Proactivity is key in reducing bullying
By Blythe Alspaugh - balspaugh@sidneydailynews.com
SIDNEY Efforts to address bullying in the county schools are underway at the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.
“One of the big issues the Sheriff’s Advisory Committee indicated that is occuring throughout the county schools is bullying. At the fair this year, we concentrated on bullying. That was kind of our topic. We need to talk to our children and make them aware that they can go to their parents, they can go to a teacher, whoever in authority, and let them know that they are being bullied, so that we can get it to stop,” Shelby County Sheriff Jim Frye said.
The bill would permit the Department of Education to periodically share limited data with other federal agencies, like the Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration, to calculate postgraduate outcomes, such as income and career prospects.
Lawmakers say the resulting database which would be publicly available online will help prospective students and their families better understand the return on investment for specific schools and programs.
“Students already face tremendous pressure when deciding where they want to attend college,” Cassidy said. “The College Transparency Act allows students and their families to know all the facts before choosing the best school for them.”