Sentences with phrase «act as a bully»

Gale Brewer: One of the benefits of the Manhattan Borough President's office is that it can act as a bully pulpit for issues that are of importance to Manhattan residents.

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The day Israel stops acting as an arrogant bully, its relations with its neighbours will improve by a mile.

Now, as we act in the continuing narrative of «Stranger Things,» we 1983 Midwesterners will repel bullies...

Then caricatures of divine wrath proliferate: God having a temper tantrum or acting like a big bully who needs to be «appeased» before he can forgive or, as is often alleged with reference to the atonement, practicing cosmic child abuse.

17 - 18), the tribe of Dan migrates from the central coastal area (near the Philistines, and beyond a doubt forced out by the Philistines) to north Canaan, demonstrating en route the power of any bully to act as he would (see especially Judg.

We think we know it when we see it, but it could be that we have become so concerned about bullying that we see every unkind childhood act as an act of bullying.

That is why we should not act as if the recent suicide by sixteen year old, Kennedy LeRoy, who was bullied is shocking (8).

As a result, bullying sometimes is an act of self - preservation.

As you would expect, physical bullying includes hitting and other acts of assault, while verbal bullying revolves around name - calling.

In what way can it be regarded as having acted like a bully?

A number of fellow Democrats and journalists who covered Spitzer as gubernatorial candidate recalled instances where he'd acted like an irrational bully and demonstrated a taste for abuse of power.

Your cyberbullying act is getting old and you come off as a clown at best, a bullying stalker flirting with harassment charges at worst.

Nevergold said the school board sets policies for how students should act — policies that come with expectations for civility, courteousness, and respect for authority, as well as encouragement to stand up to injustice and bullying.

«I don't blame Uber for one driver's poor actions, since bad apples can appear in any organization, but I do think that when a company has a culture of bullying their way past laws and regulations, as Uber seems to do, they begin to think they can act with impunity in anything,» said Lee.

The introduction of the character of Artie - a high - school kid who's the target of bullies and Mean Girls - only adds another layer of sitcom - level bonding, as Shrek finds himself acting as a surrogate father for the kid he is hoping to force to assume the burdens of royal office.

A successful, ego - maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying everyone around him wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.

With Garner as the muscle, Cooper as the voice of experience, Foxx as the balls, and Bateman as the brains, this FBI unit leaves the overall impression that while the Americans can effectively and without question kill bad guys, they will inevitably bully their way in, blow up whole neighborhoods, offend people, and act irresponsibly in the process.

Evans, however, remained thankful he made the right decision to take on the Captain America role, which has led to him engaging in several acts of charity, visiting sick children in hospitals and also, tackling issues such as bullying and discrimination, especially politically, online.

As he tries to figure out why he survived and tries to deal with people in his town, like the school bully, his conservative health teacher, and a self - help guru, Frank continues to turn up in Donnie's mind, causing him to commit acts of vandalism and worse.

But the main acting miracle of Moonlight is the trio of performances by Alex Hibbert, Ashton Sanders (pictured below) and Trevante Rhodes, who embody Paula's son Chiron at various ages as he works out how to play the very poor hand that has been dealt him: fatherless, friendless, bullied at school, he is petrified to show any hint of vulnerability.

The SPIDER - MAN star has certainly come a long way from his role as a typical high school bully in Sam Raimi's 2002 film, and Manganiello is clearly keen to demonstrate his impressive and intense acting skills that seem to have gone painfully unnoticed by many.

In «Steve Jobs» director Boyle, known for his kinetic technique («Slumdog Millionaire,» «127 Hours») acts as a humanizing agent, packaging Jobs as a narcissistic bully - visionary who learns to be a better father.

Tom Vaughan - Lawlor, though hidden by prosthetics, is terrific as Ebony Maw, Thanos» reptilian henchman who talks and acts like an English public school bully.

Also, in a film such as this, there should have been a strong villain to sustain the tension, but instead we get a cowardly bully that should have been killed off in the first act.

Turn a bullying or name - calling incident into a teachable moment by discussing what happened and how one can act as an ally.

