Awareness increased after tragic suicide of Josh Pacheco, 17, a junior at Linden High School, administrators say.
The key to stopping bullying is to have students report it to an adult, Fenton area school administrators say. After the suicide death of Josh Pacheco, a junior at Linden High School, superintendents discuss how their schools handle bullying. Linden Community Schools has added anti-bullying hot lines students can call or text, said Superintendent Ed Koledo. The students can remain anonymous when they report an incident. And the hot lines aren’t just for anti-bullying. They can also be used if students are worried about another student’s health or safety, or for reporting stealing, drugs, or another incident at school. The numbers are 810-373-2131 for the high school and 810-373-2458 for the middle school. Koledo said the hot lines have had…
Lake Fenton High School's Starfish Initiative holds its first public event.
A large group of walkers from the Fenton area and beyond braved cold temperatures Sunday to join Lake Fenton High School’s anti-bullying organization, The Starfish Initiative, in honoring the memory of Josh Pacheco, a bullying victim who committed suicide. The walkers started out at Andrew G. Schmidt Middle School, in the Fenton Area Public Schools district and hiked to Bush Park. Pacheco was 17 and a junior at Linden High School. He committed suicide on Nov. 27. His parents said bullying played a role in his death and said Pacheco was gay, which led to him being bullied both inside and outside of school, according to the Flint Journal. Lake Fenton High School senior Matt Wilson, who began The Starfish Initiative, said he was bullied as a …
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The walk on Sunday, in memory of Linden High School junior Josh Pacheco, began at A.G. Schmidt Middle School in Fenton. Walkers proceeded to Bush Park in Fenton, on Sunday afternoon.
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The Starfish Initiative, an anti-bullying group, meets at Lake Fenton High School.
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Terra
10:10 am on Thursday, February 21, 2013
I think the link below looks like a wonderful way to tackle the task of combatting bullying. I'm know it's not an easy job, but someone DOES have to do it!!!! I have no interest in Equity Squared, except to see bullying dealt with. This program offers a systematic way of tracking and followin up on bullying! http://vimeo.com/rdsalesoutsourcing/review/37692121/1ed180c6a0 more ›