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MyspaceAfter 25 years leading seminars on civil rights issues and respect in the workplace, corporate trainer, author, and Santa Barbara resident Suzanne Peck has turned her sights onto school bullying. On 3/22 at 3:30 p.m. she will screen the film Stand Tall: Lessons That Teach Respect and Prevent Bullying at La Colina Junior High. The film accompanies a teaching manual for students penned by Peck with a forward by UCSB Dean Jane Conoley who will moderate a discussion including Superintendant Dave Cash and District Attorney Joyce Dudley on keeping schools safe.
Discussion On School Bullying Scheduled
Thursday, March 15, 2012
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How apropos--La Colina was a hotbed of bullying back in the 70's when I went there.
I find it interesting that only now that the bullying of gay students is getting notice that people are coming out of the woodwork and addressing bullying; they sure haven't cared when it's simply been nerds, fat kids, kids with the wrong color hair, or kids who simply refused to go along with the herd that have been bullied. I just hope this issue isn't turned into a gay/straight issue or one that is charged with race politics.
As politically incorrect as this is to say, when teachers were allowed to discipline kids bullies didn't have to fertile ground to terrorize others but what's the worst thing that a teacher can do to a kid today?...send them home for three days?
Then of course the public schools want that student head count to stay high so expelling bullies hasn't been a high priorty either.
Maybe we need to reset to default.
billclausen (anonymous profile)
March 15, 2012 at 7:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)