Thursday, October 14, 2010

Does Middletown have bullies?

Today, we have two stories related to bullying in The Middletown Press.

MIDDLETOWN BOE HEARS BULLYING COMPLAINTS shares how a grandmother got up at this week's school board meeting to let the officials now her granddaughter is being bullied and that the school district hasn't done much to stop it.

We also offer tips on WHAT PARENTS SHOULD DO if they think their child is being bullied.

This is not a new topic for The Middletown Press. In mid-September we ran an Associated Press story about a father in Florida who threatened children on a school bus that had bullied his daughter, and at the beginning of October we published another story online about THE INCIDENT AT RUTGERS.

We've also covered CYBER-BULLYING and written stories about how LOCAL STUDENTS MAKE YOUTUBE VIDEOS to help prevent bullying.

Now we're asking you - the people who live in Middletown and have children in Middletown schools - is there a problem locally with bullies? And if there is, do you feel that your child is safe, or could the school district be doing more to help protect children?

Tell us in the comment field below or by e-mailing us at editor@middletownpress.com. You can remain anonymous if you wish, but if you want us to follow up on specific events, it would help to know the details and to be able to contact you.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Alexa McClain said...

It has now been nearly 3 months since I spoke at that mentioned BOE meeting.
Nothing has stopped; it has actually escalated to physical torment.
At this point, since the BOE has yet to respond to my Attorney's letters, I would welcome any conversation with your establishment.

I have just recently forwarded written communications to the CT Dept of Education, hoping that they will find cause to intervene. The MPD has been very supportive to our family yet to no avail.

Does Middletown have Bullies? YES
And more than one - they recruit and just take turns.

December 2, 2010 at 2:18 AM 

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