Tuesday, October 30, 2012

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

New law protects teachers from cyberbullying

10/24/2012 05:36 PM
By: Amanda McKenzie
               

GREENSBORO -- Students who like to trash talk teachers online could be in for more than just a slap on the wrist. A new North Carolina law that goes into effect Dec. 1, will make it illegal for students to cyberbully their teachers.

It's the first law of its kind in the country.

"People take what's online at face value and think that, wow, this is the truth, this is the gospel, and that's the problem," Gregg Slate, Guilford County School Safety Administrator said.

It's called the School Violence Prevention Act of 2012. Any student who uses a computer with the intent to intimidate or torment a school employee could be charged with a class two misdemeanor.

But it doesn't stop there. If found guilty, they could face a $1,000 fine and possible jail time.

Sen. Stan Bingham, who co-sponsored the law, said the idea isn't to throw students behind bars, but to make them realize there are consequences for their actions.

"It could totally destroy their future, their career and their desire or interest to teach," Bingham said.

"Basically protects every employee on the school level from students creating false names or false Facebook or Twitter posts and defaming and ruining the teacher's career and bullying them," Slate said.

While school officials support this law as a bullying deterrent, the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina opposed the legislation.

"We think it will probably end up violating student's First Amendment rights or at the very least chilling their speech because they'll be afraid of the criminal sanctions," ACLU policy director Sarah Preston said.

"We know freedom of spech does not stop at the school house gate," Slate said. "But we also know that if it impacts the educational environment and it's detrimental to the success of students in that classroom, then we really need to act."

Monday, October 22, 2012

Dreams Are Whispers From the Soul: 3:10 min. video

"There are many different aspects that live inside of us and two of them have respectfully been dubbed the Dreamer and Doubter. When it comes to pursuing your dreams, The Dreamer is often gung ho while the Doubter can provide a laundry list of concerns and issues. 
'Dreams' will inspire you to find your purpose and passion in life while you strive to live your dreams."

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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Friday, October 19, 2012

Oct. 21-27, 2012: America's Safe Schools Week

Safe Schools Week - National School Safety Center www.schoolsafety.us/safe-schools-week


The National School Safety Center, state governors and state school superintendents sponsor America's Safe Schools Week, October 21-27, 2012.

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GOAL of Safer Schools: Restorative Practices implemented with accountability in GCS.

Restorative Practice is key to creating an atmosphere of integrity and respect for students, educators, staff members, and SROs and in turn enhancing academic and character achievement.

Guilford College has implemented with accountability Restorative Practices through CAP (Community Accountability Process), a proactive, inclusive, effective approach. 
NC A &T & UNC-G are making great strides with Restorative Practices.
School systems in NC, across the U.S., and in other countries implement Restorative Practices.  

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

"The difference between the hero and the coward is that
the hero sticks in there five minutes longer."
~ Brian Tracy
 
Fortunately, all fears are learned; no one is born with any fears. Fears can therefore be unlearned, by practicing self-discipline over and over with regard to fear. Fears cause people to avoid risk of any kind and reject opportunity when it presents itself. Don't let a good opportunity pass you by because of fear.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Courage Does Not Alway Roar

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

William Friday

William Friday, University of North Carolina system president from 1956-1986, was a tireless advocate for the mission and integrity of a public university system he helped to build, shape, and protect.

"Friday was a gentleman from the old school who saw social graces as gestures of respect and common courtesy. 'Courage, manners and decency cost a person so little,' he explained to the Associated Press in 1995."

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

George Washington Carver

"How far you go in your life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these."
~ George Washington Carver

Monday, October 8, 2012

Florida Anti Bullying Law A++

Florida Anti Bullying law

You +1'd this publUndoAnti Harassment and Bullying Prevention Policies. ... FLORIDA HB 669 - School Safety "Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up for All Students Act". A++.

Because of Debbie Johnston's relentlessness, her family's significant financial sacrifices and the energized community of students, educators and legislators she mobilized, Florida's children have one of the toughest anti-bullying measures in the nation to help protect them.

The Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up For All Students Act, passed by a rarely unified Florida Legislature in 2008, requires all school districts to institute anti-bullying policies that specifically ban harassment and intimidation; create a diligent reporting procedure; require prompt investigation of allegations; and outline consequences for students and school employees who violate the policy.
Bullies also must be referred to counseling and the proper authorities, and the victims' families must be notified about what's been done to protect their children.
The point, unlike prior unsuccessful bills that were drafted like discrimination statutes, was to "take the emphasis off the victim and put it on the bully," said state Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R- Fort Lauderdale, a key sponsor of the act during her time in the Florida House.
Graded "A++" and called "the BEST Anti Bullying Law written to date" by the watchdog group Bully Police USA,

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

www.stopbullyingnow.com

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Safe Schools Week - National School Safety Center

The National School Safety Center, state governors and state school superintendents sponsor America's Safe Schools Week, October 21-27, 2012.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Victim's Father & Former Bully Teach About Suicide

"Andy Lehman was an honor student, scholarship semifinalist, musician, and math whiz. Andy was repeatedly harassed, pushed, called names, and not allowed to sit down on his high school bus. In September of 2006, he took his life.
The student who bullied Andy, Kirk Zajac, now teams up with Andy’s father, Nicholas, to talk at schools about stopping bullying as a part of their work with the Suicide Prevention Education Alliance in the Greater Cleveland area.
On Sunday, writer Regina Brett dedicated a column in The Plain Dealer to highlighting the experiences of the bully (Kirk), the victim (Andy), and the bystanders. I encourage you to read it — twice!
One section in Regina’s column is, in my opinion, very relevant to the ongoing national attention on bullying and suicide.
“Nicholas could have yelled or thrown him out or threaten to sue. Instead, he thanked Kirk for having the courage to come forward. Nicholas knew that the bullying pushed Andy over the edge, but depression, divorce and financial strains took Andy to the edge.”
It takes a strong father to reach out his hand to the bully who badgered his son. It takes an even stronger father to publicly acknowledge that while bullying was a stressor, there were other factors at home which made his son vulnerable to the point of one additional stressor pushing him over the edge.
While the focus by many is on getting anti-bullying laws passed, the real attention needs to be on providing better mental health support to prevent vulnerable kids like Andy from ever getting too close to the edge. Kids like Andy deserve more help, as do their families at times when they are struggling with the many life stressors coming their way."
Ken Trump

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