Scams are ways for people to steal your money. In the next three weeks I will be talking about some common scams, why we need to look out for them, and ways you can protect yourself. 

The scams that I will be talking about will be:

1. Fake check scams

2. Working at home scams

3. Payday loan scams  

These are some of the biggest scams we need to watch out for these days.

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With schools closed during this quarantine, kids are staying home. They are doing their schoolwork at home and now suddenly you’re the teacher! Being a mom with learning disabilities with two boys that are 13 and 14, it’s hard to help them with their schoolwork. For my boys, doing schoolwork at home instead of in the classroom, is very different. Then I have to balance my work from home with helping them, which makes it hard for all of us.

Here are 5 things I found that may help you work with your child at home:

1. Don’t get frustrated. Remember if you get frustrated your kids will get frustrated. If you relax, they will be more relaxed and learning will be more fun for all of you.

2. Take breaks. Every child learns differently. Some children can work for long periods of time while some can’t focus for as long. If you watch them, you will learn when they need a break.

3. Keep a normal daily routine and bedtime. Just like in school they will need breaks, outside play time, a lunch hour, and rest and sleep time.

4. School device boundaries. If your student got a device from their school, it is for school assignments and contact with teachers, only. It is not for games or social media.

5. Keep up communication with all teachers that work with your child. This is the most important thing you can do. They will help you and support you through your challenges of homeschooling your kids.

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SEC. 12. Section 35294 of the Education Code is amended and renumbered to read: 32280. It is the intent of the Legislature that all California public schools, in kindergarten, and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, operated by school districts, in cooperation with local law enforcement agencies, community leaders, parents, pupils, teachers, administrators, and other persons who may be interested in the prevention of campus crime and violence, develop a comprehensive school safety plan that addresses the safety concerns identified through a systematic planning process. For the purposes of this section, law enforcement agencies include local police departments, county sheriffs' offices, school district police or security departments, probation departments, and district attorneys' offices. For purposes of this section, a “safety plan” means a plan to develop strategies aimed at the prevention of, and education about, potential incidents involving crime and violence on the school campus.

SEC. 13. Section 35294.1 of the Education Code, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 735 of the Statutes of 2002, is amended and renumbered to read: 32281.
(a) Each school district and county office of education is responsible for the overall development of all comprehensive school safety plans for its schools operating kindergarten or any of grades 1 to 12, inclusive. …
(e) (1) When a principal or his or her designee verifies through local law enforcement officials that a report has been filed of the occurrence of a violent crime on the schoolsite of an elementary or secondary school at which he or she is the principal, the principal or the principal's designee may send to each pupil's parent or legal guardian and each school employee a written notice of the occurrence and general nature of the crime. …….
SEC. 14. Section 35294.2 of the Education Code is amended and renumbered to read: 32282.
(a) The comprehensive school safety plan shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: (1) Assessing the current status of school crime committed on school campuses and at school-related functions. (2) Identifying appropriate strategies and programs that will provide or maintain a high level of school safety and address the school's procedures for complying with existing laws related to school safety, which shall include the development of all of the following: (A) Child abuse reporting procedures consistent with Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 11164) of Title 1 of Part 4 of the Penal Code. (B) Disaster procedures, routine and emergency including, but not limited to, adaptations for pupils with disabilities in accordance with the American with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.). (C) Policies pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 48915 for pupils who committed an act listed in subdivision (c) of Section 48915 and other school-designated serious acts which would lead to suspension, expulsion, or mandatory expulsion recommendations pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 48900) of Chapter 6 of Part 27. (D) Procedures to notify teachers of dangerous pupils pursuant to Section 49079. (E) A discrimination and harassment policy consistent with the prohibition against discrimination contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 200) of Part 1. ….
(c) Grants to assist schools in implementing their comprehensive school safety plan shall be made available through the partnership as authorized by Section 32285.
(d) Each schoolsite council or school safety planning committee in developing and updating a comprehensive school safety plan shall, where practical, consult, cooper

