No child should be sad at school. Welcome back to school! Now that the summer is in the past, it is time to create safe, happy, learning days as we enter a new school year — and the new age of education called Common Core.
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By Maureen T. Florio
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9/11/13
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Students across the Lynbrook School District participated in Unity Day on Oct. 10, joining together to take a stand against bullying. Sponsored by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center, Unity …
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10/18/12
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Another academic year has begun, and once again we must be mindful of keeping our children safe on their way to and from school, and while they’re there.
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9/6/12
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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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It is a word we hear too often in discussions of schools across the country: bullying. The problem is growing, as are efforts to combat it. The anti-bullying message is reaching many people, and inspiring them to raise their voices. One of them is John Halligan, who visited East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School on May 19.
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By Clarissa Hamlin
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5/26/11
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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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