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Students take silent stand against bullying
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GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
“From this day forward I promise to res- pect those around me as well as respect myself. I am somebody, and I can make a difference. I will be the change because I am somebody!” The Stand for the Silent movement began in 2010 through the efforts of a group of Oklahoma State University students after they heard the story of Ty Field-Smalley, an 11-year-old boy who was suspended from
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For a handful of students and teachers at Russel High School, one Friday proved interesting exercise in creative communi- cation. Because they had taken a pledge to remain silent for the entire day. They had all taken the Stand for the Silent pledge against bullying and in support of the
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Iman Ghadie (left) and Danielle Bowers are two Russell High School students who have symbolically «stitched» their mouths shut as a silent show of support.
victims of bullying. OnNov. 20 these students and teachers went about their normal class- room affairs with their mouths marked in black with pseudo stitchmarks to symbolize that their lips were sew shut in silent witness about the growing concern around the world about bullying and its tragic consequences. They had also each signedThe Pledge from the Stand for the Silent website.
his own school after he fought back against a bully who had tormented him for more than two years. Ty Field-Smalley committed suicide in despair. The movement spread across the United States with official support fromPresident Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. It has inspired a feature film entitled Bully.
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