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Several weeks ago, I ran a two-part series on bullying and what schools are trying to do to deal with this growing problem. Shortly after, I caught the last few minutes of a TV interview with John Halligan, whose son Ryan was a victim of bullying and ultimately committed suicide. It was a riveting, heart-wrenching, and eye-opening talk. I wanted to share his story with my readers with a firsthand account of what occurred and tried to track John down via the Internet.
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Steve Kussin
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1/14/10
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Board meeting
The Long Beach Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at the middle school at 8 p.m. on Feb. 8. Parent-principal roundtable
The middle school parent/principal roundtable …
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1/14/10
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Meal prices increase At its regular meeting on Jan. 12, the Long Beach Board of Education approved a cost increase for school-provided meals in order to reduce the deficit created by increased food …
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1/14/10
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Canadian teen heartthrob Justin Bieber, will make a special appearance at Long Beach Middle School after students collected 27,000 pounds of food for a contest sponsored by local radio station 92.3 …
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1/14/10
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From the bagel store to the beauty parlor, from the beach club to the bus stop, what is the number one topic of conversation among parents? Hands down, the survey says-teachers and teaching. And well it should be. Moms and dads are concerned about who is going to spend 180 days with their children for the school year.
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Steve Kussin
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1/8/10
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To demonstrate their knowledge of ancient Egypt, sixth graders at Long Beach Middle School turned their school library into an interactive museum exhibit that included afterlife artifacts, pyramids, …
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1/7/10
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Fifty-one Long Beach students in grades four through 12 qualified to perform in the New York State Music Association’s (NYSMA) All-County Festival in January. They will join a select group of …
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1/7/10
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Board meeting The Long Beach Board of Education will hold a regular meeting at the middle school at 8 p.m. on Jan. 12. A board of education worksession is scheduled for Jan. 26 at the middle …
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1/7/10
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As we batted around ideas for this week’s editorial, we agreed that a new take on an old idea — New Year’s resolutions — was in order. Rather than offer our own ideas, we decided, we’d ask the experts.
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12/24/09
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Students at Long Beach High School’s NIKE Alternative High School Program organized holiday toy drive for the children at Nassau University Medical Center, asking each student and faculty member to …
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12/24/09
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