Anti-Bullying Conference Held
Posted/updated on: January 24, 2011 at 4:35 pm
TYLER An informative event was held in Tyler over the weekend to address a growing problem. Saturdays bullying conference in Tyler, The bully, the bullied and the bystander featured noted author and speaker Barbara Coloroso. Her goal was to inform and educate about what bullying is and what it isnt. It begins about age 5 with little girls feeling its ok to exclude other little girls and works all the way up to the point where we have young people killing themselves cause they cant take it anymore, Coloroso said. Coloroso considers bullying to be inflicting pain on another and taking pleasure in that pain.
Its an age-old problem, but bullying has recently gotten a technological face-lift. Internet and cell phones, cyber bullying, that has such a tremendous impact. It used to be years ago, I could go home and get away from the targeting but now our young people are facing it 24/7, Coloroso said.
She says stopping the cycle of bullying is a community job, because neither parents nor schools can do it alone.
