Annoyed and Disgusted

So......bullying is a real issue...as we have learned through several devastating events that have happended in our school systems..."it doesn't happen in our school" is not an acceptable answer because it is.....even in our small town schools........the escaltion of bullying can happen quickly and under the nose of adults including parents, teachers, principals and so on.....If you repeatedly have students getting punched or hit then clearly your anti-bullying messages are not getting through. I don't care about these individuals sad stories....we all have them...but to use it as an excuse or crutch does not help the individual because when they are adults and have committed a crime...the law does not care about their sad sob story. It is time to teach our youth to be accountable and chose right from wrong. Do I as an educator wish that these values would be taught in each home...yes but the reality our educators are facing is that for some students only school provides structure and support to instill in them a sense of how to become successful human being that can make good decisions.....
Do you know that thanks to our love for research based everything in education that anti-bullying programs can be found today that are research based! GOD BLESS AMERICA. we in 2010 are past saying "boys will be boys" or "well it happens"
So for one certain school and its principal.....let's step into 2010 and realize suspending students doesn't alone solve the problem......let us re-evaluate our program and watch our students more carefully...because if our current policies were working....I would not be upset today nor writing this post......Let's have team building excersizes within grade levels.....let's attack bullying from every angle possible........get the community involved.....do whatever it takes
Schools today are more than formal learning.......they need to be a community center...perhaps it's a lot to ask of our schools but I feel it is the right thing to ask.....
love, me