Comments for AOC, Family Tree, public officials team up against bullying at http://www.theind.com , comment 1 to 9 out of 9 comments http://www.theind.com Thu, 23 May 2013 14:00:44 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7107-aoc-family-tree-public-officials-team-up-against-bullying#comment-11530 Nothing. No answers? - ragin_cajun Wed, 20 Oct 2010 10:26:09 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7107-aoc-family-tree-public-officials-team-up-against-bullying#comment-11439 Sorry Walter. didn't mean to get your hackles up with all the "parsimonious" questions. So let me pare it down to the two really important ones, and leave my criticism of your journalism style for another day. what exactly do the counsellors intend to say to these children who are being bullyed? And what kind of recommendations can schools in the area expect from your organization? Stephen says "We see this as a community problem, one that all folks could and should get involved in." I'm the community, and I've been invited by Stepehn to get involved. I'm trying to learn more about this issue and what is being done. I think it's very sensible to "be suspicious of good intentions and empathic only when provided with sufficient proof." And I'm sure Family Tree can stand the light of day, so I look forward to hearing Stephen's answers to my questions. I think they're worth hearing, Walter. Don't you? - ragin_cajun Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:12:03 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7107-aoc-family-tree-public-officials-team-up-against-bullying#comment-11435 ragin, I'm saying that because we haven't immediate answers to all of your very persistent, parsimonious questions, everything should be defunded. We will live in compounds, mindful of but disconnected from our neighbors, and we will be suspicious of good intentions and empathic only when provided with sufficient proof. - Walter Pierce Sun, 17 Oct 2010 22:02:17 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7107-aoc-family-tree-public-officials-team-up-against-bullying#comment-11425 One of the commenters at theadvertiser.com wrote this. " 14-15 years old in an alternative program. i.e. trying to push them through the system." http://www.theadvertiser.com/article/20101004/NEWS01/10040315/Bullying-issues-pervasive Same problems are happening at Leonville Elementary--older kids several grades behind are being classified as "special needs" and mixed in with kids much younger then they are. http://www.dailyworld.com/article/20100923/NEWS01/9230314/Leonville-addresses-school-bullying that's not bullying. that's inept administration and poor policy at ppublic schools. - ragin_cajun Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:17:57 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7107-aoc-family-tree-public-officials-team-up-against-bullying#comment-11424 Stephen "Lawlessness?" Yes, lawlessness. KATC says that charges were brought against one of the children in the Youngsville incident referenced in this article. Are you saying that Family Tree is totally private, receives no public funding at all? How about AOC? Most importantly, what exactly do the counsellors intend to say to these children who are being bullyed? What kind of guidance will the resource center have for them? And what kind of recommendations can schools in the area expect from your organization? What would your organization do if the schools ignore your recommendations? And walter -- what does the Joel Burns video at the end of the article have to do with this? Are you implying that bullying here in Lafayette is actually persecution of homosexuals? Is there some other incident in our area that I'm not aware of? Because I saw no mention of sexual orientation in KATC's coverage of the Youngsville incidents. - ragin_cajun Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:02:06 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7107-aoc-family-tree-public-officials-team-up-against-bullying#comment-11408 Yes, a growing problem. New estimates that have been published show that each day over 180,000 students stay home from school due to bullying - they simply can not face their aggressors. Dr. James Easton before he left the school system stated that the largest problem facing the Lafayette Public Schools was Bullying. And just by reports from National Media - in the month of September more than 16 students committed suicide rather than face any more bullying. Those are just the ones that were reported. Here in Lafayette - The Family Tree has noticed a large uptick in the number of calls they are getting seeking help with bullying and local news reports have also touched on this issue. Rather than wait around this large and growing group has decided that it is time to act - that this is a community issue that we should all be involved with finding a solution. Some would have us believe that Bullying is "character building" that it "teaches kids how to cope with life" - The facts are that kids oftentimes do not have the social skills or the ability to navigate these situations. With more families struggling, both parents working as well as the advent of social media - we feel it is time we chip in to help. - Stephen H Sat, 16 Oct 2010 08:56:20 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7107-aoc-family-tree-public-officials-team-up-against-bullying#comment-11405 A growing problem? - ragin_cajun Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:01:18 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7107-aoc-family-tree-public-officials-team-up-against-bullying#comment-11397 ragin_cajun Lawlessness? To my knowledge there are no laws against children bullying each other, short of physical violence - and then it is a "he said, he said" situation where the victim is threatened not to talk. Bullying is a huge and a growing problem and I am happy to be working with folks who "get that" and are working on finding a solution - because what we are doing now is clearly not working - not locally and not nationally. We see this as a community problem, one that all folks could and should get involved in. We are in fact trying to raise money to fund this project, however contrary to your assertion, we have not gone and asked any governmental body for funding for this project. We hope that folks who feel strongly about this and want to help the children of our community will step up and help us try a different approach - an approach lead by experts in child psychology. - Stephen H Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:02:30 +0100 http://www.theind.com/news/indreporter/7107-aoc-family-tree-public-officials-team-up-against-bullying#comment-11389 I'm tearing up right now. I look like Charlie Melancon on C-SPAN right here at my desk. But seriously, is this how we now address lawlessness in our society? Resource centers and counseling services? This is another symptom of the complete collapse of the greatest nation on earth. It completely misses the point, I'm sure it's publicly funded in all or part, and the issue it addresses is already handled by centuries of law and Western thought. But hey, it's all sappy and empathetic, so I'm sure you'll all want to flame me for saying anything bad about it--but I'm warning you, don't bully me! - ragin_cajun Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:38:23 +0100