Even in the fast-moving world of information flow, the response to a video showing the bullying of an upstate bus monitor is a stunning example of the power of people in the new, Me-Media era. The video shows four seventh-grade boys cruelly taunting 68-year-old bus monitor Karen Klein outside Rochester, N.Y. It has been viewed […]
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — The upstate New York bus monitor who was the target of a videotaped verbal assault at the hands of four middle schoolers does not want the boys to face criminal charges. Police in the Rochester suburb of Greece say 68-year-old Karen Klein is happy with the swift and strong community response […]
Last week’s death of a 7-year-old Detroit boy who is believed to have hanged himself as he faced bullying at school and the separation of his parents should be a wakeup call to all families and communities, psychologists say. The tragedy should also prompt African-Americans to dispel the myths about the need for counseling and […]
October is Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, and there have been articles, interviews and specials focusing on the issue. I’m happy so much media attention is being given to this serious and important topic. I realize that bullying is a tremendous problem in our school system, but it never was one that hit really close to […]
