Miami Beach Schools Are No Place for Hate
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OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, Melissa Berthier PRESS RELEASE
Tel: 305.673.7575, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 16, 2017
Miami Beach Schools Are No Place for Hate
– City to Implement Anti-Bullying Program in its Public Schools –
Miami Beach, FL – The City of Miami Beach, in partnership with the Anti-Defamation
League (ADL) and Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), is planning to
implement the “No Place For Hate” program during the 2017-18 school year at all six
Miami Beach schools. This program, which counters racism, name-calling and bigotry in
schools, is in alignment with the initiative for the Florida region and includes school wide
and age-appropriate activities, along with training students and educators to combat
hate language.
“The goal is to bring together Miami Beach residents to support students, teachers,
educators and parents, in creating a safe, peaceful and respectful community for all,”
shared City Manager Jimmy L. Morales.
The ADL, through the Harriet and Jack Rosenfeld Foundation, will provide a 50%
subsidy for the anti-bullying/cyberbullying trainings required to obtain designation for the
2017-18 school year for Miami Beach Senior High, Nautilus Middle, South Pointe
Elementary, North Beach Elementary, Biscayne Elementary, and Fienberg Fisher K-8
Center students and teachers. The City of Miami Beach, in turn, will implement one
community-wide event that raises awareness and/or addresses bullying prevention,
diversity and respect for all at a city-owned facility.
This program supports the Miami Beach Education Compact by helping to achieve K-12
educational excellence. Implemented in January 2008, the Education Compact reflects
the desire of the Miami Beach community to support excellence in the city’s public
schools and enhance the health and well-being of our city’s youth.
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