Betsy
08-01-05, 02:30 AM
...very, very quietly:
Boys in bubblegum pink pants and girls who don neckties may be able to breathe a little easier when classes resume at city schools in September.
School officials are taking aim at bullies who mock students for blurring traditional gender lines, according to a revised discipline code obtained by the Daily News.
Full article:
http://www.nydailynews.com/07-29-2005/news/local/story/332423p-284047c.html
A copy of the new code of conduct addressing gender based bullying and "gender expression" bullying is at
http://www.nycenet.edu/News/2005-2006/PublicHearing_DisciplineCode.htm
It's a great move for one the nations largest public school systems.
I'm hoping after Wednesday, it will get more ink.
Betsy
Boys in bubblegum pink pants and girls who don neckties may be able to breathe a little easier when classes resume at city schools in September.
School officials are taking aim at bullies who mock students for blurring traditional gender lines, according to a revised discipline code obtained by the Daily News.
Full article:
http://www.nydailynews.com/07-29-2005/news/local/story/332423p-284047c.html
A copy of the new code of conduct addressing gender based bullying and "gender expression" bullying is at
http://www.nycenet.edu/News/2005-2006/PublicHearing_DisciplineCode.htm
It's a great move for one the nations largest public school systems.
I'm hoping after Wednesday, it will get more ink.
Betsy