October 24, 2011 Interview on 630 WPRO and 99.7 FM

This morning I was interviewed on the radio because of the work that we have done with the NCMS Anti-bullying Task Force.  We hope that this attention will assist in reducing the incidents of bullying by providing students with resources and outlets to deal with the issues associated with this topic. 


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NCMS Anti-Bullying Task Force in the headlines

I just wanted to provide an update on the anti-bully task force at North Cumberland Middle School.  The Cumberland School Committee's Rules and Regulations Commitee met on October 13, 2011 and approved a motion to send the amended policy to the full committee for adoption.  We are planning a special, stand alone school committee night where the only item on the agenda is the Anti-Bully Policy read out and adoption.  We are planning a presentation by a leading researcher in the field, Dr. Larry Filippelli, Assistant Superintendent of Scituate Public Schools.  Below is a link to the headline in the Valley Breeze this morning concerning the Rules and Regulations meeting. Feel free to come out and support this policy on November 21, 2011.  I appreciate the hard work that the members of the Task Force put forth to make this policy possible.  On behalf of the Task Force, I also would like to thank Dr. Thornton, Superintendent of Cumberland Public Schools for his support and the Cumberland School Committee.  This would not be possible without them.

Valley Breeze article from Thursday, October 20, 2011
http://breezepapers.com/2011/10/19/cl/cumberland-schools-among-first-to-address-at-home-cyberbullying

Here is a video from Channel 12 News:

Cumberland cracks down on cyberbullying: wpri.com