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Next week, when students return to classes, they will be greeted by new teachers, meet some new classmates and may even notice the shiny floors and clean desks.
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8/30/12
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No child should be sad at school. A happy relaxed child is a learning child. Bullying robs our children (the bully, the bullied and the bystander) of self-respect and self-confidence. As school resumes, let’s look at some of the things parents, children and educators need to know to ensure a successful and happy school year.
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By Maureen T. Florio
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8/22/12
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The Oxford Dictionary defines bullying as “the use of a superior strength or influence to intimidate someone.” When thinking of a bully, automatically one paints a picture of a hefty boy with spiky hair, holding a smaller kid against a locker. On television, the cafeteria in a high school rings while a bully is heard saying, “Give me your lunch money,” or, “Buy me lunch!”
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By Ummul Baneen Mohamedali
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3/28/12
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Six pit bulls that were rescued from an Elmont dog-fighting ring will soon have a new home on the West Coast, under the care of a famous dog trainer.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/3/11
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Over the past few years, New York state lawmakers have targeted bullying in schools with legislation designed to allow students to feel safe in a place where they should feel safe.
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10/6/11
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The recent attack of a 14-year-old student on a Nassau BOCES school bus reminds us that anti-gay hate and bullying is as big a problem locally as it is across the country.
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Andy Peters
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10/21/10
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It used to be that when we sent our children, our precious little cargo, off to their first day of school, all we had to say was, “Look both ways when you cross the street” or “Don’t talk to strangers” or “Come right home after school.”
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9/22/10
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With the school year complete and with summer upon us, bullying won’t be a problem for a couple of months, right? Wrong.
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6/29/10
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A good portion of last week’s news cycle focused on the rise of school bullies. Tragically, two young girls, including a Suffolk County teen, took their own lives after being pushed to the edge by bullies.
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Al D'Amato
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4/21/10
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Anyone who’s read “Lord of the Flies” knows the great capacity children have for savagery. Still, the recent suicide of a 15-year-old high school girl, following months of brutal bullying, shocks us — hopefully into action.
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Randi Kreiss
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4/8/10
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