http://abcnewspapers.com/2010/10/26/district-11-fine-tunes-bullying-policy/
Justin Anderson felt like he couldn’t go on living if the kids at school wouldn’t quit picking on him because of his sexual orientation. This is just one case of many thousands nationwide. The revised policies make it clear that students and staff can’t be persecuted, harassed, bullied or discriminated against due to their “race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, age, family care leave status or veteran status.” “Students shouldn’t have to enter school every day in survivor mode,” Schuster said, describing GLBT (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) students’ state-of-mind as a result of past bullying episodes. I think its good that they revised the harrassment policy, but there is still such a long way to go. Just because it is in writing doesnt mean its going to be followed. Its a step in the right direction though.
Jesse,
ReplyDeleteYou are off to a great start on your blog reflections. You are missing the news articles for each week. Every other week you need to do a local and international news article reflection and post it on your blog. Please work to catch up on these. I have enjoyed reading through your posts.