2008.11.18
Reporter spies bullying at tolerance program
So, this wasn't me, although I can attest to seeing my share of bullying in school hallways through the years.
A friend, and fellow reporter, was at a school out of state last week covering what is essentially an anti-bullying program. Mix it up, was created through the Southern Poverty Law Center. It's designed to get kids to become more tolerant of others and get to know people they wouldn't normally. A potential result of which is a decrease in bullying.
Here's what happened during this lunch day: a midde schooler with a shaved head walks purposely to another table, locking his sights on a smaller, meek-looking student.
"There you are," says the bald student.
The meek student hands over his chocolate milk, "as if it were an everyday ritual," my friend writes.
One colleague suggests it sounds like something out of a comic strip, but for the kid without his milk, it's not funny.
Teachers and students, what similar events do you see in the hallway, classroom or lunch line?
