Jim Jordan — New York
Anti-Bullying Speaker
From New York City to Buffalo, Rochester to the Adirondacks — a proactive, bystander-focused approach that creates real, lasting change in every K-12 school across the Empire State.
About Jim Jordan
New York's Most Trusted Anti-Bullying Speaker
Jim Jordan, president of ReportBullying.com and the USA's #1 Anti-Bullying Speaker, has dedicated more than 17 years to helping schools across New York State build safer, more inclusive communities — one powerful assembly at a time.
Bullying is a challenge that touches every corner of New York — from the densely packed hallways of New York City public schools to the quiet rural districts of the Catskills and the North Country. Students in Long Island suburbs, the Capital Region, the Southern Tier, and the Finger Lakes all face the same painful reality: verbal harassment, physical intimidation, social exclusion, and the ever-growing threat of cyberbullying. The consequences extend far beyond the schoolyard — affecting academic performance, mental health, and a student's entire relationship with education.
Jim Jordan's assemblies address these challenges head-on. His proactive, bystander-centered program has been recognized by educators, school counselors, and administrators across New York as one of the most impactful and effective approaches to K-12 bullying prevention available in the country today.
- 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 New York Schools Choose Jim
A Proactive Approach That Actually Works
Most anti-bullying programs are reactive — they step in after a child has already been hurt. Jim Jordan's program is built on prevention. His high-energy, grade-targeted assemblies meet New York students where they are, delivering content that is age-appropriate, culturally aware, and genuinely engaging for every audience.
Real Stories That Resonate
Jim doesn't lecture. He steps into the room and connects with students through authentic, real-life stories that they immediately recognize. Stories of bystanders who changed everything with a single act of courage. Stories of students who found their voice when it mattered most. These moments don't just motivate — they transform the way students see their own role in their school community.
Interactive, High-Energy Delivery
Every assembly includes magic tricks with meaning, thought-provoking video clips, live audience polls, interactive quizzes, and direct student participation. New York students — from the boroughs of NYC to the suburbs of Westchester and Nassau Counties — leave these assemblies energized, informed, and ready to act.
Bystander Leadership at the Core
Research consistently shows that bystanders — students who witness bullying without being directly involved — hold the greatest power to stop it. Jim's program is built around this insight. Students learn specific, safe, and effective strategies for intervening, reporting, and standing alongside peers who are being targeted, turning passive witnesses into active upstanders.
Grade-Targeted Content That Evolves
A first-grader in Syracuse and a tenth-grader in Buffalo have completely different needs. Jim's program is carefully adapted for Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), and High School (9-12) audiences, with language, examples, and delivery style perfectly calibrated to each developmental stage.
Grade-Targeted Programs
Anti-Bullying Assemblies for Every Grade Level
Jim Jordan's New York school assemblies deliver the right message, at the right level, for every student — from kindergarten through grade 12. No generic presentations. No one-size-fits-all delivery. Every program is purpose-built for the specific age group in the room, ensuring that every student walks away with knowledge and skills they can actually use.
Grades K–2 · Primary
Friends Helping Friends
For New York's youngest learners, Jim uses warm, age-appropriate storytelling and simple, memorable concepts to help kindergarten, grade one, and grade two students understand the difference between kind and unkind behavior. Children leave this assembly able to describe what bullying looks and feels like, and — most importantly — confident enough to tell a trusted adult when something isn't right. Schools across New York City, Yonkers, and suburban Long Island have seen immediate, positive shifts in classroom culture following this assembly.
Grades 3–5 · Intermediate
Be a Super Hero
Upper elementary students across New York are at a pivotal age when friendships become more complex and the social stakes get higher. Jim's intermediate assembly empowers grades 3 through 5 students to recognize verbal bullying, relational aggression, and the early forms of cyberbullying they are already encountering on devices and social platforms. Students discover their own power to be everyday superheroes — not by fighting back, but by choosing to stand alongside classmates who need support.
Grades 6–12 · Middle & High School
Proactive Powerhouse
Jim's most intense and dynamic program is designed for New York's middle and high school students. This assembly tackles cyberbullying and online harassment head-on, addresses the complex social dynamics of exclusion and peer pressure, and challenges students to step up from passive observer to active leader. With a combination of humor, honesty, and relentless energy, Jim reaches even the most disengaged students in schools from the Bronx to Rochester.
