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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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."
Greensboro News & Record: A 14, Sat., Oct. 13, 2012
"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."
Greensboro News & Record: A 14, Sat., Oct. 13, 2012
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
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,
Anti 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
www.StopBullying.gov
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.
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
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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