State Lawmakers Go After Bullies

The following are the research based references where the infomration was obtained on how many kids miss school, carry a gun to school, etc.
U.S. Department of Education (2002)
National Education Association (NEA)(2003)
Bureau of Justice Statistics (2003)
American Medical Association (2001)
American Justice Department (2002)
Mulin Rindler (2003)
Craig & Pepler (1997)
Banks (1997)
Olweus (1997, 2001, 2002, 2004)

The following organizations and researchers are where the infomration comes from on how many kids carry a gun to school, how many stay home, etc. All are consistent.

U.S. Department of Education (2002)
National Education Association (NEA)(2003)
Bureau of Justice Statistics (2003)
American Medical Association (2001)
American Justice Department (2002)
Mulin Rindler (2003)
Craig & Pepler (1997)
Banks (1997)
Olweus (1997, 2001, 2002, 2004)

Teacher is the bully!
What happens when the teacher is the bully! We have it on tape...there is no doubt...no question! What do I do now if the Administrator won't do anything?

bgsa wrote:

Teacher is the bully!
What happens when the teacher is the bully! We have it on tape...there is no doubt...no question! What do I do now if the Administrator won't do anything?

Give it to the News media. Send copies of it to every congressman and sentor. Even if they do not reperesent you.

My son attended the state that day. We spoke about the abuse two weeks later he has been assaulted. The bill did not pass we are now victims of the bill not passing no one is helping us.

Pansy Parents who are not involved with their children's lives, teachers and activities besides buying new video games or dropping them off somewhere raise pansy kids who get picked on by delinquents who are free to reign because they also have lousy parents.
Teach your child how to wrestle, Ju-Jitsu, or Judo, not that bogus Karate, Tae kwon do junk and then get involved in their life
You people are pathetic, I watch your kids have disturbed social skills since they watch more TV or Video games then talk to their parents or read.
Me and my wife work but we are active with our children’s school, teachers and sports and I do this in between my combat deployments, while I am gone family, friends, and church help me out.

Your Pathetic now get off your A$$ and become a parent not just a Breeder!

a real parent of 3 wrote:

Pansy Parents who are not involved with their children's lives, teachers and activities besides buying new video games or dropping them off somewhere raise pansy kids who get picked on by delinquents who are free to reign because they also have lousy parents.
Teach your child how to wrestle, Ju-Jitsu, or Judo, not that bogus Karate, Tae kwon do junk and then get involved in their life
You people are pathetic, I watch your kids have disturbed social skills since they watch more TV or Video games then talk to their parents or read.
Me and my wife work but we are active with our children’s school, teachers and sports and I do this in between my combat deployments, while I am gone family, friends, and church help me out.
Your Pathetic now get off your A$$ and become a parent not just a Breeder!

While I applaude your service and thank you for it I must take issue with the pansy remark. Most of the kids you are speaking of have parents that are very involved in their lives. Some almost too much (that is anouther topic for anouther day) Most of the bullies that you speak of have parents that are involved as well. We as parents are told to encourage our children in whatever talents they may have. So if a child boy or girl happens to be studious and would prefer to read a book then by your defention they are pansies and so are the parents. By that same reasoning a child who is an athleate or would prefer to skateboard or maybe some other mocho prusuites that would make them a bully.
All 3 of my children are niether bullies or pansies. They all would love to read a book or go and play basball, softball and football or any other sport that cathes their eye. They are not underachivers or overacivers, yet depending on the school or the group they happen to be with they have been bullied.
I know that most bullies just want to make others feel badly to make themselves feel better.
This bill is not about why they are like they are but to punish the behavior and to make it stop.

you have lost the meaning and only focused on the word pansy.
The point is parental involvement. A parent that can identify over aggressive, jealous, arrogant etc.. behavior will be able to rectify the problem or at the very least somewhat contain it, however parents drop off kids and let them go loose then let them watch too much TV, video games etc... or Bad books instead of involvement.
Reading books is a great hobby or pastime or even life and it should be encouraged. Hell there a library functions etc... that focus just on that.
however sports that allow children to be active, and express the competition and even teach when, where and how aggression is acceptable give children and later adults an outlet to focus that energy instead of bullying or bringing guns to school etc....
The answer is be a parent understand that you are the teacher and that everything else is assistance for you to ensure your next generation is successful in what ever they choose to be.

The alleged extremist,and Racist Rev Wright will be in Columbus GA for an organized rally (or something or another) May 2-8. The local news paper claims May 4th but according to unidentified inside sources he allegedly arrives May 1st evening attends some meetings and then speaks May 2nd, 3rd. On the 4th he gives a so called open to the public speech and then is available to the public.

He has been here several times before and has allegedly met with prominent city officials and residents several times, who have allegedly heard his hate speeches before.

He is allegedly a guest of a City Council Member's Hotel which is no anywhere near his speaking engagements during his time here (Hilton Garden Inn North Columbus)

The News paper here finally has very limited watered down coverage on this subject after several letters, callers and Bloggers became outraged and the story ran through the internet.

The question I guess is what will he say during those so called off camera secret meetings not so much on his public forum. Additionally why is this church seeking his endorsements if they do not wholly agree with his beliefs.

St. John AME Church, 3980 Steam Mill Road Columbus GA.

Unfortunately a lot of this can not be proved since it is second or third hand but The Church does Admit he will be here during that time frame.

TLS51 wrote:

Again I say...R E S P E C T!!!!
Without it we are going nowhere.

R E S P E C T is earned not legislated.

Children and young people should be taught to earn respect not have it given to them. Our childrens self-respect and feelings should be bolstered by their parents or parent through example. How can you have any self-respect when you are taught that it is OK if you fail. Earn some respect, the bullies will take notice.

a real parent of 3 wrote:

you have lost the meaning and only focused on the word pansy.
The point is parental involvement. A parent that can identify over aggressive, jealous, arrogant etc.. behavior will be able to rectify the problem or at the very least somewhat contain it, however parents drop off kids and let them go loose then let them watch too much TV, video games etc... or Bad books instead of involvement.
Reading books is a great hobby or pastime or even life and it should be encouraged. Hell there a library functions etc... that focus just on that.
however sports that allow children to be active, and express the competition and even teach when, where and how aggression is acceptable give children and later adults an outlet to focus that energy instead of bullying or bringing guns to school etc....
The answer is be a parent understand that you are the teacher and that everything else is assistance for you to ensure your next generation is successful in what ever they choose to be.

This was much better said then your previous post which made (me at least) feel as though so called passive pursites were a type of "pansy" behaviour and thefore set one up to be bullied. While I agree that parents can and should see an aggrisive type of behaviour in their child too many will state "not my child" and ingnore the behaviour. I know that the vast majortiy of children are not bullies and that TV and vedio games are not a substituite for involment. I have a feeling that most if not all of the posters here have been bullied or their children have. I am sure that there are no bullies or parents of bullies on this fourm. So at this point we are just preaching to the choir.