Bullying became a hot topic in the NFL and among football fans after Miami Dolphins player Jonathan Martin left the team because of harassment.
Oak Creek, WI Mayor and NFL fan Steve Scaffidi offers his views on the incident. Scaffidi is working to bring his community together after six Sikh community members in his town lost their lives in a hate crime.
By Steve Scaffidi
With the recent headlines of the Jonathan Martin-Richie Incognito locker room harassment case in the National Football League (NFL), we’re reminded that bullying is never too far away, even among adults, and worse, pro athletes, who are role models for many of our children. Incognito is alleged to have sent his Miami Dolphin teammate text messages containing racial slurs and threats, which caused his coach, former Green Bay Packers Assistant Coach Joe Philbin, to suspend him.
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November 8, 2013 - 12:30pm
Source: Time.Com, Kristallnacht in Words and Photographs
By Becki Cohn-Vargas, Not In Our School Director
November 7, 2013 - 4:27pm
Overwhelming support has poured in for Luke “Sasha” Fleischman, an agender high school student who was set on fire Monday night on an Oakland, CA bus.
Police arrested a 16-year-old Oakland student for the immolation, and announced on Thursday that he will be charged as an adult for a hate crime.
Sasha was wearing a skirt at the time of the attack, which friends and family fear may have been the reason Sasha was targeted. The teenage attacker later admitted that he did it because he was “homophobic,” according to lead police investigator Anwawn Jones. Sasha is currently a high school senior in Berkeley, CA.
In less than a day after the attack, supporters came forward to help Sasha, who sustained third-degree burns and will require massive skin grafting.
Update Nov. 14: Show Your Support in Oakland
November 6, 2013 - 11:20am
If you ever wondered what one person can do, meet Susan Guess. After her 8-year old daughter was bullied two years ago, she moved into action together with her daughter to raise awareness and get her whole community involved in anti-bullying activities.
