School Violence—Family Responsibility  

Oleh:

Neufeld, Patricia J.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: The Family Journal vol. 10 no. 2 (Apr. 2002), page 207-209.
Fulltext: 207TFJ102.pdf (89.55KB)

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When I was an elementary school counselor, a group of second-grade boys repeatedly tormented and teased a smaller special-needs child. The group of boys were deliberate and cunning in their bullying and oftentimes calculating. The taunting and subtle cruelty escalated until on one occasion, the leader of the group de-pantsed the special-needs child in front of a group of girls. I was unaware of the bullying until then, but as I became involved with the group, I learned a valuable lesson regarding bullying behavior. I asked the leader why he had de-pantsed his peer. I will never forget his response: “Because I can.” What is the ethical responsibility of the school counselor when unacceptable behavior of a child at school is considered acceptable by the family? In some families, bullying behavior is sanctioned. An ethical dilemma arises for school counselors when family beliefs and attitudes that “kids will be kids” conflict with ethical standards that state that every child in school has the right to be treated with respect as a unique individual.

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