http://nevadaprep.com/2008/09/03/editorial-and-im-the-stranger/ The Silver State's Voice for High School Sports Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:44:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://nevadaprep.com/2008/09/03/editorial-and-im-the-stranger/#comment-12 Mary Thibodeaux Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:06:58 +0000 http://nevadaprep.com/?p=224#comment-12 Thanks so much for printing the editorial article originally published in The Argonaut regarding school shootings and bullying. I am a fifth grade teacher in Tonopah (Scott Thibodeaux's my favorite football player.....and my son! :)and have two teenagers of my own. Each year I witness acts of bullying both at my own school and at various high school sporting events throughout the state. I feel very strongly that as an educator and as a parent, a message must be sent that any behavior meant to intentionally harm anyone - whether physically or mentally - is unacceptable. Until adult and peer role models treat one another with respect, this will be a difficult lesson to learn. By printing this letter on your website, I hope that coaches share it with their players, parents share it with their kids, and teachers with their students. Our school is in the process of developing a Bullying Awareness, Prevention and Response policy so that in the future, events such as Columbine, Virginia Tech and all the other incidents of bullying that occur everyday become a thing of the past. Thanks for bringing this issue to light on your website. Thanks so much for printing the editorial article originally published in The Argonaut regarding school shootings and bullying. I am a fifth grade teacher in Tonopah (Scott Thibodeaux’s my favorite football player…..and my son! :)and have two teenagers of my own. Each year I witness acts of bullying both at my own school and at various high school sporting events throughout the state. I feel very strongly that as an educator and as a parent, a message must be sent that any behavior meant to intentionally harm anyone - whether physically or mentally - is unacceptable. Until adult and peer role models treat one another with respect, this will be a difficult lesson to learn. By printing this letter on your website, I hope that coaches share it with their players, parents share it with their kids, and teachers with their students. Our school is in the process of developing a Bullying Awareness, Prevention and Response policy so that in the future, events such as Columbine, Virginia Tech and all the other incidents of bullying that occur everyday become a thing of the past. Thanks for bringing this issue to light on your website.

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