Tag Archives: bullying

My Apology to the City of London — It’s Time to Grow Up

Why London’s on-line community will remain in a perpetual state of stunted growth and wasted opportunity until it learns the same school-yard lessons that we try to teach our 11-year-old daughter about respect, courtesy, and engagement. Continue reading

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Is Well-Intended Anti-Bullying Pledge Just Empty Words?

The Pledge to End Bullying will only amount to empty words if we, as a society, refuse to complement those ideals with real deterrents and consequences to those who perpetuate those actions. Continue reading

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Day of Silence Reminds Us of Need to Speak Up

Today’s Day of Silence brings up difficult questions about what constitutes humour, what constitutes bullying, and what our responsibilities are to young and old alike. Continue reading

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London School Path Could Lead to Death

Unless schools get tough on violence in its smallest forms, more deaths like the one in Toronto could come in the future. Continue reading

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A Fighting Chance

A look at bullying in our school system, following the tragic bullying-induced suicide of Joshua Melo Continue reading

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