Jim Jordan — Oregon
Anti-Bullying Speaker
From Portland to Eugene, Salem to Bend — a proactive, bystander-focused approach that creates real, lasting change in every K-12 school across the great state of Oregon.
About Jim Jordan
Oregon's Most Trusted Anti-Bullying Speaker
Jim Jordan, president of ReportBullying.com and the USA's #1 Anti-Bullying Speaker, has spent more than 17 years helping schools across Oregon build safer, more inclusive communities — one powerful assembly at a time.
Oregon is one of the most geographically and culturally diverse states in the nation. From the urban neighborhoods of Portland and the college-town atmosphere of Eugene to the high desert communities of Bend and the rural farming districts of the Willamette Valley, Oregon's schools serve an extraordinarily wide range of student populations. Despite those differences, one challenge cuts across every community: bullying. Verbal cruelty, physical intimidation, social exclusion, and cyberbullying affect students in Portland's largest high schools just as surely as they affect students in the smallest rural schools on the Oregon coast or in the isolated communities of eastern Oregon.
Oregon's school communities also face the unique pressures of a state that has led the nation in awareness of mental health, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and student well-being. While Oregon has made significant legislative progress in anti-bullying protection, legislation alone cannot change the day-to-day social dynamics of a school hallway. That kind of change requires exactly what Jim Jordan delivers: a direct, high-energy, student-centered approach that activates the bystander majority and transforms school culture from the inside out.
- Certified by The Department of Health and Human Services
- Certified by The Mental Health Academy
- Certified by St. John Ambulance
- Certified by Quest Education Systems
Why Oregon Schools Choose Jim
A Proactive Approach That Actually Works
Most anti-bullying programs are reactive — they respond after students have already been hurt. Jim Jordan's program is built entirely on prevention, equipping Oregon students with the knowledge, skills, and genuine confidence to stop bullying before it takes root in their school community.
Stories That Connect with Oregon Students
Jim doesn't stand at a podium and deliver a rehearsed speech. He walks into the room, reads the audience, and shares real, powerful stories that Oregon students immediately recognize as relevant to their own lives — stories about ordinary kids who found the courage to speak up, bystanders who changed everything with one act of kindness, and communities that became stronger when people chose to stand up rather than stand by. In Oregon's diverse school communities, these stories cut through every barrier.
High-Energy, Interactive Delivery
Every Jim Jordan assembly is a high-engagement experience from beginning to end. Programs feature magic tricks with meaning, thought-provoking video clips, live audience polls, interactive quizzes, and direct student participation. Oregon students — from kindergarteners in Salem to high schoolers in Portland — leave Jim's assemblies energized, challenged, and equipped with a new understanding of their own role in building a safer school.
Bystander Leadership at the Core
The most powerful insight behind Jim's program is one that research consistently validates: bystanders — students who witness bullying without being directly involved — hold more power to stop it than anyone else in the school. Jim's entire approach is built on activating this silent majority. Students leave every assembly with safe, specific, and practical strategies for intervening, reporting, and standing alongside targeted peers. The result is a cultural shift, not just a better assembly.
Grade-Targeted Content for Every Level
A second-grader in Medford and a senior in Hillsboro need completely different conversations about bullying. Jim's program is carefully built for Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12) students — with language, examples, humor, and delivery matched precisely to each age group. No generic content. Every student gets a message designed for exactly where they are.
Grade-Targeted Programs
Anti-Bullying Assemblies for Every Grade Level
Jim Jordan's Oregon school assemblies deliver the right message for every age — from kindergarten through grade 12. No recycled scripts. No one-size-fits-all approach. Each program is purpose-built for the specific developmental stage of the students in the room, ensuring that every Oregon student leaves with knowledge and skills they can genuinely use.
Grades K–2 · Primary
Friends Helping Friends
For Oregon's youngest learners, Jim uses age-appropriate storytelling, warmth, and gentle humor to help kindergarten through grade two students understand the difference between kind and unkind behavior — and what it truly means to be a good friend. Children leave this assembly with simple, memorable language to use when something doesn't feel right. Elementary schools across Portland, Salem, and coastal Oregon communities have reported immediate, positive shifts in classroom relationships following this program.
Grades 3–5 · Intermediate
Be a Super Hero
Upper elementary students in Oregon are at a pivotal age when peer dynamics grow more complex and cyberbullying begins to appear in their digital lives. Jim's intermediate assembly empowers grades 3 through 5 students to recognize verbal bullying, relational exclusion, and online harassment — and to discover the real power they have to make their school a better place. Students learn that being a superhero doesn't require special powers — just the courage to choose kindness when it matters most.
Grades 6–12 · Middle & High School
Proactive Powerhouse
Jim's most dynamic program is built for Oregon's middle and high school students. This assembly addresses cyberbullying and social media harassment head-on, confronts the peer pressure that silences bystanders, and challenges students to move from passive observers to committed leaders. With sharp humor, raw honesty, and relentless energy, Jim reaches students across every Oregon secondary school — from the inner-city schools of Portland to the rural high schools of Klamath Falls and La Grande.
Watch Jim in Action
See the Assemblies for Yourself
The best way to understand why Oregon schools trust Jim Jordan year after year is to watch him work. See a sample assembly for each grade level below.
