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And thats a point well taken, and i appreciate lee you showing that clip because it illustrates an important distinction that we need to make. We dont want to send the message to america that bullying is normative; that bullying is normal, and that clip illustrated that the school is sending that message, and there is a difference, an important distinction between the school sort of embodying and sending the message to the kids that bullying is just a part of growing up and believing that bullying in our school is normative because it simply isnt. The data shows bullying is going down and that...

Training kicked in really fast and thats a point well taken, and i appreciate lee you showing that clip because it illustrates an important distinction that we need to make. We dont want to send the message to america that bullying is normative; that bullying is normal, and that clip illustrated that the school is sending that message, and there is a difference, an important distinction between the school sort of embodying and sending the message to the kids that bullying is just a part of growing up and believing that bullying in our school is normative because it simply isnt. The data shows ...

To the panel and its an area that School Districts have to deal with in terms of special needs and what were talking about affects these children if not more than the other children so thank you cheryl. [applause] so we have a large panel and they can all tell you i sent them an email yesterday said you will have a brief time to say what you do, what your organization is doing, address the needs of the kids suffering or facing bullying and i told them they have two to three minutes, not 23 minutes and im going to hold them to it so jeff lets start with you. Sure. Thank you. I think one thing t...

Basketball, the student counsel, the peer leaders. If the peer leader doesnt do the right thing and this is my initiative and if you dont do the right thing you dont look like what know what youre doing and that isnt cool and you didnt do your job that well, if we get in these ambassador programs and give them training and rigor and how difficult that moment can be you can transform a school because of the power of kids talking to each other. All right. Do we have another question . I appreciate that point you have been making. Been, wooing with the board and the foundation and launch the stud...

I thought something that was interesting and i am trying to remember what i wanted to say i wanted to say our approaches are converging in opposite ways and students feel safe to get the bullying addressed but the policies are punitive and high stakes and we know that zero tolerance is not the case and makes things work and gives a one week vacation. You can leave school for a week, have fun and when you come back you get to do what you did before. Thank you. Thanks. One thing i always thought disciplining kids you is you have to get create and i have have systems in place and one thing i have...