Comments on: UPDATED: DeKalb bully report released http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/ Your source for information and conversation about education in Atlanta, Georgia and the nation. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:29:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Will a federal focus on bullying solve the problem? « iThinkEducation.net! http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/comment-page-1/#comment-3526 Will a federal focus on bullying solve the problem? « iThinkEducation.net! Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:01:32 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=373#comment-3526 [...] is often an issue here. In April an 11-year-old hanged himself and his family blamed the suicide on the excessive bullying they said he received at Dunaire [...] [...] is often an issue here. In April an 11-year-old hanged himself and his family blamed the suicide on the excessive bullying they said he received at Dunaire [...]

]]> By: Will a federal focus on bullying solve the problem? | Get Schooled http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/comment-page-1/#comment-3507 Will a federal focus on bullying solve the problem? | Get Schooled Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:54:07 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=373#comment-3507 [...] is often an issue here. In April an 11-year-old hanged himself and his family has blamed the suicide on the excessive bullying they said he received at Dunaire [...] [...] is often an issue here. In April an 11-year-old hanged himself and his family has blamed the suicide on the excessive bullying they said he received at Dunaire [...]

]]> By: Josiah http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2562 Josiah Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:41:15 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=373#comment-2562 Your mom. is. your local stalker. pankcanks have green beans in them. emo bully. is me. i like to pee. wee wee. Nick Scribano is hot Your mom. is. your local stalker. pankcanks have green beans in them. emo bully. is me. i like to pee. wee wee. Nick Scribano is hot

]]> By: Anna http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2362 Anna Sun, 31 May 2009 03:26:09 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=373#comment-2362 I am a administrator in DCSS and bullying is happening all over the place. I try to investigate every matter reported, and it is a full time job when you have to monitor all of the other items required in a school day, but it has to be done. Bullying is in the eyes of the victim and if the victim says they are bullied, we had to treat it as so. That is what DCSS administrators were told in a meeting when the judge was introduced to us prior to her "independent investigation, so I am not sure why they said no bullying was going on. Just a reaction from someone on the other side. I work for DCSS but it is still wrong what happened. I am a administrator in DCSS and bullying is happening all over the place. I try to investigate every matter reported, and it is a full time job when you have to monitor all of the other items required in a school day, but it has to be done. Bullying is in the eyes of the victim and if the victim says they are bullied, we had to treat it as so. That is what DCSS administrators were told in a meeting when the judge was introduced to us prior to her “independent investigation, so I am not sure why they said no bullying was going on. Just a reaction from someone on the other side. I work for DCSS but it is still wrong what happened.

]]> By: Dr. John Trotter http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2208 Dr. John Trotter Sun, 24 May 2009 19:15:08 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=373#comment-2208 Thug, it's good to see you take a stand. I know you and your background, and I know that you are sick and tired of bullies running the schools -- not just bullying other students but bullying the teachers too! We're glad to have you on the MACE Team! Thug, it’s good to see you take a stand. I know you and your background, and I know that you are sick and tired of bullies running the schools — not just bullying other students but bullying the teachers too! We’re glad to have you on the MACE Team!

]]> By: Momof2 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2149 Momof2 Fri, 22 May 2009 02:07:55 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=373#comment-2149 The perception of a threat can be very real to some. What looks like banter to one person could be a very real threat to another - the perceived relative status of the the parties involved, the situation, past experience and social support combined make the difference between a good times and a bad experience. I am horrified that this report was produced without the balance that could have shown the truth. As a Dekalb taxpayer I am furious that my tax dollars will now be used to support the defence of this report and the school systems' lack of integrity and the subsequent legal penalties. Think about this - as adults we know that in the office one persons suggestive talk will be laughed at by some, while others would call HR to report sexual harassment. How do you know which way the situation went? You talk to people involved. How is bullying any different? (and you should understand that sexual harassment is considered a form of bullying.) This is a serious problem that did not get the attention it warrants. The perception of a threat can be very real to some. What looks like banter to one person could be a very real threat to another – the perceived relative status of the the parties involved, the situation, past experience and social support combined make the difference between a good times and a bad experience.
I am horrified that this report was produced without the balance that could have shown the truth.
As a Dekalb taxpayer I am furious that my tax dollars will now be used to support the defence of this report and the school systems’ lack of integrity and the subsequent legal penalties.
Think about this – as adults we know that in the office one persons suggestive talk will be laughed at by some, while others would call HR to report sexual harassment. How do you know which way the situation went? You talk to people involved. How is bullying any different? (and you should understand that sexual harassment is considered a form of bullying.) This is a serious problem that did not get the attention it warrants.

]]> By: Danteach http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 Danteach Thu, 21 May 2009 16:48:13 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=373#comment-2130 I think that it is a multitude of peoples' fault. The school for not addressing the discipline problem. NCLB because of attendance being a criteria to make AYP. So you can't suspend the students because of the attendance policy. And not to mention that you don't want to be labeled a bad school. It is so ridiculous. And then you have the parents that will still send their children to school even if they are suspended. I think that it is a multitude of peoples’ fault. The school for not addressing the discipline problem. NCLB because of attendance being a criteria to make AYP. So you can’t suspend the students because of the attendance policy.

And not to mention that you don’t want to be labeled a bad school. It is so ridiculous.

And then you have the parents that will still send their children to school even if they are suspended.

]]> By: Dr. Craig Spinks /Evans http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 Dr. Craig Spinks /Evans Thu, 21 May 2009 04:41:27 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=373#comment-2106 Will the DeKalb County grand jury examine this case? Could the DeKalb County grand jury perform a thorough, disinterested investigation? Will the DeKalb County grand jury examine this case? Could the DeKalb County grand jury perform a thorough, disinterested investigation?

]]> By: Nikole http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2103 Nikole Thu, 21 May 2009 01:21:40 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=373#comment-2103 The school is at fault b/c discipline in general is not properly addressed. There are no consequences for students that misbehave. But I believe the report also made mention of the fact that the victim's grandmother died and his uncle was shot to death. To assume that those facts have no bearing on his decision to commit suicide is unfair. I don't think that Dekalb taxpayer money should be paid out to this family. Why are we not discussing the role of the bullies and their parents that will swear that their children are not bullies? The school is at fault b/c discipline in general is not properly addressed. There are no consequences for students that misbehave. But I believe the report also made mention of the fact that the victim’s grandmother died and his uncle was shot to death. To assume that those facts have no bearing on his decision to commit suicide is unfair. I don’t think that Dekalb taxpayer money should be paid out to this family. Why are we not discussing the role of the bullies and their parents that will swear that their children are not bullies?

]]> By: catlady http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/2009/05/20/dekalb-bully-report-due-today/comment-page-1/#comment-2102 catlady Thu, 21 May 2009 00:56:00 +0000 http://blogs.ajc.com/get-schooled-blog/?p=373#comment-2102 Another post of mine failed to appear. Am leaving this blog for good, since there is no explanation and no repair of the FAILed mechanism for posting. Another post of mine failed to appear. Am leaving this blog for good, since there is no explanation and no repair of the FAILed mechanism for posting.

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