MARQUETTE -- Teachers from all over the Upper Peninsula learned how to recognize at risk children and diffuse potential bullying situations.
The training was part of a two-day program sponsored by the Michigan Masonic Charitable Foundation.
The Masonic Model Student Assistance Program trains teachers how to help at risk students with behavioral interventions.
Over 60 teachers and administrators from all over the U.P. schools participated in the program where the focus was bullying, which has become a growing concern over the last few years.
"We can't treat that, we can't fix that, but we can help teachers, help educators gain even more skills than they have in identifying those kids as early as possible so we can try to get them some help," said program co-creator, Larry Newman.
The Masonic Student Assistance Program has trained over 44,000 teachers in 21 states over its 20 year history.
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