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Ditch the Halloween Parade? Inclusion, Equity, and Safety, Oh My!

Have you signed up for The Educator’s Room Daily Newsletter? Click here and support independent journalism! As the leaves start to fall in the Lower Merion School District, many students are excitedly anticipating the celebrations that traditionally surround Halloween. However, a few days ago, the district informed parents that they had canceled the Halloween Parade […]

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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 […]