I saw this really interesting, really sad article on NY Times.com:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/us/30bully.html?pagewanted=1&ref=general&src=me
On the one hand, the article brings up important issues surrounding peer influence. A teenage girl actually committed suicide after being bullied and harassed by her classmates. On the other hand, I think the article also brings up questions about what kind of roleparents/guardians/teachers should/can play when their teen is being bullied. How can/should adults intervene in adolescents' peer relations? Could the teenage girl's death have been prevented?
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this is an EXTREMELY important article/issue- this is not the first (and unfortunately likely not the last time) something like this will happen-- we will definitely refer to this when we get to our discussion of peers!
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