Some of the new reports are pretty scary as more students are carrying weapons into schools to protect themselves against bullies. The statistics which are outlined in the Channel One News video and transcript below say the trend is growing and schools must prepare for it.
The video is here and the transcripts are below > http://www.channelone.com/a-report-on-bullying/
Maggie: We all know that bullying is a widespread problem in our
schools. But even with increased awareness and programs to fight it, the
number of victims continues to grow. And now a new report shows that
the way some victims are handling it is as worrisome as the problem
itself. Shelby Holliday has the story.
Student: All of this name calling and pushing made me feel horrible.
Shelby: Bullying impacts schools and students across the country.
Student: I’ve been called so many different names, it’s unbelievable. I’ve been called fat, ugly, stupid…
Shelby: And despite school programs and outreach events, studies suggest that bullying in American schools is on the rise.
Andre Kar: I think people don’t really realize how real it is until you actually see it for yourself.
Shelby: One new report out analyzes a detailed survey of more than
15,000 high school students who were asked questions about bullying. The
survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, found that 20% of
those high school students reported being victims of bullying within
the last 12 months. But what is more troubling to researchers is that
some bullied students are bringing dangerous weapons to class.
Sixteen-year-old Lisa Lovolos brought a paring knife to her school in Philadelphia after months of being bullied.
Lisa Lovolos: I knew I was wrong to have it but, I mean, I felt like I needed something to protect myself.
Shelby: Lisa was arrested and suspended for five days. But she is not the only one violating school rules.
Dr. Andrew Adesman: They’re telling us that there’s practically one child in every classroom that is carrying a weapon.
Shelby: After taking a closer look at the survey, researchers
estimate that about 200,000 bullied high school students are bringing
weapons like knives, guns and clubs to school. And they say that being
bullied increases a kid’s chances of carrying weapons.
Of the 20% of high school students who said they have been bullied,
8.6% say they have carried a weapon to school compared to 4.7% of
students who said they haven’t been bullied.
Researchers also found four risk factors related to bullying that
boost that number even higher. If a student skips school because of
immediate concerns about their safety, have had their property stolen or
damaged, have been threatened with or injured with a weapon in school,
and has been in a physical fight, they are 31 times more likely to bring
a weapon to school.
Dr. Adesman: This is a group that’s not only traumatized
psychologically and they worry for themselves physically, but they also
pose a threat to the rest of the student body.
Shelby: Researchers say that they hope the new report will help
teachers, principals and parents do a better job of dealing with school
bullies and their victims to make sure the bullying doesn’t lead to more
violence.
http://www.channelone.com/a-report-on-bullying/
Friday, May 9, 2014
Earning college credit in high school has students hitting the working world early
Shelby: Summer is right around the corner, and that means high school
seniors across the country are celebrating the end of high school and
the beginning of a new chapter in life. Scott Evans has the story of one
girl in the class of 2014 who is well on her way. Check it out.
Scott: Like many seniors, Grace Bush will be getting her high school diploma on Friday.
But unlike most seniors, this 16-year-old from Florida already has a college degree.
Grace Bush: It’s kind of weird that I graduated college before high school.
Scott: Yep, Grace earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice last week from Florida Atlantic University. She did it with a 3.8 GPA and completed the four-year degree in just three years, taking high school and college classes at the same time.
Grace: I started when I was 13 at Broward College and I also took my classes throughout the summer, so I was able to finish it before four years.
Scott: Grace’s parents wanted their nine children to earn college credit in high school because they can’t afford to send all their kids to college. Grace is the third oldest in the Bush family
http://www.channelone.com/college-credit-in-high-school
Scott: Like many seniors, Grace Bush will be getting her high school diploma on Friday.
But unlike most seniors, this 16-year-old from Florida already has a college degree.
Grace Bush: It’s kind of weird that I graduated college before high school.
Scott: Yep, Grace earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice last week from Florida Atlantic University. She did it with a 3.8 GPA and completed the four-year degree in just three years, taking high school and college classes at the same time.
Grace: I started when I was 13 at Broward College and I also took my classes throughout the summer, so I was able to finish it before four years.
Scott: Grace’s parents wanted their nine children to earn college credit in high school because they can’t afford to send all their kids to college. Grace is the third oldest in the Bush family
http://www.channelone.com/college-credit-in-high-school
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Donelson Hills SciencePalooza engages students that science is fun
Students at Donelson Hills Elementary in Waterford walked into a world of Oz recently as nearly 20 science experiments ranging from physical science, to creepy critters and engineering all captivated students. Working with the Michigan Department of Science, Elizabeth Kutchey and the staff put on quite a show as parent volunteers let students explore the what and why of various experiments using the Scientific Method. The video story comes out later Thursday but the photo album can be found in the front page of the online Oakland Press and is archived at: http://media.theoaklandpress.com/
The Video is online at the Oakland Press and is archived at Vimeo
https://vimeo.com/95284087
Donelson Hills 'Breakfast with a Hero' draws police, fire, families and Paws!
