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economist sunsuntribune education saturday nov 19 2005 teachers say they are bullied by parents students when help was needed most by caroline grech staffwriter they have sat back and taken it long enough but now teachers are coming out swinging in a study that says they have become a target of bullying by parents and bosses and theyre not going to take it any more they say teachers including those in york region boards of education are speak ing out thirty per cent of ontario teach ers and education workers reported being bullied by a parent or guardian a study commissioned by three ontario teachers unions says the study found bullying from parents takes numer ous forms with female teachers report ing being bullied more often than their male counterparts bullying by parents was more prevalent in elementary schools than high schools threats to report a teacher was the most common form of bullying with more than 70 per cent of both high school and elementary teachers report ing this type of harassment teachers also complained classes are sometimes disrupted by angry parents they are often subjected to repeated intimidation verbal abuse threats of physical assault and malicious lies twentyfour per cent of the provinces teachers say they have been bullied by a boss and 15 per cent say they have been bullied by a colleague or coworker including being subjected to unfair criticism and excessive monitor ing we dont want to point any fingers we want solutions donna marie kennedy president ontario english catholic teachers association thirtyfour per cent of teachers in the greatertoronto area have reported being bullied by students the study found reported incidents of teachers being bullied by students ranged from having their belongings vandalized disrupting class threatening physical assault ver bal abuse racial or sexual slurs and repeated intimidation bullying is defined as persistent or repeated incidents of abuse threats insults or humiliation intended to hurt other individuals physically emotional ly psychologically or socially more than 1000 members of the three organizations were interviewed for the survey the survey was undertaken due to a number of complaints at union offices ontario english catholic teachers association president donna marie kennedy said we dont want to point any fingers we want solutions ms kennedy said critics may say bullying is a harsh word for teachers experiences but ms kennedy said it needs to be taken seri ously twenty years ago people would have poohpoohed sexual harassment ms kennedy said tatacjsjyslrxksiedikd safes en ssptezteh you deivasd not can 1 6 rason rr to enagaq rotes attest sky b thousands forced fan far tares financial heb to tarcfe ies susemg anj cohort to a ratal yms red cross ki you makmry o cserarcdtariycu cr4a pkcca anyitetanyfea 148m181111 mrauatossxa this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune trade mission to china a success mpp says more was gained from ontarios trade mission to china than just good will between two nations tony wong a hong kong native and mpp for markham was on the mis sion he said this trip has generated pos itive feedback from ontarians of chi nese descent students wanting to study at the university of waterloo can now earn degrees by studying both in canada and in china at nanjing university torontos mount sinai hospital has signed an agreement to jointly work on genomics research with hong kong university torontos university health net work will work with the shanghai insti tute of health sciences to research new cancer drugs these agreements are significant but they represent just the start of what we can accomplish in china and hong kong said joe cordiano minister of economic development and trade the 12day trade mission finished up tuesday check chbbvbney remember to check your chimney regularly for signs of corrosion or deterioration have all chimnevs cleaned and inspected at least once a year wm this message brought to you as a community service of the economist suntribune sigfiv- m sis m mm i hink of it as the ultimate commuter software soft comfortable seats quiet spactous interiors tables where you can catch up on work while you ride viva now open for business viva from a to being relaxed ww l ii- ifk now i i 1 m k v iwi 1 1m i