Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Does School Culture (and school lawyer culture) contribute to bullying in schools?





Sept 6 2001 San Diego Union Tribune article Grossmont School District failed its students is the lead in to the Santana High (Orange County, CA) tragedy says attorney Kenneth Hoyt." Shooter, Andy Williams exhibited signs and symptoms of a very troubled person... When you have a student who is missing excessive days and whose grades have dropped remarkably, these are red flags and there needs to be some intervention (I.E. A SCHOOL COUNSELOR. to take action) We believe that the school should have had procedures in place (Like the recommended number of ASCA MODEL TRAINED SCHOOL COUNSELORS, 5-6 FOR SANTA ANA HS)" "Based on the district's own review last year and information from the District Attorney's Office.


When parents of the two students shot to death at Santana High School in 

2001 offered to drop their lawsuit against the district in exchange for the district's holding a conference on school violence, the district refused! The district would rather continue spending mind numbing amounts of the taxpayers money on litigation rather than accept the parents offer to settle for no money, said attorney Kenneth Hoyt. (Associated Press report on September 9, 2005) Theses conferences should have been held anyway. Daniel Shinoff called the shooting "unforeseeable" and said the district WAS NOT CULPABLE.  (School attorneys encourage districts to follow a policy of "no investigation, no paper trail." Shinoff would rather show felonious and life threatening disregard for the safety of his student via non-action. Better to pretend that the problem doesn't exist than risk associated culpability for the single tragic incident.  Nothing is forseeable when you keep your eyes closed and turn away from the obvious problem all around you.) 

What reason could there be for harming and shooting Others?" said Grossmont High School District's Superintendent William Shinoff in a glazed-over idiotic looking stupor. (this was, as has happened so many times in Moreno Valley USD that few people on the inside know about all the skeletons and coverups,)  Shinoff's was a preplanned statement to divert from answering incriminating questions and a poorly vailed lead into complete denial) Denying the grieving parents closure or even the common respect of knowing measures would be discussed and implemented as the highest priority so this  won't happen again to another child.


"There is no excuse for that," added. Of course not you idiot. Nor is there any excuse for tolerance of bullies and covering up the multiple wrongdoings.  This moron thought that disassociation would gain the district some advantage with the legal system. He could not have been more wrong. His reoccurring ethic of Money before humanity would cost the Taxpayers  millions of dollars a year on lawyers who specialize in helping to cover or excuse administrators like Shinoff and hundreds of others who seek to avoid responsibility, not to solve problems. And they are the system that you leave your children with not understanding the actual risk.  The money would be better spent if administrators showed their caring by completely dealing with bullying and student safety before curriculum or asinine mandates like "W's" No Child Left Behind (in reality a thinly valed ongoing attempt at systematically destroying the hard fought importance of all children receiving an education equal and free.) but more than not our schools are run by bureaucratics who gave up on teaching but had too much money and education invested so they became petty, fear driven and cravenlly pervayors of disception and coverup - that is to say maintain business as usual. 


These types of administrators are driven by a Board of Education who collectively have little education, almost no experience within education and absolutely no other requirements. Felons - OK, Child Molesters - No ask, No tell and ability to care about kids - not hardly. The board is a stepping stone for small time politicians. Yes, they choose and reign over superintendents like Shinoff.






























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This is the fight of our professional careers. Are You In or Out?

What's taking so long? This is the fight of our professional careers. Are You In or Out? "Hell has a special level for those who sit by idly during times of great crisis."
Robert Kennedy

The Art of SETTING LIMITS, Its not as easy as it looks.

Art of Setting Limits Setting limits is one of the most powerful tools that professionals have to promote positive behavior change for their clients, students, residents, patients, etc. Knowing there are limits on their behavior helps the individuals in your charge to feel safe. It also helps them learn to make appropriate choices.


