Dive Brief:
- A new article in the New York Post looks at the city's slow transfer time of bullied students to new schools.
- What should take a couple of days is actually taking far longer, with one student being denied a request for months. It wasn't until his mother filed a police report and met with the state Department of Education that any action was finally taken.
- Another student, who also tried to transfer schools to no avail, allegedly killed his tormentor.
Dive Insight:
Violence typically piques public attention and the tragic story of a 14-year old allegedly killing the student who bullied him has definitely grabbed the spotlight. Why New York schools are taking so long to transfer bullied students is not explained, but beyond just the need for swifter transfers, the story brings up the need for more class time spent on how students should be treating one another.
