Woodland Elementary School to be Designated as ‘No Place for Hate’

In a press release issued by Methacton School District, Woodland Elementary School will be designated as a “No Place for Hate” school. The distinction comes after having completed a year of anti-bias and anti-bullying programs. Jeremy Bannett from the Anti-Defamation League will attend the school’s Sept. 4 designation ceremony and present the school with its official designation banner.

To earn this distinction: the school formed a No Place for Hate committee, adopted a resolution pledging to create a more inclusive school, and implemented a number of projects promoting respect for differences for both faculty and students.

Woodland Elementary School started the year with a project called “Be a Buddy, Not a Bully”, where they watched a DVD and participated in an assembly about how to challenge bullies. In another project “We Are Individuals/Proud to be Me”, they made their handprints into leaves on a tree and also made diversity squares to

show that it is ok to be different.

Finally, throughout the year, students signed and recited the Woodland Elementary School pledge, and daily announcements reminded them to be safe, respectful and responsible.

This is the first year that Woodland Elementary School will receive its designation banner. The school is part of more than 200 schools across the state currently participating in the No Place for Hate program, following Governor Ed Rendell’s endorsement in 2006. The No Place for Hate program was developed by the Anti-

Defamation League to provide a model for challenging bigotry and intolerance in communities, schools and college campuses.

To learn more about No Place for Hate® visit www.noplaceforhate.org.