Become A No Place For Hate® School
Our children will live and work in a world that is much more diverse than the one we grew up in. Preparing them for success requires providing students with an education in which social, ethical, and academic development are inseparable goals. No Place for Hate® in schools seeks to provide a model for combating intolerance, bullying and hatred, leading to long-term solutions to these problems in schools. It provides a unique opportunity to incorporate new and existing programs with one consistent message and connects a participating school to a larger initiative taking place in the region and in other cities across the nation.
How Can My School Become Designated No Place for Hate®?
1. Form a committee to oversee anti-bias activities in your school.
Suggested committee members include: school faculty and staff members, administrators, students, parents, community leaders and youth organization leaders. Committees are often called “Diversity Clubs” and serve as an umbrella organization to promote harmony and respect for differences. Reach out to student groups for ideas and involvement.
2. Sign the “Resolution of Respect” or “No Place for Hate® Promise.”
Organize an official presentation of the Resolution
of Respect (for middle
and high schools) or No
Place for Hate®
Promise (for elementary schools) to begin the program. This can be done
as part of a larger celebration of diversity, during a school assembly or
pep rally or through individual classroom projects. Display the resolution
or promise in your school.
3. Choose and complete, within the year, three or more activities that celebrate diversity and promote respect.
Research has indicated that prejudice and discrimination can be reduced with anti-bias education and programs. Projects should expose young people to other cultures, celebrate diversity and promote respect for differences. Ideally, projects will help young people put current events into historical context, challenge them to think critically and evoke a sense of “community.” Choose from sample programs in the No Place for Hate® Resource Guide for Schools or be creative and think of your own.
4. CONGRATULATIONS! You have completed all activities and can now officially be designated as a No Place for Hate® school.
After completing three school-wide projects, you will be contacted by the ADL to set up No Place for Hate® certification. In an assembly or other school function your school will publicly be declared No Place for Hate® and will receive a banner to commemorate this milestone.
You also have the opportunity to complete another three activities the following year for recertification.
