From: Colette Eason <ceason>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:11:10 -0500

If someone watches another steal, they are charged with the same crime. Likewise, if they are involved after the crime has taken place, they are equally as guilty if they do not take overt action to leave the scene. Why is this assault any different? I do not believe in the old saying,
"kids will be kids," or "boys will be boys." That is taking a blind eye to the matter at hand, and those who say this are just as guilty as if they are the ones doing the punching!!!

Colette D. Eason, Librarian Marsalis ES 5640 S. Marsalis Ave. Dallas, TX 75241 Box 317, TEA #183 Dallas ISD ceason at dallasisd.org 972-749-3508 FAX 972-749-3501


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You see, I don't believe libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians. ~~Monty Python

>>> "Kristin Pachal" <kpachal at deforest.k12.wi.us> 03/25/08 9:22 AM >>>
I have been watching this thread with great interest. I think that bullying is one of those issues that no matter where you went to school, it had some impact on most kids. I know, as a teacher (and a former victim), I am constantly on the watch for it. The problem is that bullies are cagey. They know when to strike -- in areas that they are unlikely to get caught and the victims out of fear of increased retaliation, rarely tell anyone at school. I often talk to the kids about being a passive bully, or in other words, the child that may not be doing the actual bullying but watching it happen and doing nothing. Hopefully if we can get some of those kids to tell someone what is happening, we can reduce the amount of bullying at least in schools.

Kristin Pachal

 

Kristin Pachal DeForest High School Social Studies Department 842-6837 kpachal at deforest.k12.wi.us
>>> mlgav <mlgav at yahoo.com> 03/24/08 5:07 PM >>>
hello~ this article reminded me of a bleak time during my life for girls can also be subjected to bullies. when i was in the fifth grade we moved to a rural area, in fact the name of the school was Farmer School with grades 1-12. being "city kids" my sisters and i were ahead of the rest of the classes and subjected to bullying by a family who lived down the street from us.

we had to ride the bus home each day. getting off the bus and home before that family attacked was my plight for a year. i hated riding the bus and would beg my dad to move. eventually we did and i can now totally relate to students at my school who hate the ride the bus. a source of untold bullies having a captured audience.

`~~~~~~ mary gavlik library media specialist chuckey-doak middle school afton, tn 37601 423-787-2038 mlgav at yahoo.com


 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing wild animals as librarians.
* Monty Python skit
       
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