“I visited Huntsville High School on Friday, and I can tell you Nigel was loved by his classmates, his teachers and his administrators. Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Christie Finley addressed Shelby’s death at Monday school board session. In addition, there are consequences for students outlined in our Behavioral Learning Guide who are found to engage in bullying.” Administrators at the school and district level are immediately notified in order to take prompt action. The district has online tools on each school’s website to report any concern, including bullying, via “Anonymous Alerts” or “Bullying Report” forms. School counselors provide lessons to educate and promote awareness, along with encouraging HCS employees to lead by example and provide support if they seen bullying. “The district has several resources in place to tackle prejudice, bullying and inter-group conflict including PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports) to teach and recognize positive behavior, No Place for Hate anti-bias & diversity education, and Peer Helper programs.
