I pray many more schools will participate in Rachel’s Challenge. A number of schools in the North Texas area are involved. WFAA Channel 8 is also partnering in this cause. What a antidote for the bullying and mistreatment that runs rampant in our schools these days. This issue is especially on my mind as we get rolling with another school year. A recent survey suggests that electronic bullying can prove considerably more harmful than face to face bullying. Electronic forms of bullying provide the bully a degree of anonymity and freedom from boundaries that might not be crossed in a face to face encounter. Additionally, the victim of electronic bullying recognizes that this information can spread like a virus over the Internet or via mobile phone so they feel even greater embarrassment, shame, isolation and humiliation.
www.rachelschallenge.org/index.php
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