October 2026 Counseling Newsletter

Briscoe students and staff wished Mr. Bishop a very happy birthday this past month! We were so excited to celebrate our Principal!

Briscoe counselors and staff led their first S2S club in September. Students participated in student led activities that encouraged them to be a leader at Briscoe and the importance of supporting others.

Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Both kids who are bullied and who bully others may have long lasting problems.

In order to be considered bullying, the behavior must be aggressive and include:

• An Imbalance of Power: Kids who bully use their power—such as physical strength, access to embarrassing information, or popularity—to control or harm others. Power imbalances can change over time and in different situations, even if they involve the same people.
• Repetition: Bullying behaviors happen more than once or have the potential to happen more than once.

Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose.

Please help us celebrate being Bully Free and Drug Free by participating in our Red Ribbon Spirit Week!

• The connection breaks: When you face extreme stress, hunger, fatigue, or an emotional trigger, the emotional "downstairs" brain fires intensely and overwhelms the prefrontal cortex.
• The fingers lift up: Your "lid" flips open, meaning your rational thinking goes offline.
• Survival mode takes over: You react purely out of emotion, impulse, or defense rather than logic or reasoning

Please reach out to your grade level counselor if you are seeking counseling for your child.