The Waterford Schools breakfast program where all kids can have a healthy breakfast regardless of income has been rolled out at three elementary schools and Donelson Hills is one of the schools. Karen Gomez said her school statistically has 87-percent of students in the poverty range and this helps with getting her students off to a good start learning each day. Titled 'Breakfast with a Hero,' members of the Waterford Police and Fire Departments, parents eatin with their children and the Detroit Tigers' Paws all made this a super event. The program is being rolled out to other Waterford Elementary schools next school year and teachers and administrators can be confident students will have food in their stomachs and will be hitting the ground running to learn
A video story will be available later Thursday with Paws, interviews and more. For now, the photos are in the front page of the Oakland Press online and below.
http://media.theoaklandpress.com/
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
EAA school official: Pershing High teacher could be fired after breaking up fight with broom
An EAA teacher finds themselves defending their career after two students were engaged in a fight tearing up her classroom and her trying to break up the fight with a common wisk broom. The Freep story below is complete with video and story. Comments are welcome at the bottom of the story.
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014305060143
EAA school official: Pershing High teacher could be fired after breaking up fight with broom
8:07 PM, May 6, 2014
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Pershing High School in Detroit is seen on May 06, 2014. A fight occurred in a freshman classroom and a teacher tried to break it up by hitting one of the students with a broom after she couldn't radio security. / Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press
Reaction to firing of Detroit Pershing high school...: Opinions vary on whether it was right for a Pershing High School teacher to be fired after using a broom to break up a serious fight.
A teacher’s job
is in jeopardy because a video circulating online apparently shows her striking a student with a broom in an attempt to break up a fight at Pershing High School in Detroit.
The chancellor of the Education
Achievement Authority, which runs the school, plans to recommend to
the authority’s board of directors that the teacher be terminated, EAA
spokeswoman Chrystal Wilson said Tuesday.
■ Related: Cass Tech QB Jayru Campbell takes plea deal on charges he assaulted guard
“Which means the termination is effective immediately; she will have an opportunity, like any other employee, to meet with the board as they consider this recommendation at its next scheduled board meeting” on June 17, Wilson said in an e-mail.
A video posted online by Fox 2 News shows two male students tussling in a classroom, with punches thrown as the boys collapse into desks and onto the floor. Screams can be heard in the background.
About 33 seconds into the video, a woman can be seen using what appears to be a broom to strike one of the boys. She yells, “Stop!” and “Get off!” A man eventually separates the pair.
■ Related story: Mick McCabe: Detroit Public Schools ignores Michigan law in Cass Tech QB Jayru Campbell case
■ Related story: Stephen Henderson: What Jayru Campbell saga can teach us about violence, race, forgiveness
■ Related story: Drew Sharp: Adults play role in star athletes' bad behavior
The incident happened Wednesday. Wilson said the students are 15 and 16 and in ninth grade. One was suspended for 10 days and the other for three days, she said.
The fight and its aftermath are the talk of the school.
“I feel like if I was there, I would have done the same thing trying to break them up. ... I don’t think she should lose her job or have charges brought against her,” said Natalie Tyson, 36, the mother of a Pershing freshman. “What else could she do? Those guys were kind of big, and they were tearing up the classroom.”
Bernard Barton III, a 19-year-old senior at the school, said the teacher went too far.
“She should have never grabbed the broom. She could have just grabbed the security guard,” he said, adding that the student could’ve gotten hurt by being hit. “She should have gotten charged for it.”
The teacher, whose name was not released, was notified in a May 1 letter about the recommendation that she be terminated. She has not yet indicated to the EAA whether she plans to appeal.
The teacher was hired Jan. 27, Wilson said.
Created in 2011, the EAA is the statewide system for the worst-performing public schools. Teachers in the EAA do not belong to a union.
Earlier this year, EAA Chancellor John Covington said that the district would conduct a discipline audit to address allegations made by some former employees that students have been disciplined harshly.
An online petition on change.org calling for the teacher to get her job back had more than 170 names Tuesday.
Fox 2 News Headlines
is in jeopardy because a video circulating online apparently shows her striking a student with a broom in an attempt to break up a fight at Pershing High School in Detroit.The chancellor of the Education
Achievement Authority, which runs the school, plans to recommend to
the authority’s board of directors that the teacher be terminated, EAA
spokeswoman Chrystal Wilson said Tuesday.■ Related: Cass Tech QB Jayru Campbell takes plea deal on charges he assaulted guard
“Which means the termination is effective immediately; she will have an opportunity, like any other employee, to meet with the board as they consider this recommendation at its next scheduled board meeting” on June 17, Wilson said in an e-mail.
A video posted online by Fox 2 News shows two male students tussling in a classroom, with punches thrown as the boys collapse into desks and onto the floor. Screams can be heard in the background.
About 33 seconds into the video, a woman can be seen using what appears to be a broom to strike one of the boys. She yells, “Stop!” and “Get off!” A man eventually separates the pair.
■ Related story: Mick McCabe: Detroit Public Schools ignores Michigan law in Cass Tech QB Jayru Campbell case
■ Related story: Stephen Henderson: What Jayru Campbell saga can teach us about violence, race, forgiveness
■ Related story: Drew Sharp: Adults play role in star athletes' bad behavior
The incident happened Wednesday. Wilson said the students are 15 and 16 and in ninth grade. One was suspended for 10 days and the other for three days, she said.
