“Bullying has become a concern among parents, doctors and school administrators since research and news stories emerged linking bullying—including online cyberbullying—with depression and even suicide.”
I thought you meant fish from a STORE!
Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more!
“It’s very easy to intimidate a food-allergic child,” said study author Dr. Eyal Shemesh, “It doesn’t take more than waving a peanut in front of them.”
“When the child goes to school, and encounters for the first time other kids who don’t believe the same thing, whether it’s no belief or a different belief system, that can rock a kid’s world.”
While the general impression is that the homeless are primarily the chronic and episodic, those unfortunate individuals often seen living on the streets in the downtown areas of our cities, the fact is that more than half the homeless are families with children. As many as 3.5 million Americans are homeless each year.
I believe that what causes the most disruption in a person’s life is the picture in their head about how life is supposed to be.
Nikki Giovanni reads her poem “Winter Poem” accompanied by the music of Arif Mardin.
October is National Bullying Prevention Month!
SILENT CRIES
I stay quiet to be left alone,
I hide so I can’t be seen.
I run so I don’t get caught,
But they still treat me mean.
Everyday I dread school,
Every night I dread the next day.
School is supposed to be safe,
Instead it’s hell I have to pay.
I want them to like me,
I want to make a friend.
But these bullies want to fight me,
And I want it all to end.
At night I cry alone,
Wishing I were dead.
I turn on my television,
And find out another kid is dead.
He was bullied just as I,
Wanted to be dead just like me.
The difference is I’m here,
I can change what I see.
I need to stand up for those afraid,
I need to speak for those that are silenced.
I need to make these people listen,
I need to stand against the violence.
They do not see our signs for help,
They do not hear our silent cries.
It’s time for change to begin,
Justice for those who lost their lives.
—By: Tania C. (http://www.pacer.org/bullying/stories/)
October is National Bullying Prevention Month!
Cyberbullying — the persistent and intentional use of electronic communication to harass, threaten, intimidate or otherwise mistreat – has become a growing problem in society, particularly among youth. The Anti-Defamation League, a world leader in fighting bigotry and hatred, has taken a leadership role in working to combat online bullying by raising awareness through workshops, programs and advocacy.
