The State of Washington’s anti-bullying law takes effect this week requiring every public school to have a policy for dealing with bullying. Those plans need to go to the OSPI by mid-August. It is an expansion of existing school anti-harassment laws.
I am glad that this law is going into effect, but my question to us all is
"What is our own personal anti-bullying law??"
There are so many ways that we as students, parents, teachers, grandparents, youth leaders etc. can do our part in implementing our own “anti-bullying law”. Because the truth of the matter is, it begins inside each of us. It’s as simple and as complex as obeying the Golden Rule.
The Golden Rule or the ethic of reciprocity is found in the Bible in Matthew 7:12.
“So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them.” ESV
Contemplate on that, and I will be back with some other thoughts in upcoming blogs on a subject that hits so close to home.
I was going to say exactly what you did. The Golden Rule! I have always tried to drill that into my boys' hard heads. LOL.
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Michelle V
The problem of bullying is that those who participate don't care about it's affects. They don't care about anything, let alone having a personal motto or creed when it comes to it. Bullying can be an "addiction" of sorts as it is often used to build up the esteem of the oppressor, but it is our job as human individuals to choke them out of the joy of bullying. If they are ostracized because of their behavior, they are more likely to lay off. It's success is based on every individuals participation in the grand scheme of protecting their own. Not by force (unless absolutely necessary, and maybe not even then), but by lovingly discarding the agitators and welcoming them back when they realize the damage and make an effort to avoid it and restore.
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