It’s one of the most difficult and frustrating challenges faced by teachers and administrators. 
Balancing the rights of the accused and the accuser in cases of bullying and harassment in school. Sharon Noguchi of the San Jose Mercury News turns in an excellent report on the dilemma, noting that short of kicking a bully out of school, even when educators do a lot they are often accused of doing too little to appease parents and ease victims’ fears.
Parents of harassment victims insist school authorities don’t react quickly or forcefully enough to protect their children – even as school officials say they’re working harder than ever to prevent and respond to bullying and aggression.
“We’re trying to help on a daily basis,” Los Gatos-Saratoga Union School District Superintendent Cary Matsuoka tells the paper. “But there’s only so much we can control in the world of 14-, 15-year-old adolescents.”
0 Responses to “No Clear Cut Answers for Bullying”