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SEL Response A. Summary Maria’s Family: “Maria’s mother is Hispanic, and her father is African American. Maria’s family moved from the big city to a small town, due to her father being transferred for his job, and both parents currently argue because of the move” (SEL Response, N.d.). Maria’s Community: “The family relocated to a small town from the big city, the small town is mainly middle class and of Caucasian ethnicity” (SEL Response, n.d.). Maria’s Cultural Background: “Maria is biracial (African American and Hispanic). She is a 13-year-old female. She is currently having thoughts of harming herself by suicide because of the bullying she is experiencing at school” (SEL Response, n.d.). B1. The issue that Maria is experiencing regarding the bullying because she is different from the other students who attend the school, and her parents are also not taking the bullying issue seriously. I would first inform my administration about the social media site “I Hate Maria” as it is possible that it violates policies at the school (SEL Response, n.d.). After informing my administration of the social media group, I think it would be beneficial to connect with Maria and let her know that we as staff are here to support her, so she does not feel as though she is alone and that she has staff to talk to. I think a good start would be for her to talk to a school counselor regarding her experience with the bullying and her thoughts of suicide. I would let Maria know that I am available to talk when and if she needs to, it will help to build that teacher/student relationship. It would give her someone to confide in and she wouldn’t have to feel as though she was being judged. B1a. By informing my administration so they can address the individuals who created the social media group “I Hate Maria,” it would remove the online bullying platform. Many schools have what is called the “Harassment, Intimidation, and Bullying” policy, basically means that every student and staff member are free from this form of abuse. Schools and the districts take this matter very seriously, they have what

SEL Response is known as a 504 Coordinator, a Title IX Officer, or a Civil Rights Coordinator that can also be involved in this incident. As a teacher at the school, building a relationship with any of my students would be important so they can feel safe and comfortable coming to me so I could report anything necessary. And in Maria’s case she is experiencing a lot given that she has just relocated, is being bullied, and having suicidal thoughts. I would want to be able to give her the resources necessary to overcome the trauma that she is going through. She deserves to feel welcomed and to build friendships with other students and relationships with staff members at the school. I would even ask the school counselor if there was a weekly group that possibly meets a couple times to see if Maria would be able to join or if she could have an individual session with her. B2. Involving Maria’s family would have to come from either the administration or the school counselor. A meeting would need to happen to discuss what is happening to Maria at school. Inform her parents that she is being bullied and that there is a social media site “I Hate Maria,” and let them know that it is being taken down. The parents need to be aware of the seriousness of the incident and that their daughter is having self-harming thoughts. The school counselor should also speak with the parents and let them know that she is having a difficult time at school because of the bullying and dealing with the recent move, they should also be aware the possibility of trauma she may have from the bullying. C .I grew up in a middle-class society, lived with both my parents and 5 siblings, I am the oldest of the 6 kids, neither of my parent’s finished college, both sets of my grandparents went to church, and I went on some Sundays. Every other Sunday we would go down to my dad’s parent’s house for brunch. I was raised in two different religions of Mormon and Catholic, I can speak 3 different languages (English, Spanish, and Armenian). Communication with my dad’s parents was mainly in Armenian, while I spoke English with my mom’s parents. The town I grew up in is small and was mainly Caucasian. My dad owns his own construction company, and my mom was a stay-at-home mom for a while when I was younger.

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SEL Response I attended an elementary school that was close enough to walk to and enjoyed my friends, especially having my best friend living next door. However, one day everything changed for me, like it did for Maria. We had to move in the middle of my 5 th grade year of school. The house we were living in was not big enough to accommodate everyone. My grandparents moved us to a much smaller town, where me and my sisters had to start over. When we started the new school, we were the typical new kids. But we were picked on, bullied, name called, we would come home crying, we wanted to go back to our old school. It took months for us to make friends, and it felt like forever sitting in the classrooms where no one liked us. The administration back then didn’t do much to the children who were unkind to us. I remember when I started the new school and walking into class and sever kids would turn and say, “look what the cat dragged in,” it was hurtful. I couldn’t understand why they would say that they didn’t even know me, and I wasn’t introduced to the class yet. The teacher never did anything expect tell them to “knock it off.” I felt alone, until one person came up to me and befriended me and to this day, we are best friends. C1. Given my background I know what it feels like to have to move to a new town, start a new school, and to be bullied. Trying to fit in where you feel like you don’t belong and making the best of what you can for those short hours out of the day. I also know how parents having not knowing what you’re experiencing at school feels like, and when they do find out they are lost on how to help. I think that if the school counselor could find a friend for Maria with similar interests it would be beneficial to her. I was thankful that I had found a friend, it truly helped me. Maria needs someone to talk to, a friend, the counselor, or her parents. I currently work at a school, and I have witnessed bullying firsthand and the effect it has on the children, it is heartbreaking. I personally given my background would respond to Maria’s situation in the proper way, I would bring it to the administration’s attention and report it to the school counselor. Bullying and suicidal thoughts are a huge issue, especially in today’s society.

SEL Response References SEL Response Information (n.d.). https://tasks.wgu.edu/student/011109658/course/27780012/task/3690/overview

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