Please Support the Anti-Bullying Resolution in The Utah Senate NOW!
Stand for ALL Children’s Right to Feel Safe at School! Last Day!
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February 3rd, 2006 at 8:53 am
Good idea
February 3rd, 2006 at 4:00 pm
I fully support this resolution! I have 5 children in public school and their safety is my prime concern! Thanks
February 3rd, 2006 at 4:03 pm
I am currently a fourth-grade teacher. As teachers, we try very hard to keep the playground safe, but there are kids who insist on physical contact, making the others feel unsafe. Anything you can do to stop this would be much appreciated.
Thanks, Vicki Larsen
February 3rd, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Bullying in grade school and on the playground is just the beginning of an unbearable part of growing up. Meanwhile the child who is being bullied has lost their self-confidence and has very low self esteem, making their school experience a nightmare. They never feel like they truly belong. It is not always the same people doing the bullying. They enlist the help of their friends and it could be different groups at different times. It is just like chickens do to a weak chick. They just keep pecking at it until they peck it to death. I know this to be a fact because I am the grandmother of a young woman who was bullied all of her school days. First being a special ed student suffering from dyslexia, she was labeled dumb by her classmates. Second being of a different faith she didn’t fit in with their little groups. This followed her to high school where she was called names, had her hair pulled, tripped, beat up, and pushed down a flight of stairs by a group of girls, causing her to have to have a CT scan, which revealed a concussion. She didn’t even go on her Senior trip it was so misereable. These behaviors are started in grade school but they end up in high sschool and they begin at home and at churches. These children are supposed to learn tolerance and compassion which they are not being taught. Then people wonder why some students who are pushed to the limit go to such drastic measures as to pack guns. This is a big problem and I have wanted to see this topic addressed for many years. Hopefully it will save other children from suffering at the hands of bullies. I fully support this resolution. Thank you…
February 6th, 2006 at 9:10 am
I have a son dealing with bullies right now and I really wish his school would do more about it. Please pass this bill.
February 6th, 2006 at 2:26 pm
Do we really need to pass a law, or resolution? Are teachers and administrators not able to take action against bullying already? And what exactly do we intend to do to “eliminate bullying”? I absolutely do not condone bullying, nor do I wish to pretend it’s not there—bullying is terrible. Having read the comments of others on this site, I sympathize with their awful situations. And I agree that a peaceful, calm and friendly environment will assist in education. But wouldn’t this resolution be something like passing another prohibition law? If we can’t take action already, then how can this resolution really be enforced? As I see it more legislation doesn’t help anything; what is really necessary are parents, teachers and administrators who will do something about the problem, with parents being first in the line of responsibility. I understand the predicament of the schools in cases of some parents who don’t care, or won’t believe that their children cause problems. But I don’t see how this resolution is going to help.
February 6th, 2006 at 2:32 pm
Last year one of my children had a teacher who was a bully. I heard almost daily reports of a teacher who yelled, called names and was particularly cruel to boys. My child was not the only one to talk about this; I heard it from other children and several parents whose children had this teacher.
What do we do about that?
February 6th, 2006 at 10:33 pm
I am the Safety Comissioner of Rocky Mountian Elementary and I am for this bully resolution. I am very conserned that there is no regulation on supervision in our schools. One of the greatest correlations with bullying is level of supervision.
Studies have shown that as supervision increases bullying decreases. The
state office of education provides no regulation for supervision within the
schools including such high risk times as recess and lunch. The only
requirement has been made by the company that provides the liability
insurance for our schools and they require only that there be adult
supervision. For many schools this means that hundreds, in some cases over
600 students may be on the playground at one time with only one adult
supervisor. Such is the case with my children’s school.
Our state does regulate after school programs for children ages 5-12. The
supervision requirement to be a licensed child care provider for children
ages 5 to 12 is 1 adult for every 24 children with no group to exceed 35
regardless of supervision. Why is there such stricked regulation for after school programs but not regular school time. We need to encourage legislators to address this
issue and draft legislation that will require schools to provide adequate
levels of supervision for all student at all times. This is the most effective way to reduce bullying incidences.
February 7th, 2006 at 8:55 am
Bullying is an expression of poor self-esteem. If we give kids positive experiences that improve their view of themselves and their abilities, bullying will decrease dramatically.
Focusing on reading skills enables students to do better in any classroom, plus it opens up a world previously unknown to them.
February 7th, 2006 at 12:48 pm
I fully support this resolution! I have a child in public school and her safety is my prime concern. Thanks!
February 7th, 2006 at 1:34 pm
A number of you have asked direct questions, but have not left contact information.
If you fill in your email address when you post, it will not be public or shared, and I can respond.
Thank you all for posting! It is having a huge impact!
February 8th, 2006 at 9:15 am
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT BULLYS IN THE SCHOOL KIDS DO NOT EVEN WANT TO A ATTEND BECAUSE OF FEAR. WE NEED TO MAKE OUR KIDS FEEL SAFE IN SCHOOL.DO WHATEVER IT TAKES, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.
February 17th, 2006 at 7:53 am
I’m not sure this resolution will do enough, but at least its a start. We need laws that support discipline within the schools, so that bullying has consequences for the perpetrator and not just the victim. Administrators and teachers need to be able to let children know that bullying won’t be tolerated. In school we give it the title “bullying”; but it is really assault, battery, and slander. This is serious and needs serious consideration by the legislature, parents, school teachers, and school administration. We can talk forever. I think its time we all got together and did something to stop “bullying”.
March 7th, 2007 at 9:34 am
As a Mother of a son currently being bullied, I support this law, but if it’s not enforced it won’t be enough. The problem with my son’s bully is NOT that he has LOW self esteem, this child is told what a “leader” he is! his mother has made it her duty to buddy up with people at school, so they don’t care, because their “friend” has a kid who is a bully. It’s an issue with this whole family! They constantly block traffic with cones on our street so their kids can ride bikes(which is illegal by the way), and the bike path is 20 yards from their house! Their kids glare at grown ups and ride their bikes in people’s diveways without asking, and go into people’s houses and look in their refrigerators and bedrooms.. like they own a stranger’s house and yet for some reason people seem to say nothing!!!! Except me! This kid has hit my older son and my 1 year old before. He manipulates other kids constantly, nobody in the neighborhood wants to play with this kid, but at school it’s like he runs the place. It’s very strange! His parents actually think his bully bossy behavior is “leadership”! NO! So if the school doesn’t care then maybe this law will MAKE them care. If not then maybe citizens of this country should have the option of taking our tax money to other school districts that will care, and no offense to the woman with the PTSA, but some of the worst kids at my son’s school have Mommies in the PTSA, so then what? Some of those people are like another little clique, and this is an elementary school! I think some parents really need to grow up!
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