LRSD host Bullying Webinar

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Reported by: Hubert Tate

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Updated: 2/07 7:41 am

Published: 2/06 10:44 pm

LITTLE ROCK, AR -- Amanda McCray picks up her two daughters from Dodd Elementary Monday and she wants to know everything about their day.

"I talk to my children everyday after school. We talk about a lot," said McCray.

School professionals say communication is the best way to stop bullying. During a webinar Monday, Little Rock school leaders showed why teasing has increased in recent years. The number one reason is social media.

Specialist Kay Rainey says parents must know the signs of a child being bullied.

"It affects their self esteem. It affects their grades," said Rainey.

School leaders say if bullying is not addressed by teachers and parents, some children may consider suicide.

Next Tuesday, February 14, FOX 16 will air a special report profiling a brand new club at one Central Arkansas high school, called the Gay-Straight Alliance. Students say it a resource to cope with teasing. Members also describe how they overcame many obstacles to start the club and why the it is growing in popularity.

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dilligaf - 2/7/2012 7:49 AM

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It all starts at home. If these kids were parented a little better, they would know right from wrong. I'm not saying that would resolve the bullying problem or save the world, but what I'm saying is that a lot of kids these days do not get the life skills at home like days of the past. That along with the way things are these days, makes being a kid a little tough. Our children are our future. If we dont tend to them, the future is going suck big time. Talk to your kids, explain things to them, explain why some things are wrong and explain the right way. Dont yell and cuss at them, that will get you nowhere. Get them away from the video games and violent movies/television shows. Educate them, dont avoid them and hope they learn everything in school.

exegete - 2/7/2012 6:30 AM

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We are continuing down the slippery slope to utter ruin. The Lord has condemned sodomy throughout Scripture. It is not necessarily sodomy itself, but it is an indicator of the condition of the human soul. It indicates that we have stopped acknowledging God's natural order of things. Once that occurs, Scripture says that He turns us over to our own perverted desires that leads to ruin. Pray for our communities as man's sin becomes more bold and accepted. I pray that all would see the truth of the Gospel of peace. If man is left to himself and his own desires, it leads to utter ruin. Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the life. There is hope only in Him for the sin sick soul. All must enter through Him. Even sodomites can be saved.

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