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“New Jersey has been Proactive in Addressing School Bullying”
Stop bullies’ devastation in all its many forms Friday, September 17, 2010 SPECIAL TO THE TIMES Bullying in our schools is unacceptable behavior and it must cease. Its consequences are devastating. Bullying has been linked to student suicides in Massachusetts, Virginia and New Jersey. In California, a transgender student was murdered. Victim anorexia, low self-esteem,…
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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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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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Mercer County Teens Join with College Students to Take Action Against Gender Bias and Gay-Bashing
This month, Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum hosted one hundred 7th and 8th grade students from different socio-economic communities in Mercer County. With the assistance of diversity educators and college-age mentors, this workshop was designed to Explore bullying behavior related to gender and sexual identification, and Create remedial action plans to bring back to their schools. This…
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Standing Up for What You Believe
Sometimes it is difficult to stand up for what you believe because it runs against the beliefs of other people. Will Phillips, a 10-year old student at West Fork Elementary School in Arkansas, encountered this when he refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, specifically because he felt that one phrase, “liberty and justice for…
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Mission
Kidsbridge is teaching kids and teens to: respect themselves, respect adults and one another. We are educating teens about Darfur and genocide. We are inspiring inner-city kids to aspire to college. We are extolling the importance and rewards of community service. We are empowering kids to not only reject drugs and gangs, but to commit…