Developing World Class Schools and Graduates
Franklin will appear on Eye on New Mexico, KOB-TV this Sunday, August 12, 2012 right after the Olympics at 4:30PM. He will be discussing educational reform as well as his latest book, “Preventing School Violence: A Guide for Educators, Parents and Students”.
Residents of New Mexico and Northern Texas can receive the show as it is being broadcast. The show will be archived and readers of this website will receive notice as to where and when as soon as it is available.
The Detroit Free Press reported that a 7-year-old hanged himself. His 14-year-old sister discovered the body. The mother reported that her son was depressed because other students were bullying him at his school as well as the recent family separation. This death follows the death of a 6-year-old in 2010 in the state of Oregon. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported (in 2009) that 265 children between the ages of 5 to 14 had committed suicide. In December 2011, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed anti-bullying legislation. In Illinois, the legislature voted down an anti-bullying law because the legislators claimed that this curriculum “can lead to homosexuality”.
This report clearly indicates that children of all ages need to be taught, both by parents and schools, that bullying is not OK. Also when a child is depressed or talks about suicide, whatever the cause(s), everyone must take it seriously. I suggest that educators check this website for a discussion on what parents and schools can do to prevent suicide.