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Bullying: Did the School System Fail This Mother?

Before I dive into this article, I want to share a few statistics on bullying. Bullying According to the National Education Association’s article, “Nation’s educators continue to push for safe, bully-free environments”  “Over 160,000 kids refuse to go to school each day for fear of being bullied.”  Andrea Cohn and Andrea Canter, Ph.D. pointed out […]

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Stopping Sexual Harassment in Schools: What the #metoo Movement Means For Educators

Over the past few weeks the phrase “#me too,” has appeared countless times on different social media platforms. This movement, spurred by the sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein, a powerful producer in Hollywood, spurred millions of women to share their own stories of sexual harassment and abuse by men throughout their personal and professional […]