Elizabeth K Englander, the founder and director of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center at Bridgewater State college, answered NY times readers questions on cyberbullying. The selected question for today’s article was, “What happens when my child is the cyberbully?” Too often parents are quick to turn a blind eye when they find out that their […]
Two sixth grade boys at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Ridgewood, NJ texted dozens of sexually explicit threats to one of their female classmates. When the fearful girl went to the prinicipal he replied, “We can’t discipline him” since the text messages occured outside of school hours. The parents, who did not want to […]
After a decade of debate, NY may adopt an anti-bullying bill that would require all school districts to report incidents of bullying to the State Education Department. Assemblyman Daniel J. O’Donnell, the main advocate for the bill said, “What we’re trying to do is nip bullying in the bud.” The bill passed, 58 to 3, […]
Female aggression describes bullying among girls in grade school. This term was coined by Rachel Simmons, author of “Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls.” Simmons teaches young girls about how to cope with female aggression by creating “No Joke Zones”. Click here to read more about her approach. If you wish […]
57 students and teachers will be rewarded for their outstanding acts of humanitarianism and community service. The Humanitarian Community Service Awards is one of several programs aimed in supporting character education in schools. Selected by their guidance counselors, teachers, and principals, these local students and teachers have demonstrated extraordinary acts of kindness, compassion, and service […]
June 30, 2010
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