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TWO school boards in
B.C. are facing lawsuits
resulzing from their
alleged failure to pro-
tect students from pro-
longed and violent bul-
lying by fellow stu-
dents.

School bullying has been
around for a long time, but
the extent of violence associat-
ed with it is apparently
increasing.

In an unprecedented col-
laboration, American profes-
sional organizations of physi-
cians, psychologists, and pedi-
atricians cited ka clear con-
nection between the acting
out of violent impulses and
the exposure to depictions of

‘violence on TV and in the

movies. They emphatically
denounced souciety’s tolerance

_ of increasingly graphic depic-

tions of brutality. Yet, there
are still those who claim that

the “entertainment” industry |

cannot (or should not) be
regulated, and/or that repeat-
ed exposures to vicarious vio-
lence does not desensitize
people to the real thing, mak-

ing it socially acceptable, and
therefore promoting its prac-
tice.

With the wo lawsuits, we
can expect that some school
boards will react by promul-
gating so-called zero tolerance
(ZT). This is an essentially
reactive position, not a pro-
gram. Zero tolerance is based
on a basic premise of our
criminal justice system —
punish perpetrators, remove
them from society, and simul-
taneously deter other poten-

tial criminals. ZT is superticial,

cheap, easy, and usually meets
with the approval of the pub-
lic that believes that some-
thing is finally being done to
protect children.

However, as nwo SFU
Education Department
researchers, Prof. Linda La
Rocque and Shaheen Shariff,
have demonstrated, ZT is
inadequate and misleading, It
fails for two reasons: (1) it
does not address the pervasive
factors in our society that con-
stantly generate anti-social
activity, and (2) punishment
does not always act as a deter- ©
rent.

After evaluating 22 inter-
vention programs for at-risk
youth, the researchers have
concluded that focusing on
mult-level policies arid pro-
grams can overcome the
effects of our culture of vio-
lence, but zero tolerance does
not.

There are certain similari-
ties to racism. Some jurisdic-
tions and schools have
announced themselves
“racism free zones,” and claim
a zero tolerance for expres-
sions of racism. But they make
litte or no effort to educated
the public on the history and
essentials of racism and the

_ Variety of forms it can take.

Zero tolerance evokes the

picture of a stern parent who, ©

fed up, is going to stop ignor-
ing or eS Ste trans-
gressors and will simply draw
a line in the sand. it is a .

meaningless gesture, practised, .

more to’give people the -
impression that something is

being done rather than doing .
~ something effective.

NEWS photo Terry Poters

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WAYNE McCallum (frond) and Dave Potter get. ready
for the Lynn Valiey book sale, Nev. 25 and 25 at the
Lynn Valley branch of the N.V, District library. -

Workshop aids

kids with bully

: JOIN your children in

an interactive, fun -filled
workshop that pro-
motes healthy friend-
ships and cooperative
play.

On Sunday, Nov...19,. at:

Capilano United Church,
2260 Philip “Ave., facilitator
Paula Temrick will teach kids

- to say no to bullies.

nol this action-packed work-
kids will see skits of what

be ying behaviour looks like.
use will also learn how to
the language. - of

; PowerSpeak to‘ help them to
‘be positive and assertive with

their friends and other kids.

.. This program is open to all
- children and: parents on - the

North’ Shore... There is no

~, charge for; parent’s participa-
_. tion. Parent attendance is

required. ;

When we ee ek angry we use”
a part of our rain that, makes .
it difficult to hear what others:

“are saying to us — we can call ©

this our Dinosaur Brain. Ar the
workshop kids will have. th
opportunity to practise, their
PowerSpeak skills in the bell
of a life-size dinosaur. © “
@ © Pre/Kindergarten © (4-5:
years); 11:30 a.m. t0, 12:30.
gm »910/child 0
Grades 1-3 (6-8. years): “1
2:30 pm, $15/child (#42972)
& Grades 4-7 (9-12 years): 3-

"pat; $20/child (#42973)

* This program is ‘organiz

by: nua parents *'in-