Safe School Summit held at Smith College

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) - The push to end bullying in schools continues.

Three out of every ten middle and high school students in Massachusetts were physically bullied last year.

That's why the Northwestern District Attorney's office hosted a Safe Schools Summit at Smith College . The day long conference gave educators a chance to address cyber-bullying and notification practices.

Hampshire Regional Schools Assistant Principal Mark Folta says changing that culture starts with getting to know the students. “When I go into the school everyday I just ask kids how they are. It's as simple as that, everybody wants to know it's almost at a Cheers level where everybody wants to know your name. Everybody wants to know something about you.”

More than 100 educators from across the Valley and Connecticut attended the conference.