Wednesday, September 09, 2009
HOLYOKE – While bullying seems to be an endemic problem throughout American schools, a Westfield State College researcher believes that school culture can have a major influence on the degree to which bullying impacts the students and the quality of education.
Elizabeth Stassinos, of Holyoke, an associate professor of criminal justice at Westfield State, has designed programs that help area schools combat bullying.
Stassino offers hope that schools can adopt strategies to curb bullying, just as they have dealt with other challenges in education.