There are many ways to go about setting limits, but staff members who use these techniques must keep three things in mind:
Setting a limit is not the same as issuing an ultimatum.
Limits aren’t threats—If you don’t attend group, your weekend privileges will be suspended.

Limits offer choices with consequences—If you attend group and follow the other steps in your plan, you’ll be able to attend all of the special activities this weekend. If you don’t attend group, then you’ll have to stay behind. It’s your decision.
The purpose of limits is to teach, not to punish.
Through limits, people begin to understand that their actions, positive or negative, result in predictable consequences. By giving such choices and consequences, staff members provide a structure for good decision making.
Setting limits is more about listening than talking.
Taking the time to really listen to those in your charge will help you better understand their thoughts and feelings. By listening, you will learn more about what’s important to them, and that will help you set more meaningful limits.
Download The Art of Setting Limits

SYSTEMATIC USE OF CHILD LABOR


CHILD DOMESTIC HELP
by Amanda Kloer

Published February 21, 2010 @ 09:00AM PT
category: Child Labor
Wanted: Domestic worker. Must be willing to cook, clean, work with garbage, and do all other chores as assigned. No contract available, payment based on employer's mood or current financial situation. No days off. Violence, rape, and sexual harassment may be part of the job.

Would you take that job? No way. But for thousands of child domestic workers in Indonesia, this ad doesn't just describe their job, it describes their life.

A recent CARE International survey of over 200 child domestic workers in Indonesia found that 90% of them didn't have a contract with their employer, and thus no way to legally guarantee them a fair wage (or any wage at all) for their work. 65% of them had never had a day off in their whole employment, and 12% had experienced violence. Child domestic workers remain one of the most vulnerable populations to human trafficking and exploitation. And while work and life may look a little grim for the kids who answered CARE's survey, it's likely that the most abused and exploited domestic workers didn't even have the opportunity to take the survey.

In part, child domestic workers have it so much harder than adults because the people who hire children are more likely looking for someone easy to exploit. Think about it -- if you wanted to hire a domestic worker, wouldn't you choose an adult with a stronger body and more life experience to lift and haul and cook than a kid? If you could get them both for the same price, of course you would. But what if the kid was cheaper, free even, because you knew she wouldn't try and leave if you stopped paying her. Or even if you threatened her with death.



Congress Aims to Improve Laws for Runaway, Prostituted Kids

by Amanda Kloer

categories: Child Prostitution, Pimping

Published February 20, 2010 @ 09:00AM PT

The prospects for healthcare reform may be chillier than DC weather, but Democrats in the House and Senate are turning their attention to another warmer but still significant national issue: the increasing number of runaway and throwaway youth who are being forced into prostitution. In response to the growing concerns that desperate, runaway teens will be forced into prostitution in a sluggish economy, Congress is pushing several bills to improve how runaway kids are tracked by the police, fund crucial social services, and prevent teens from being caught in sex trafficking. Here's the gist of what the new legislation is trying to accomplish:

Shelter: Lack of shelter is one of the biggest vulnerabilities of runaway and homeless youth. Pimps will often use an offer of shelter as an entree to a relationship with a child or a straight up trade for sex. In the past couple years, at least 10 states have made legislative efforts to increase the number of shelters, extend shelter options, and change state reporting requirements so that youth shelters have enough time to win trust and provide services before they need to report the runaways to the police. Much of the new federal legislation would make similar increases in the availability and flexibility of shelter options.

Police Reporting: Right now, police are supposed to enter all missing persons into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database within two hours of receiving the case. In reality, that reporting doesn't always get done, making it almost impossible for law enforcement to search for missing kids across districts. This hole is a big problem in finding child prostitution victims and their pimps, since pimps will often transport girls from state to state. The new bill would strengthen reporting requirements, as well as facilitate communication between the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the National Runaway Switchboard

We Must Never Forget These Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen and Women

We Must Never Forget These Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen and Women
Nor the Fool Politicians that used so many American GIs' lives as fodder for the fight over an english noun - "Communism"