Grades K–2 · Primary
Friends Helping Friends
Discover how Jim Jordan inspires K-2 students with fun, interactive methods to teach friendship and bullying prevention, fostering bully-free schools across Oregon.
Grades 3–5 · Intermediate
Be a Super Hero
Empower grades 3-5 students across Oregon to fight exclusion and cyberbullying, building confidence and creating safer, more inclusive school environments statewide.
Grades 6–12 · Middle & High School
Proactive Powerhouse
Transform middle and high schools across Oregon with high-energy assemblies that equip students with proven bullying prevention strategies for positive, inclusive school cultures.
What Students Learn
Skills That Make Oregon Schools Safer Every Day
Jim Jordan's Oregon anti-bullying program goes far beyond general awareness. Every student — kindergarten through grade 12 — leaves an assembly equipped with practical knowledge, specific skills, and the real confidence to use them. The program addresses every form of bullying Oregon students face today, with dedicated attention to cyberbullying and online harassment, which have become defining challenges in schools across the state.
- Identify All Forms of Bullying — Verbal, physical, relational, and cyberbullying.
- Understand the Bystander Role — Why watching is never neutral — and how to act.
- Report Safely and Effectively — Practical strategies that protect the reporter.
- Defend Peers with Confidence — Simple, powerful ways to stand up without escalating.
- Build a Positive School Culture — Every student has a role in making school safer.
- Navigate Online Harassment — Digital awareness for today's connected Oregon student.
Beyond the Assembly
Keeping the Message Alive All Year Long
A powerful assembly creates momentum — but lasting cultural change in an Oregon school requires sustained effort over time. Jim Jordan's comprehensive follow-up program gives every Oregon school exactly what it needs to keep the message going all year long.
Teacher Lesson Plans
Detailed, curriculum-aligned lesson plans for Oregon educators are available at SafeSchoolProgram.com, making it straightforward to bring anti-bullying themes into everyday classroom instruction, advisory periods, and school counseling programs throughout Oregon.
Anti-Bullying Posters
Professionally designed, visually compelling posters reinforce Jim's core messages every day of the school year — posted in hallways, classrooms, gymnasiums, and common areas to keep students connected to the assembly's lessons throughout Oregon's school calendar.
Student Activities
Grade-appropriate, hands-on student activities give Oregon students ongoing opportunities to practice what they have learned, reflect on their own behavior, and actively contribute to building a school culture defined by empathy, inclusion, and mutual respect.
Reporting Resources
Clear, accessible reporting guidance helps Oregon students and staff understand exactly how to safely and effectively report bullying — with materials aligned to Oregon's anti-bullying statutes and Safe Schools legislation, as well as the specific policies of individual districts.
Serving Oregon Schools Statewide
Every City. Every District. Every Student.
Oregon is home to more than 580,000 K-12 students across nearly 200 school districts — stretching from the urban metro of Portland and the college communities of Eugene and Corvallis, to the high desert communities of Bend and Redmond, the coastal towns of Lincoln City and Coos Bay, and the remote agricultural districts of eastern Oregon. Jim Jordan's anti-bullying program is built to serve every one of them.
Jim has delivered powerful assemblies in Oregon's largest high schools and in small rural buildings where a single gym serves the entire K-12 student body. In every setting, the message connects — because it is grounded in universal truths about courage, community, and the power every student has to create positive change. Jim is available to serve schools throughout all of Oregon, including:
Bullying Prevention in Oregon
Why Oregon Schools Need This Program Now
Oregon's Safe Schools Act and subsequent anti-bullying legislation establish clear legal protections for students facing harassment and bullying based on protected characteristics. Oregon has also been a national leader in recognizing the specific bullying risks faced by LGBTQ+ students, students of color, and students with disabilities. But the gap between legal protection and lived experience remains significant — and Jim Jordan's program is designed to close that gap.
Oregon's Specific Bullying Challenges
Oregon's school landscape presents a particularly complex set of bullying challenges. In Portland and the greater metro area, large diverse school communities grapple with issues of racial and identity-based harassment, gang-adjacent intimidation, and the complex social hierarchies of urban adolescence. In the college-town environments of Eugene and Corvallis, academic pressure can drive relational aggression and exclusion that is often invisible to adults. In smaller coastal and mountain communities, tight social networks mean that bullied students have limited escape routes — and bystanders face intense social pressure to remain silent.
Oregon consistently reports some of the highest rates of LGBTQ+ student bullying victimization in national surveys. Jim Jordan's program explicitly addresses harassment based on identity, sexual orientation, and gender expression, making it especially relevant for Oregon's inclusive, equity-focused school communities.
What Jim Jordan Brings to Oregon Schools
What sets Jim Jordan's program apart from other anti-bullying presentations is its unwavering focus on lasting cultural transformation rather than one-day awareness. Jim doesn't simply raise the issue and walk away — he builds a foundation of student knowledge, skill, and courage that continues to grow after he leaves the building.
Oregon teachers and school counselors consistently report that Jim's assemblies generate real, sustained conversation among students — conversations that spill out of the gym, into classrooms, onto sports fields, and into family homes. That sustained engagement is what separates a great assembly from genuine school-wide change. Combined with Jim's comprehensive follow-up toolkit for educators and students, every Oregon school is positioned to turn a single powerful day into a year-long cultural transformation — one that makes every student safer, more confident, and more connected to their school community.
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