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Dear [member_name_first],
National Teacher Appreciation Day fell on May 4th. I hope all of you teachers out there were honored for the hard work you have done and the lasting contributions you have made on behalf of your students.
Mother's
Day is celebrated May 9th this year. Happy Mother's Day to all of you Moms out there. Education World has some great Mother's Day projects for your students to show their love and appreciation. Learn
about the history of Mother's Day and share it with
your students by visiting Mother's Day Central.
May is also National Bike to Work Month. What a healthy way to kick off the summer months! Encourage your friends, family, and co-workers to ride their bikes to work or school. Visit bikeleague.org for more information about how to be a part of this great event.
State bill targeting bullying approved
Invoking the suicides of Phoebe Prince and Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, lawmakers unanimously approved a sweeping measure to crack down on school bullying, saying its strict requirements for reporting student harassment make it one of the nation’s toughest.
Yesterday’s legislation emerged with broad prohibitions against any actions that could cause emotional or physical harm, including text messages and taunting over the Internet. It also mandates antibullying training, for faculty as well as students, and requires that parents be informed of incidents at school.
But at the heart of the measure, lawmakers said, is the requirement that every school employee, including custodians and cafeteria workers, report incidents of suspected bullying and that principals investigate each case.
“This is a day that we can be proud we have done something positive — to eradicate bullying and to demonstrate to this Commonwealth and to the nation that bullying will no longer be tolerated,’’ said Representative John W. Scibak, a South Hadley Democrat.
The legislation will now be sent to Governor Deval Patrick, who praised the bill and said he would sign it in short order.
“Bullying in our schools cannot be tolerated and teachers and administrators need additional tools to ensure our kids are learning in safe and nurturing environments,’’ Patrick said in a statement.
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