The fight and its aftermath are the talk of the school.
“I feel like if I was there, I would have done the same thing trying to break them up. ... I don’t think she should lose her job or have charges brought against her,” said Natalie Tyson, 36, the mother of a Pershing freshman. “What else could she do? Those guys were kind of big, and they were tearing up the classroom.”
Bernard Barton III, a 19-year-old senior at the school, said the teacher went too far.
“She should have never grabbed the broom. She could have just grabbed the security guard,” he said, adding that the student could’ve gotten hurt by being hit. “She should have gotten charged for it.”
The teacher, whose name was not released, was notified in a May 1 letter about the recommendation that she be terminated. She has not yet indicated to the EAA whether she plans to appeal.
The teacher was hired Jan. 27, Wilson said.
Created in 2011, the EAA is the statewide system for the worst-performing public schools. Teachers in the EAA do not belong to a union.
Earlier this year, EAA Chancellor John Covington said that the district would conduct a discipline audit to address allegations made by some former employees that students have been disciplined harshly.
An online petition on change.org calling for the teacher to get her job back had more than 170 names Tuesday.
Friday, May 2, 2014
The Oakland Press is shooting paparazzi photos at Proms around town
M I C H I G A N G R O U P
Operation Red Carpet: Oakland County
DATE: School, venue, location, time
5/16 Hazel Park, Andiamo, Warren, (Time TBD)
5/16 South Lyon East, Crystal Gardens, Brighton, 7 p.m.
5/17 Troy High, Cherry Creek Golf Club, Shelby Twp., 6:30 p.m.
5/20 Rochester Hills Stoney Creek, Royal Park Hotel (Rochester), 6:30 p.m.
5/20 Royal Oak Shrine, TBD,
5/22 Royal Oak High, Shenandoah Golf & Country Club, West Bloomfield, (Time TBD)
5/22 Pontiac High, King's Court Castle, Canterbury Village, Lake Orion, 6 p.m.
5/22 Clawson, MacRay Harbor (Harrison Twp.), 7 p.m.
5/22 Rochester High, Palazzo Grande (Shelby Twp.), 7 p.m.
5/22 Rochester Adams, San Marino Club in Troy, 6:30 p.m.
5/22 Southfield-Lathrup, RoosterTail, Detroit, (Time TBD)
5/22 Walled Lake Central, Farmington Hills Manor, (Time TBD)
5/23 Madison Heights Madison, MacRay Harbor (Harrison Twp.), (Time TBD)
* 5/23 Pontiac Academy of Excellence, (photo session at school), 4 p.m.
5/27 Southfield High, Detroit Marriot Hotel at the Renaissance Center, (Time TBD)
5/28 North Farmington High, Dearborn Inn, (Time TBD)
5/29 Oak Park, TBD, 8 p.m. 4/30: International Academy (Highland Twp.), Detroit Yacht Club, 6 p.m.
5/1: International Academy (Bloomfield Hills), Federal Reserve Rossetti, Detroit, 7 p.m.
5/1: Birmingham Detroit Country Day, Townsend Hotel, Birmingham (time TBD)
5/1: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s, Shenandoah Country Club, West Bloomfield Twp., 7-11 p.m.
5/2: Eaton Academy (Birmingham), Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi (time TBD)
5/2: Everest Academy (Clarkston), It’s a Matter of Taste, Commerce Twp. (time TBD)
5/2: Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes; Deer Lake Banquet Center, Independence Twp., 6:30
5/2: South Lyon HS, Crystal Gardens, Brighton, 6:30-11 p.m.
5/3: Novi HS, Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, 7-11 p.m.
5/3: Holly HS, M-59 West, Highland Township (time TBD)
5/3: Troy Athens; Andiamo, Warren, 7-11 p.m.
5/8: Novi Detroit Catholic Central, Laurel Manor, Livonia, 7 p.m.
5/9: Waterford Kettering, Petruzzello's, Troy, (Time TBD)
5/9: Madison Heights Lamphere, Gino's Surf (Harrison Township?), (Time TBD)
5/9: Auburn Hills Avondale, St. Nicholas Greek Cultural Center, Troy, 6:30 p.m.
5/10: Brandon High School, Boulder Point Golf & Country Club (Time TBD)
5/10: Birmingham Roeper, Infinity Yacht Charters, St. Clair (Time TBD)5/15 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Twin Lakes Golf and Swim Club, Oakland Twp., 6 p.m.
5/15 Berkley High (TBD)
Meet Sean McComb- The National Teacher of the Year
The Academy Awards for teaching was held at the White House with all 50 state winners representing the school communities and states they serve. The ultimate winner of those celebrated was an english and science teacher who said his life was changed as the result of his calling to teaching.
Watching a Channel One piece of Sean McComb from Baltimore, Maryland it showed the very special way this 30-year-old teacher connects with his students.
http://www.channelone.com/?s=sean+mccomb
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