Virginia Schools Have Responsibilities for Bullying
Virginia laws requires schools in Virginia to establish and enforce policies to protect our children from bullies and to deal with the bullies when they attack our children. The library of our firm’s website lists these sections of the Virginia Code about bullying:
1. This section requires every school board in Virginia to establish anti-bullying policies.
2. [...]
Obamas Shine Spotlight on Bullies
We’ve all read the headlines and ongoing stories of bullying and its effects on the victims. A number of television programs have featured segments about bullying, including this recent one on the Today Show.
Tragically, teens in Virginia and elsewhere have been so desperate to escape the threats and pain inflicted by the bullies that they [...]
Is Your Child Being Pressured to Sext?
I have posted a couple of blogs here, here and here about textual harassment. But, parents, have you heard about SEXTING? If not, ask your teenager. Heck, ask your ten or twelve year old.
Sexting is sending nude or semi-nude pictures of yourself to your friends. It is a problem on so many levels.
1. A teen [...]
LRN the Lingo – Save A Kid
A few months ago, I blogged about bullying by TEXTUAL HARASSMENT of our children and its abusive nature that can lead to dangerous and tragic results. Since then, I have read again and again about teens being bullied (both textually and otherwise). One recent tragic case in Virginia resulted in a teen’s committing suicide because [...]
Textual Harassment – Takes Abusive Relationships to New Depths
Scary statement: “Parents don’t know this is going on whatsoever.”
What’s “this“?
It’s a form of abuse and bullying called textual harassment. And, it’s dangerous. Abusive relationships have been around a really long time, and technology now makes the abuse much easier. Harassers can, and do, send hundreds of text messages a day, at any time of [...]
How to Help Your Child Deal With Bullies
A friend recently sent me a short article on bullying. I don’t know about you, but there were several bullies in my school when I was growing up. We all knew who they were, and we knew what would happen if we didn’t do what they wanted — give them our lunch money, let them [...]
Bullying – A Problem At Your Child’s School?
NPR recently did a story on bullying and how Frederick County, Maryland school system has addressed the problem. It has adopted the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, developed by the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life at Clemson University, and made it part of the school culture, rather than just a topic at an occasional assembly. [...]