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Bullying Bylaw Initiative

On June 4, 2007, Community Action on Crime Prevention and the Grande Prairie RCMP conducted the first bullying workshop for a youth who had been ticketed under the City of Grande Prairie's Bullying Bylaw.

The young person had been ticketed for a bullying incident by the Detachment's School Resource Officer and was provided the option of paying the specified penalty of $250 or attending a workshop on bullying hosted by the RCMP and CACP. The goal of the workshop is to educate young persons on the negative impacts of bullying. Discussions were held with the youth's parents who were fully supportive of the youth attending a workshop.

The workshop was conducted at the RCMP detachment and was very successful. The young person involved has a more positive view on the negative impacts of bullying on his school and the community. This young person has taken on the challenge of becoming a leader in anti-bullying at his school and has committed to making a positive impact with his fellow students.