Teachers meet for bully conference

ALL OVER NEW MEXICO ARE MEETING ABOUT THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS REC...  More »

ALL OVER NEW MEXICO ARE MEETING ABOUT THE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS RECENTLY PUT TOGETHER AN ANTI- BULLYING POLICY. BUT AS JEFF MAHER FOUND OUT -- SOME PARENTS THINK THE POLICY GETS A GRADE OF INCOMPLETE. HE'S LIVE AT DOLORES GONZALES ELEMENTARY. FOR KIDS WHO GET PICKED ON BY BULLIES - COMING TO CLASS EVERYDAY IS A NIGHTMARE. PARENTS SAY IT'S HARD ON THEM TOO - ESPECIALLY WHEN THE SCHOOL ISN'T DOING MUCH ABOUT IT. 'these kids need to know what they're doing and what they're doing is wrong and that nobody deserves to be treated that way'THIS PARENT, WHO WANTS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, SAYS HER 11-YEAR-OLD SON IS CONSTANTLY PICKED ON BY BULLIES AT SCHOOL. YESTERDAY - THEY TOOK AWAY HIS LUNCH. 'it made me feel bad because he actually didn't feel good in the afternoon - in the evening and he was actually hungry' JUST ONE OF COUNTLESS BULLYING CASES IN NEW MEXICO SCHOOLS. THAT'S WHY 70 TEACHERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE ARE AT THE HOTEL ALBUQUERQUE FOR A TWO-DAY SEMINAR - LEARNING HOW TO DEAL WITH BULLIES. 'they are learning how to teach kids to critically think about their own behavior - they're learning how to teach their kids empathy and make them compassionate human beings''sometimes kids that bully have their own inner oppressions that they're acting out onto other young people' THIS YEAR - A-P-S LEFT IT UP TO EACH INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL TO DEVELOP ITS OWN POLICY ON BULLIES. 'that there is a way of reporting bullying when it happens - and making sure that those people who report bullying are not retaliated against' THE TEACHERS ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR STUDENTS KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY GET PICKED ON. 'find an adult and tell them' THE DISTRICT IS ALD CELL PHONES TO  « Less