Bullying
(Note: This is a pretty lame, watered-down bill. Pathetic. – Mike) The state Senate overwhelmingly approved this morning a measure to require all Michigan school districts to enact an anti-bullying policy. The Senate moved quickly to adopt a House version of the legislation on a vote of 35-2, after its own earlier anti-bullying bill attracted national [...]
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An anti-bully bill that originally drew criticism for not going far enough to protect children in Michigan will now go to Gov. Rick Snyder for consideration. A House version of the proposed law, which requires all school districts to create a policy, passed the state Senate today by a vote of 35-2. A previous Senate [...]
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Bullies, the city’s new pro lacrosse team, is taking a stand against bullying. This week the campaign called, “Bullies Against Bullying” made a stop at Fort Caroline Elementary School. The team is rewarding students for good behavior and for reporting bullying on campus with lacrosse tickets. Mental health counselor Denise [...]
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Is your computer set to automatically check for software and security updates? Do you type your name in search engines to see what personal information is online? Have you customized your security and personal information settings on social networks? These are all ways to own your online presence by controlling privacy and security settings. But [...]
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Michigan Dems say the Republican Senate gutted an anti-bullying bill when they added a clause that allows bullying based on “moral convictions.” SB 137, also called “Matt’s Safe School Law” after 14-year old Matt Eppling who committed suicide in 2002 after being bullied, was approved in the state Senate by a 26-11 party line vote, [...]
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(Guest Conbribution – Mike) By Warren J. Blumenfeld www.warrenblumenfeld.com In a move seeming more like a perverse parody or a distasteful joke than an official legislative action, the Michigan state Senate passed what I am calling the “Permission to Bully Act” in the guise of protecting youth from bullying and harassment in the schools. Divided [...]
(From Dr. Gary Namie of the Workplace Bullying Institute.) On Oct. 22, the final day of Freedom from Workplace Bullies Week 2011, William Barth, editor of the Beloit (WI) Daily News published an editorial screed mocking state Rep. Roys and Sen. Coggs for introducing the anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill with much fanfare. Barth’s perspective was [...]
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The Minister commented: “Bullying is unacceptable in our schools, in any form and for any reason. Bullying can have serious consequences for our pupils, thwarting their experience of education. The physical and emotional distress caused by bullying can lead to underachievement, poor attendance and mental health problems with terrible consequences such as eating disorders, self-harm [...]
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Fordland schools will host a presentation on Internet safety and cyberbullying from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 27. Students and parents in the Logan-Rogersville and Seymour school districts are invited to attend the event, coordinated by the Safety Council of the Ozarks, the Webster County Juvenile Division, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. [...]
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