A former Cholla Magnet High School monitor who was accused of sending a student a sexually explicit picture of himself was sentenced to three years probation Wednesday. Sheridan Gomez, 26, who pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, was also sentenced to two weekends in jail by Pima County Superior Court Judge [...]

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Mike Tully on May 19th, 2010

(NOTE:  I’m a certified trainer for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program and would be happy to answer questions about it.  – Mike) ORLANDO, Fla — Eleven-year-old Kaylani Vasquez shyly admitted that she used to be a bully. Her brutal teasing and taunting of another girl at her elementary school brought the girl to tears. “I [...]

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Mike Tully on May 19th, 2010

PITTSFIELD — Though it was only 9 a.m., Theater 5 at the Beacon Cinema was nearly filled to capacity on Tuesday for a special double feature film premiere. All 28 members of the Berkshire District Attoney’s Youth Advisory Board were on hand for the screening of two educational videos they made this year with Pittsfield [...]

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(NOTE:  This interesting research should spawn a follow-up to see if children of bullied workers are more likely to become school bullies themselves.  If the work stress is taken out on the kids, then it’s a possibility.  – Mike) The mental health charity, Mind has released research which exposes the full extent of the problem [...]

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