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THE CAMPAIGN FOR ZERO TOLERANCE IN SCHOOLS OF TEASING, TAUNTING, RIDICULE AND BULLYING (TTRB)
An innitiative of The Youth Rescue Fund of LA Youth Services, Inc.

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Press Release calling for zero tolerance for TTRB and the teaching of self-esteem
by Jason Wittman, MPS

Please read this press release from Jason Wittman, MPS, our Executive Director. If you and/or your organization would like to join this campaign, please contact him at 323-951-0401 or e-mail him at jason@la-youth.org.

The Steps to Eliminating Teasing, Taunting, Ridicule and Bullying (TTRB) from schools
by Jason Wittman, MPS

A proposed set of elements that would make up a concerted effort to eliminate TTRB from school campuses.



Links to Useful Material

William Glasser, MD
Every thing William Glasser, MD has ever written is useful for people who are interested in totally workable, proven solutions to making schools peaceful places where kids eagerly go to learn. "Reality Therapy," (1965) set out the principles of doing practical, successful counseling that influenced generations of therapists (including me). Another early book was "Schools Without Failure" (1969) which described how he and his colleagues totally turned around a middle school. His current works, which are totally germaine to making schools safe, wonderful experiences for everyone, are: "Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom"(1998) which presents a totally workable solution to all personal and interpersonal problems. People, couples, schools and communities that have adopted this theory have been transformed. Totally to the point of creating better school environments are three books. "The Quality School: Managing Students Without Coercion," "The Quality School Teacher," "Choice Theory in the Classroom"(all three 1998) and a brand new one, "Every Student Can Succeed" (2001). All of these are available, on-line, from The William Glasser Institute Bookstore

Articles by William Glasser, MD on the subject:
"Violence in American Schools: Practical Guidelines for Counselors"
"People Seeing Themselves as Victims vs. The Choice Theory Perspective"
Other Articles by William Glasser, MD


William Pollack, Ph.D.
William Pollack, Ph.D. is the director of The Center for Men at McClean Hospital, a major teaching facility of Harvard Medical School The Center is dedicated to enhancing knowledge of men's life experiences, physical and mental health issues. He is THE expert on how reach and counsel boys. The results of his five plus years of studying boys and how to reach them is published in his book "Real Boys: Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood" (Henry Holt, 1998). This is must reading for anyone interested in working with boys.

In an interview with Oprah the week before the Columbine shootings he said, "When boys can not cry, bullets become their tears!" How right he was. His newest book is, "Real Boys' Voices"

Please write to Jason Wittman, the Executive Director with your comments and questions.

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