watchful to ensure they actually follow through on this promise.
November 25, 2014
Final supporters
The following petition is to raise awareness and call on the New York City Department of Education about the collective worry that New York City students, parents, and families face everyday about the possibility of violence in schools.
School violence ranges from bullying, harassment to school shootings. The method of ending violence is by urging our local and state legislatures to implement a peer-to-peer mentoring program in our schools. These types of programs such as the Big Brother Big Sister Mentoring program have been proven to decrease the rate of violence within our schools along with providing a mentoring program for our youth.
SCHOOLS SHOULD BE A SECOND HOME FOR ALL
We, the undersigned, seek to end all violence in our schools and believe that another tragedy should not happen before change is made.
Anthony Vargas - Founder
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
November 16, 2014
November 15, 2014
The numbers are rising but the fatigue is setting in for many of us. Please take a moment to send this link to a few people who need to see it so we can break through that one thousand mark.
April 3, 2013
We hit one hundred signatures today. It is exhausting work to keep pushing for safer classrooms when the progress feels so slow but your support keeps me moving forward.
Reached 100 supporters
April 1, 2013
April 1, 2013
The days feel long and the progress is slower than I hoped. We are hovering just below one hundred names and I need you to find one person who will sign this right now.
274 Comments
Thank you for your thoughtful campaign addressing the tragedy of violence in communities and for our youth. Your approach to include young decision makers both in intervention strategies and in policy making is awesome and long overdue for NYC.
These young people seem to have the right mind and attitude towards protecting their fellow students and to lift them up by encouraging and exhorting them with mentors. My prayer is that we as adults do our part to stand by them.
Listening to solutions our students want for issues that face them is incredibly important. Implementing mentoring programs as a way to curb violence in schools is an effective, and important way to lend support to our students who need it the most. Amazing job putting this together. And keep going!
I live in the state of Florida and school violence is a big concern not only do I fear for the safety of my children but for the other child that run the risk of another Newtown,incident.
This is a step towards diminishing the statistics of young individuals being deceased towards violence. The children of today are the future of tomorrow and need guidance to further their success and development. Schoolshould be a safe haven not a correctional facility.
thank you for starting this petition to lend awareness to the sad fact that violence in schools is on the rise. The Big Brother/Big Sister Program does so many wonderful things and a great addition to any school
Stop school violence
Keep the schools safe
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Thank you for your thoughtful campaign addressing the tragedy of violence in communities and for our youth. Your approach to include young decision makers both in intervention strategies and in policy making is awesome and long overdue for NYC.