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Education
2:48 pm
Thu May 5, 2011

Detroit schools look to programs to curb bullying, conflict

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A student (center) at Bennett Elementary in southwest Detroit leads a brief meditation before getting to the games. Playworks Coach Sharon Brooks is to his right. Playworks Program Manager Lily Kreimer is left.
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A little meditation helps the students get on an even keel before starting games like four square and wall ball.
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There are several activites going on at once during the recess periods Playworks oversees, including jump rope - which seems to be a favorite among the girls at Bennett Elementary.
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Playworks Program Manager Lily Kreimer encourages a Bennett Elementary student during a game of wall ball.
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Wall ball is one of the games boys and girls like to play together.
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Lots of kids seem to like the limbo. By the way, it was "pajama day" at Bennett Elementary the day these photos were taken.
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As long as there have been schools, there have been school bullies.

But experts say today’s tormentors are more brutal and efficient than ever before.  And that’s left teachers and principals scrambling to figure out how to manage the problem.

In Detroit, training sessions for handling bullies start tomorrow. And the school district has also launched conflict resolution programs to help stop bullying behavior.

"They told me I seemed different"

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civil rights
12:18 pm
Wed March 2, 2011

What’s your experience with bullies?

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The Michigan Civil Rights Commission wants public input about bullying. The commission works to prevent and investigate discrimination complaints under state civil rights laws. It’s holding a series of forums across the state to collect the information in hopes of tackling what they say is a growing problem.

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