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Edison Darke County Communications students – Kaitlin Howard,
Brigette Filbrun, Elizabeth Williams and
Madison Little – will be
discussing the issue of Bullying at the Greenville Public Library on
Dec. 14.
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Edison State students
to address bullying at the Library
A variety of sources note that children of all ages can suffer
emotional problems due to bullying and that nearly three-fourths of all
young people have been or are currently being bullied. Cyberbullying
affects nearly half of teens and is rapidly becoming more prevalent.
These sources paint a grim picture on what seems to be a little
recognized national problem.
Teens skip school due to bullying. Persistent bullying can lead to or
worsen feelings of isolation, rejection, exclusion, and despair, as
well as depression and anxiety, which can contribute to suicidal
behavior.
So what can you, as adults, do to protect your children and
grandchildren?
Edison State Community College Darke County Campus communications
students will address this issue at the Greenville Public Library on
Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. Their goal is to provide adults with information that
could help the young people in their lives.
For a number of years, Edison Fundamentals of Communication students
have been educating young people on bullying each fall, drug abuse each
spring, and recently, literacy in the summer. They have visited nearly
every school district in Darke County in order to talk about the
consequences of risky or abusive behavior. This fall, nine Edison teams
will be at Greenville’s K-8 campus, the Ansonia and Mississinawa Valley
campuses, and the Greenville Library.
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