Watch Jim in Action
See the Assemblies for Yourself
The best way to understand why New York schools invite Jim Jordan back year after year is to watch him work. See a sample assembly for each grade level below and discover what makes his approach so different — and so effective.
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 New York State.
Grades 3–5 · Intermediate
Be a Super Hero
Empower grades 3-5 students across New York to fight exclusion and cyberbullying, building confidence and creating safer, more inclusive school environments.
Grades 6–12 · Middle & High School
Proactive Powerhouse
Transform middle and high schools across New York with high-energy assemblies that equip students with real bullying prevention strategies for positive, inclusive school cultures.
What Students Learn
Empowering Students to Take a Stand
Jim Jordan's New York anti-bullying program is not about awareness for its own sake. Every student walks away from an assembly equipped with practical knowledge, concrete skills, and the genuine confidence to use them. The program addresses every form of bullying facing New York students today — including the digital dimension that is increasingly central to student life.
- 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 their school safer.
- Recognize Online Harassment — Digital awareness for today's connected student.
Beyond the Assembly
Keeping the Message Alive All Year Long
A single assembly can spark a conversation — but real, lasting cultural change requires ongoing reinforcement. Jim Jordan's comprehensive follow-up program ensures that the energy and lessons from every New York school assembly continue to resonate for months after Jim leaves the building.
Teacher Lesson Plans
Detailed, curriculum-aligned lesson plans for New York educators are available at SafeSchoolProgram.com, making it simple to weave anti-bullying themes into everyday classroom instruction.
Anti-Bullying Posters
Eye-catching, professionally designed posters keep Jim's core messages visible throughout the school — in hallways, classrooms, cafeterias, and gymnasiums — serving as daily visual reminders of the assembly's key lessons.
Student Activities
Engaging, grade-appropriate activities give students hands-on opportunities to practice what they have learned, reflect on their own behavior, and actively contribute to a school culture built on respect and inclusion.
Reporting Resources
Students and staff receive clear, accessible guidance on how to safely report bullying — with resources aligned to New York State's Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) requirements and individual school district policies.
Serving New York Schools Statewide
Every City. Every District. Every Student.
New York is one of the most populous and culturally diverse states in the country, home to more than four million K-12 students spread across 700+ school districts. From the world's most famous city to the quiet farming communities of the Hudson Valley and the North Country, New York's schools face a wide range of challenges — but bullying is a constant across all of them.
Jim Jordan's anti-bullying program is flexible, culturally sensitive, and adaptable by design. It has been delivered successfully in schools across every region of New York State, including large urban districts, mid-sized suburban school systems, and small rural schools where every student knows everyone else's name. No matter what your community looks like, Jim's approach resonates — because it is built on universal truths about human behavior, kindness, and the courage it takes to stand up for what is right.
Jim is available to serve schools throughout all of New York State, including but not limited to the following cities and communities:
Bullying Prevention in New York
Why New York Schools Need This Program Now
New York State has some of the strongest anti-bullying legislation in the country, including the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA), which requires every school to maintain a safe and supportive environment free from harassment and discrimination. But legislation alone does not change culture — and culture is exactly what Jim Jordan's program is designed to transform.
The Challenge Facing New York Students
Studies show that bullying affects students at every grade level across New York, with cyberbullying rates continuing to climb as students spend more time online. In high-density urban schools, issues of social exclusion and gang-related intimidation add additional layers of complexity. In rural and suburban schools, the interconnected nature of small communities can make bullying feel inescapable — especially when it follows students home through their devices.
The impact on students is measurable and severe. Bullied students are significantly more likely to experience anxiety, depression, and academic disengagement. They are more likely to miss school, drop out, and struggle with their mental health into adulthood. Every day that bullying continues unchallenged in a New York school is a day that students are being denied the safe, supportive environment they deserve.
The Jim Jordan Difference
What sets Jim Jordan apart from other anti-bullying speakers is his unwavering commitment to a proactive model. He doesn't wait for a crisis to occur — he helps schools build the kind of student culture where crises are far less likely to happen in the first place. By focusing on bystander empowerment, reporting skills, and peer leadership, Jim gives students the tools they need to create their own safer environment.
New York educators consistently report that Jim's assemblies generate genuine conversation among students long after the event is over — in classrooms, at lunch, on the bus, and at home. That ongoing conversation is the foundation of real, lasting cultural change. And with Jim's comprehensive follow-up resources, teachers and administrators have everything they need to keep that conversation going all year long.
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