By News 2 on 12/18/2017
“… On its surface, the problem with bullying seems simple enough to solve, but once you start delving into the issue it becomes less simple and more difficult.
Some school districts have complained that the legislature hasn’t provided them with a clear structure to deal with bullies. …”
Read the entire article: http://wdtn.com/2017/12/18/anti-bullying-bill-opponents-question-use-of-suspensions-as-punishment/
By New York Times 12/05/2017
“… While a trustee’s son might be expected to receive favorable treatment, Rossley thought that possibility had been eclipsed by the school’s greater urgency to demonstrate how seriously it took sexual assault, because it was under federal investigation at the time for supposedly mishandling a victim’s complaint two years earlier. “I’m not definitively saying it didn’t happen,” he told Miltenberg. “I’m not saying it did happen. What I’m saying is we don’t know, and they didn’t really want to find out.” …”
Read the entire article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/magazine/the-takedown-of-title-ix.html?smid=tw-share&_r=0
By My Central Jersey on 12/08/2017
“… O’Connor’s first hit song “Celebrity” went viral on the Internet. Since then she has used her platform to tell her story as a victim of bullying to her fans, through her song that followed, titled “The Game”. Soon after, her song “Just the Thing” became a hit. The video is about how it can be a good thing to be different. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/news/local/outreach/caring-communities/2017/12/08/teen-pop-star-meredith-oconnor-brings-anti-bullying-message-woodbridge-students/932698001/
By Magic Valley on 12/08/2017
“… In addition to teaching kids the core curriculum, it’s an unfortunate fact that teachers also must manage the bullying that goes on in their classrooms. Back in 2014, mom Glennon Doyle Melton shared her then fifth-grade son’s teacher’s strategy for instilling kindness in her students. …”
Read the entire article: http://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/simplemost/one-teacher-s-secret-weapon-for-fighting-against-bullying-and/article_4055523f-8bf5-5c16-b7fe-eea8e8f4eb5e.html
By NZ Herald on 12/11/2017
“… Yesterday’s newspapers, television and radio news broadcasts all included at least one item about our country’s deteriorating water. Warnings not to swim here and not to drink there are becoming commonplace. At the same time, we are allowing our very best water to be exported overseas free of any charge….”
Read the entire article: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11956994
By PA News on 12/11/2017
“… States, like people, may be judged by how they treat the most vulnerable among us.
Texas presents a good but not consistently great picture of how it treats the elderly and protects them from abuse, according to a recent study by WalletHub.com, a national consumer website …”
Read the entire article: http://www.panews.com/2017/12/11/taking-the-time-to-take-care-our-elderly/
By Michigan State University Extension on 12/11/2017
“… 1 in 4 men are physically abused by an intimate partner and 1 in 7 are severely abused. …”
Read the entire article: http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/know_the_statistics_of_domestic_violence
By Gazette Xtra on 12/04/2017
“… Jimmy once confided in his pastor that his wife was physically abusive.
“He told me it was always the man’s fault when things like that happen,” Jimmy recalled. “He didn’t give me any advice about what to do.” …”
Read the entire article: http://www.gazettextra.com/20171204/pioneering_support_group_offers_help_to_male_survivors_of_abuse
By Columbia Chronicle on 12/04/2017
“… However, 10 percent of men also experience domestic violence, and they should not be disregarded. One in seven men age 18 and over have experienced severe physical violence from an intimate partner in their lifetime. In 2013, 13 percent of documented calls to the National Domestic Violence hotline identified as male. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.columbiachronicle.com/opinion/article_5ddcb8b6-d6ff-11e7-8cbd-f3f18508a7c1.html
By Tao News on 12/04/2017
“… Financial abuse happens when money or property is stolen, including forging checks, taking someone’s Social Security payment, or using their credit card without permission. Abuse also occurs when names on bank accounts or life insurance policies are changed by scammers. …”
Read the entire article: http://www.taosnews.com/stories/beware-financial-scams-and-abuse,44715
