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BULLYING EXPOSING THE HURT IN
Bullying and the Law
Bullying can be a traumatic experience, and some forms of bullying can even be considered illegal.
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Danielle Lewis and her daughters Emily (left) and Angel are unhappy with the school board’s response to a case of what they call bullying, but the family is being proactive about the problem. BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com
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the school. A younger boy had written down the names of “people he wanted to kill,” Danielle said. Emily, Angel and about eight other girls were on the list. The girls were scared and upset. So was Danielle, who was also not satisfied with how serious the principal took the situation. “We asked where is the police?
For all of these criminal offences, it is important to notify your local police detachment or report it to CYBERTIP.CA. Based on the available information, police will decide if an investigation is warranted and whether charges may be laid.
City signs up to discourage panhandlers BY PAUL J. HENDERSON phenderson@chilliwacktimes.com
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undreds and maybe thousands of Chilliwack residents might recognize Alex Job because of what he did recently out of desperation. But that act was a violation of a municipal bylaw, something city council is looking to crack down on. For about two weeks, Job stood on the road median at the intersection of Luckakuck Way and Vedder Road with a sign asking for handouts or work. He’s a panhandler. At Tuesday’s meeting, Chilliwack city council unanimously approved a staff recommendation to install signs to discourage panhandling. But not only does Job think the signs won’t work, as he has anecdotally heard has been the case in Abbotsford, but he thinks they are unfair and unnecessary. { See CITY, page A4 }
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hen confronted by a bully at school, there are all kinds of possible responses a child and his or her parents can make. Demand a remedy from school authorities. Switch to homeschooling. Focus concern on the bully’s problems. Push for awareness.
Eleven-year-old Emily Lewis, her nine-year-old sister Angel and her parents are doing all of the above after a bullying incident at Central elementary last year. “We can do this alone but we’d rather not,” mom Danielle Lewis told the Times during an interview at her Chilliwack home. Emily was in Grade 4 in November, her sister Angel was in Grade 2, when a list was passed around
These include: ◗ Threats - whether done face to face, online, over the phone or through text messaging. ◗ Assaults - including pushing, tripping, slapping, hitting or spitting. ◗ Theft of personal items - like a backpack, books, electronic devices, etc. ◗ Harassment - repeated tormenting online, with texts, phone calls and/or emails. ◗ Sexual Exploitation - sharing videos or photos with nudity of people under 18. ◗ Hate crime - bullying based on ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, etc.
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Chilliwack city council agreed to have signs erected to discourage panhandling at this, the busiest intersection in the city, Luckakuck and Vedder.
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