Training Teachers and Staff to Avoid Suspensions

by | Mar 24, 2014 | Articles

In an effort to have positive intervention in misbehavior schools are now training teachers and staff to avoid suspensions through techniques to reduce incidents.  On Valentine’s Day a group of students presented Sandy Lewandowski, who is the superintendent of a west...

Teasing May Lead to Less Activity for Children

by | Dec 29, 2013 | Articles

A study at Brigham Young University has found that teasing may lead to less activity for children.  Not only do children who are teased become less active, they also report  having a worse quality of life than their non-teased peers. “Teasing not only influences...

Bullying Victim Urges Others To Step Up

by | Oct 24, 2012 | Articles

As a child, I was always an easy target for bullies. In school, I was constantly taunted with hurtful comments and mean-spirited teasing by my classmates. What made it worse, no one stood up for me.  Why was I bully’s dream?  I was born with no limbs. Yet, I didn’t...