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v iv- 4tti ttr p8 weekender satolfcday may 30 f 99 ms breaking bully cycle the most difficult task from page 7 school board has developed a new strategic action plan to deal with aggressive behavior in students spearheaded by holy spirit catholic elementary school family day sunday may 31 at canadian family golf centre o complimentary cpga professional instruction o alldaybbqq o ice cream and refreshmentsq q video arcadeq q 50 off mini putt and practice range call 905 4717204 for more details highway 48 at 16 avenue markham viceprincipal connie marsh the document will be used in conjunction with the safe schools policy a list of resources community service programs and videos will be included in the text to be distributed to the schools in september more and more incidents of this type of behavior have been coming to my atten tion and you really have to deal with it early before it becomes a big problem said superintendent joseph rapai he stressed the need to help children who may look or act differently from their classmates bullying is one of the key areas of con cern for parents and educators and no one wishes to be involved in a situation where they are victimized if you expose this type of behavior into society it just wouldnt be tolerated breaking the cycle of bullying can be the most difficult task of all there is a popular myth that children at goodyear markham hwy 7 location only goodyear markham on hwy 7 has proudly been serving the community for almost 10 years and as our way of saying thank you we are having a customer appreciation sale continues until june 9th 1998 markham dealers specials let us help you get ready for the summer with super savings oh all mechanical repairs and service tires 0 offi list price tune ups brakes alignments balancing so off only 1 week left super special pricing on exhaust shocks struts off ac special only includes complete testing of ac system freon ac components taxes extra call today for your appointment markham goodyear 5797 hwy 7 1 block west of markham rd 2940888 fi 5051 hwy 7 unit 8 unionville ontario 4792002 summer should be left alone to solve their problems said dipasquale this strategy can fail horribly he said pointing to a recent examplein which a boy had been bullied in the school wash room he refused to use the washroom and as a result wet himself at school people also think victims should stand up to the bully because a bully is a coward when that happens a bully usu ally beats the snot out of him dipasquale said he suggested victims think in terms of action instead of just taking the abuse scan the environment for the nearest teacher or adult or tell the bully what he or she is doing is wrong and then turn around and walk away bullies also relish a child who is isolated from his peers if the victim can convince the majority of the kids not involved to speak out against bullying it will stop miscommunication is one of the main causes for bullying at the secondary school level added loretta cal a guidance counsellor at father bressani catholic high school in woodbridge gossip is a big thing at this age and instead of talking things out students are listening to their friends instead said cal if we can sit them down and do some mediation we can usually get most of the cases cleared up i think a bully is a bad flu you need a lot of strength to get rid of it as fast as possible except theres no cures of medicine except for friends and belief in yourself no one wants to act against a bully without proof but we dont need to catch kids oh video to act said dipasquale who is developing a video oh bullying that teachers can use in the schools you will freeze people in their tracks if you act on it kids have a right to go to school and feel safe its up to the adults to solve the problems perm special reg price 7500 up coupon 45 amqnia free perm special i ilonghairextra reg price 10000 up includes shampoo cutstyle consultation vvaa 1 not valid with any other special does not m f i 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relation ships income and mental health bullies turn into antisocial adults and are far more likely to commit crimes batter their wives abuse their children and pro duce another gener ation of bullies the aging bully as an eight-year- old school yard aggression social outcast difficulties at home wide range of intelligence subpar academic seepage 11