Monthly Archives: December 2011

>definition of bully and harassment – a letter to the superintendent

> Mr NAME REDACTEDThank you for speaking with me.  We need to speak further regardingthis matter. ===========================This is the http://www.dictionary.com definition of harassment.ha·rass·ment [huh-ras-muhnt, har-uhs-muhnt] Show IPAnounthe act or an instance of harassing,  or disturbing, pestering, ortroubling repeatedly; persecution: She sued her boss for sexualharassment. This is the http://dictionary.com definition of bullying.bul·ly1  [bool-ee] Show IPA noun, plural -lies, verb, -lied, -ly·ing,adjective, interjectionnoun1.a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgersand intimidates smaller or weaker people. As I said during our brief discussion this afternoon, we havedisagreed on verbiage before. this is the ND Century Code. SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 15.1-19 of the North Dakota Century Codeis created and enacted as follows:Bullying – Definition.As used in this Act:1. “Bullying” means:a. Conduct that occurs in a public school, on school district premises, in adistrict owned or leased schoolbus or school vehicle, or at any publicschool or school district sanctioned or sponsored

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>affordable care

>So, I went to fill a script for my daughter at the druggist.  As a result of the ObamaCare affordable care act thingy, her script isn’t covered.  It would be if she was over 18, but then she wouldn’t qualify for the program that would cover it, because she was over 18. That defies logic. I asked how much it would cost if I paid cash. 570 dollars. I asked how much if I paid for two pills.  42 dollars. My family lives in North Dakota.  Because of my health, I am not working.  Before affordable care was enacted, medicaid would have covered the tab.  In what way, shape or form is this affordable?  I am not independently wealth.  just for meds in our house, we are paying nearly 1500 a month.  if we add the script she was given this week, it would be over 2000.  our income is

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>fiction or reality

>You know, dads think that they are fairly strong. We fix things when we can, and if we don’t know how, we get someone else to do the job. I am going to try to develop a community discussion about bullying in this town.  adults doing it to adults, adults bullying students, and so on…  Life ain’t easy.  But if we don’t teach our kids to respect themselves, they will never respect other people.  kids mirror the behavior that they learn at home.  If the kids are bullying other kids, what does that tell society about their home life? Now, I am not saying every home life is that way.  There are kids who follow the leader.  They often times see the bully as a leader and follow their example.  Doesn’t make it right.  When the leader can be identified, would they deny being the bully/leader if challenged?  I wonder.

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