The fear of being bullied in school is a growing problem as more students commit suicide

Anger mounts in

Mass. bullying case
 

Parents in South Hadley, Mass., want school officials to step down following the suicide of Phoebe Prince. A classmate of Phoebe’s and Tina Meier, whose daughter committed suicide after being tormented on MySpace, discuss the case.

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Readers on bullying's lingering pain

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As third generation educator in my family and a teacher for 14 years, I have seen first hand what bullying does to children. However, what has not been brought up in this discussion are the following facts within the public school system today:
1. As the social-economic conditions get worse in our society; so does the bullying.

2. A larger number of school employees are expected to act as parents; not just educators.

3. When the parents of the bullies are confronted, they often enable and downplay the severity of the behaviors and charges.

 
4. Cutbacks in social services within school districts (we have one counselor for 500 kids).

5. How do schools regulate Twitter, Facebook, e-mail?
Steven Hall, Cadillac, Mich.