ate, and coordinate with other schoolsite councils or school safety planning committees.
(e) The comprehensive school safety plan shall be evaluated and amended, as needed, by the school safety planning committee no less than once a year to ensure that the comprehensive school safety plan is properly implemented. An updated file of all safety-related plans and materials shall be readily available for inspection by the public. ….
SEC. 26. Section 35294.13 of the Education Code is amended to read: 35294.13. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall award grants under this article for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) Providing schools with personnel, including, but not limited to, school counselors, school social workers, school nurses, and school psychologists, who are specially trained in identifying and supporting at-risk children and youth where the applicant demonstrates that appropriate support activities are necessary and would be desirable in addressing identified problems, issues, and needs, including, but not limited to, classes pertaining to anger management and conflict resolution. ….
SEC. 27. Section 35294.21 of the Education Code is amended to read: 35294.21.
(a) When a schoolsite council next reviews and updates its school safety plan pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 32280) of Chapter 2.5 of Part 19 and to the extent it implements its plan, the schoolsite council is encouraged to recognize that there are these three essential components of a successful comprehensive strategic action program for preventing school violence, and it is further encouraged to consider incorporating each of them into its plan: (1) Assuring each pupil a safe physical environment. (2) Assuring each pupil a safe, respectful, accepting, and emotionally nurturing environment. (3) Providing each pupil resiliency skills.
(b) To assure a safe physical environment, a schoolsite council is encouraged to consider including in its school safety plan all of the following: (1) A no tolerance for violence policy and practice. (2) An immediate effective response to violence plan and implementation. (3) A no guns allowed policy. (4) Disallow and discourage the possession of drugs. (5) Provide for smaller schools. (6) Ensure that all staff and pupils, including, but not limited to, pupils with disabilities, know how to report incidents of violence, discrimination, harassment, and abuse.
(c) To assure a safe, respectful, accepting, and emotionally nurturing environment, a schoolsite council is encouraged to consider incorporating strategies to achieve all of the following goals: (1) A school that welcomes the whole child. (2) A nurturing classroom environment. (3) A discipline policy that includes teaching respect and constructive resolution of conflicts. (4) A discipline policy that aims at restoration of mutual respect, relationships, and a sense of community that seeks reintegration of pupils who become alienated through conflict or misbehavior. (5) Administrators, teachers, and classified employees who are prepared through preservice and inservice training to appreciate their critical capacities for constructively engaging pupils. (6) Professional education staff who are sensitive to the needs of pupils of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, and pupils with disabilities. (7) Parents who are invited and accepting to become meaningfully involved. (8) More emotional support service personnel, including counselors. (9) An adult coach for each pupil. (10) No bullying.
(d) To provide each child resiliency skills, a schoolsite council is encouraged to consider incorporating strategies that will provide each pupil all of the following: (1) Resiliency. (2) Authentic self-esteem. (3) Moral education. (4) An environment free from harassment, discrimination, and violence on any of the bases enumerated in the prohibition of discrimination contained in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 200) of Part 1. (5) Anger management. (6) Conflict resolution. (7) Peer counseling. (8) Peer mediation….
2001 Cal. Stats., A.B. 79, Chap. 646 Requires the Department of Education to develop model policies on the prevention of bullying and on conflict resolution, makes the model policies available to school districts and authorizes school districts to adopt one or both policies for incorporation into the school safety plan.
PDF file: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_79_bill_20011010_chaptered.pdf
HTML file: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_79_bill_20011010_chaptered.html
(g) The State Department of Education shall develop model policies on the prevention of bullying and on conflict resolution and make the model policies available to school districts. A school district may adopt one or both of these policies for incorporation into its school safety plan.

2001, Cal. Stats., S.B. 257 Specifies that, for school and law enforcement partnership purposes, school crime includes hate crimes and requires the comprehensive school safety plan to include development of a discrimination and harassment policy, as specified, and development of hate crime reporting procedures.

PDF file: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_257_bill_20011014_chaptered.pdf
HTML file: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/01-02/bill/sen/sb_0251-0300/sb_257_bill_20011014_chaptered.html

CA 1998 Cal. Stats., A.B. 499 Charges the State Board of Education to develop guidelines, adopt policies, and fund programs to create a school environment free from discriminatory attitudes and hate violence.
HTML file: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/97-98/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_499_bill_19980928_chaptered.html
PDF file: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/97-98/bill/asm/ab_0451-0500/ab_499_bill_19980928_chaptered.pdf

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As an involved parent it is sad when you hear that a young person just shot another student, because no one would talk to them or people laughed and did nothing to help them. I hear people say, “Where were the teachers or the principle?”  I hear answers like, “They told us, but we didn’t think things were that bad; we should have listened.” Sometimes they just have shocked looks on their faces, because they didn’t have a clue.

When you are an involved parent you understand that kids need a safe place and a friend to talk, too. Some kids are afraid to be friends with someone that is being bullied, because they are afraid they will be bullied, too. If more kids stand up for that one person it will make it better for the whole school. They can get help for that one student.  Bullies can be stopped, but only if the bystanders become Allies. Then the school becomes a safe place for everybody.

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“This challenge invites youth ages 13-18 [younger kids can be in the video too] to create a 30 to 60 s

econd video that will inform and motivate youth to prevent bullying, and that promotes an environment where kindness and respect for others matters. Make your video creative, informative, smart, and entertaining! The focus should be on how youth can be more than a bystander, rather than a video that solely explains why bullying is wrong.” ~Stop Bullying Challenge

If S.A.Y. can help you in any way with this challenge let us know!!!!

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d of saying nothing or doing nothing is wore. I'm a parent with two kids and it hurt me that the teach do not listen when someone said they called a name .

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answers. A more hands on approach may also encourage your students that they can find answers to their own questions (BFTMSE).

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ll. The victims can gain confidence and self-worth, that they are somebody. The bystanders can learn that even the kids that stand out are still people and need to be respected and loved just the same as everyone else. The allies are more able to stand up and give a lending hand, and yes, even the bullies can soften up. All this is possible just because a teacher cared. By your children giving you love, and you giving love away now love overflows the classroom.

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dn't it be wonderful if there were more time! It's important to hear someone say, “This is fine,” and it's twice as important to hear that second part: “With work it could be even better(The Stone Soup Book of Friendship Stories).”

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