Yasmin Shiraz - Female Bullying
Posted on October 20th, 2009 by Kim
Yasmin Shiraz is the award winning/ best selling author of Retaliation: A Novel and The Blueprint for My Girls. She is a youth activist, sociologist and filmmaker. Through her workshops with teens, Shiraz creates books and films that speak to the issues that young people are facing across the United States. Her latest book Retaliation deals with girl fights and her debut documentary film, Can She Be Saved? records the testimonies of 8th grade girls who were known for being aggressive. Please visit: www.yasminshiraz.com.
Hello, This topic couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m going to run out and get the book and video, for my nieces. My 9 1/2 year old niece was getting picked on by a couple of boys in her class. It was so bad the other morning as I was getting her ready for school that she was crying and bagging me to let her stay home. I called her mom at work and told her mom make sure to contact the teacher ASAP. She did so, and not only spoke with her teacher but also the vice principal. Long story short. The boys were spoken to she was moved to another group and the vice principal and teacher both spoke with my niece and said bullying was not tolerated and she could come in to the office any time and speak with them.
There is now a very relieved little girl.