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We Need More Research on Effective Anti-Bullying Practices!!
Lack of Knowledge Stymies Efforts to Stop Bullying By Dakarai Aarons on August 12, 2010 5:13 AM District Dossier Despite increased attention to the bullying of school-age children, researchers, school leaders and federal education and health officials say more research is needed to pinpoint effective anti-bullying practices. Phillip C. Rodkin, an associate professor of educational…
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When Will Our Schools Take a Stand Against Cyberbullying?
Research states that 4 out of 10 students are bullied online. To address this issue the Chicago Board of Education has passed a new Student Code of Conduct which states that cyberbullying is just as serious of an offense as drug use, gang activity, aggravated assault, and burglary. Thus, these new laws state that children…
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The Bystander Epidemic
When we turn a blind eye to students who are bystanders to bullying, we are telling our students that it is okay to not stand and speak up against the problems that they or their peers are facing. If we continue to promote pro-active students, we will stop the epidemic of bystanders in our society.…
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Schools Handling Cyberbullying?
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…
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NY to Adopt an Anti-Bullying Bill
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,…
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Female Aggression in Grade School
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…