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Penn State abuse case shows we must teach empathy, morals, ethics
Our August 13th Times of Trenton guest opinion column on NJ.Com. Original article here: Opinion: Penn State abuse case shows we must teach empathy, morals, ethics | NJ.com The court decided former Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky was guilty. The Freeh report concluded various top Penn State University officials and the late Coach Joe Paterno…
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At Bullying Summit, Student Bystanders Encouraged to Act
At Bullying Summit, Student Bystanders Encouraged to Act By Nirvi Shah on August 6, 2012 4:13 PM Washington As policymakers continue to wrestle with the issue of bullying, there’s a new emphasis on getting kids who see bullying happen to speak up. At the third Bullying Prevention Summit here, the nonprofit Ad Council today shared…
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Words Hurt. Words Kill.
So said the mother of Rachel Ehmke, the 13-Year-Old Minnesota middle school student who committed suicide by hanging herself on April 29th after months of bullying by fellow students. The friendly, outgoing and athletic seventh grader endured harassment that no child should have to confront. “Slut” was scrawled across her gym locker. She was called…
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Cyberbullying and Your Child
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…
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To stop suicides, we must address bullying
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES OF TRENTON, NEW JERSEY “BULLIED TO DEATH?” is the headline that graced People Magazine’s cover for the last week of April. Fifteen-year-old Phoebe Prince smiles at us between the sub-headlines “The teenager’s cry for help” and “New details about the accused “mean girls.’” Prosecutors charged six of Phoebe’ s schoolmates with felonies…