This set of resource includes: • 6 attractive PowerPoint presentations which lead the class through each of the lessons • Fun and thought provoking activities and discussion starters, worksheets and questions to reinforce the learning • 6 differentiated homework tasks • A mark sheet which allows pupils to track their own progress • An end of unit test to prepare the students for exams or can be used as a form of assessment • A complete teacher's guide including easy to follow lesson plans • An answer booklet to help the teacher along The lessons are: Lesson 1 — Looking into ethical and moral dilemmas such as driverless cars and the impact of technology on modern life Lesson 2 — More ethical dilemmas including the ratings culture, medical apps, sharing personal data and cyber bullying Lesson 3 — Environmental issues with technology and how organisations and individuals can reduce these effects Lesson 4 — The Computer Misuse Act 1990 Lesson 5 — The Data Protection Act 1998 Lesson 6 — Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 For more high - quality resources written by this author visit www.nicholawilkin.com

Some young people bully proactively because it will help them achieve a social goal and they see it as a valid act.

I normally don't tell them to stop because I don't want [them] to turn against or argue with me... I went to the Youth Summit and [a student] talked about how he used to bully and act as a bystander with his friends... The Friday after the Youth Summit before I got out of school for spring break, I tried to get to know the girl my friends make fun of.

Life Lessons When dealing with bullying in your classroom, be sure that every act of discipline provides an opportunity for bullies to discover their own compassion and develop it as they would a muscle.

With 90 per cent of LGBT students reporting that they have been bullied because of their gender or sexuality, the NAHT believes that LGBT staff can provide an important role model for pupils and act as a «force for change».

The first step in controlling and treating bullying in a school environment is acknowledging that anyone in the building, especially the adults who are acting as surrogate parents, can bully and be bullied.

The summit emphasized that empowering kids to act when they see bullying occurring — such as refusing to give bullying an audience, being a friend to peers who are bullied, diffusing bullying situations, and informing trusted adults about bullying incidents — can be an incredibly effective way to stop and even prevent bullying.

Actions that weaken or act as a barrier to school culture can include bullying, cheating, abusive student - adult relationships, and smothering student free speech.

You may not use Technology Resources to engage in bullying, which is defined as: Any written, verbal, or physical act, or any electronic communication, that is intended or that a reasonable person would know is likely to harm one or more pupils either directly or indirectly by doing any of the following:

On May 3, 2010, Massachusetts enacted An Act Relative to Bullying in Schools, which required the department of elementary and secondary education to publish and biennially update guidelines for the implementation of social and emotional learning curricula in kindergarten to grade 12 (see Section 16) and defined social and emotional learning as «the processes by which children acquire the knowledge, attitudes and skills necessary to recognize and manage their emotions, demonstrate caring and concern for others, establish positive relationships, make responsible decisions and constructively handle challenging social situations.».

Social and emotional learning featured prominently in the act, which defined safe and supportive schools as those that ``... foster a safe, positive, healthy and inclusive whole - school learning environment that (i) enable students to develop positive relationships with adults and peers, regulate their emotions and behavior, achieve academic and non-academic success in school and maintain physical and psychological health and well - being and (ii) integrate services and align initiatives that promote students» behavioral health, including social and emotional learning, bullying prevention, trauma sensitivity, dropout prevention, truancy reduction, children's mental health, foster care and homeless youth education, inclusion of students with disabilities, positive behavioral approaches that reduce suspensions and expulsions and other similar initiatives.»

Board group's agenda: The Florida Coalition of School Board Members» agenda for the 2018 Legislature includes expanding school choice by creating a scholarship for bullied students to attend private schools, using paper and pencil testing through the 8th grade, allowing SAT and ACT scores to be used in place of state assessments as a requirement for high school graduation, and more.

A large number of schools at the elementary and middle school levels stated that their biggest concern regarding safety is not serious criminal acts, but less serious incidents such as bullying, disorderly conduct, fighting, and disrespect of authority.

This training will provide in - depth examination of bullying prevention best practices designed to improve overall school climate with a focus on the vital role adults play in preventing and responding to school based acts of bullying — an overview of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Training will be provided as one example of a research based bullying prevention training designed to reduce bullying behaviors and improve school bullying prevention best practices designed to improve overall school climate with a focus on the vital role adults play in preventing and responding to school based acts of bullying — an overview of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Training will be provided as one example of a research based bullying prevention training designed to reduce bullying behaviors and improve school bullying — an overview of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Training will be provided as one example of a research based bullying prevention training designed to reduce bullying behaviors and improve school Bullying Prevention Training will be provided as one example of a research based bullying prevention training designed to reduce bullying behaviors and improve school bullying prevention training designed to reduce bullying behaviors and improve school bullying behaviors and improve school climate.

This is bullying verging on stalking, and it's a criminal act, as well as an unethical and cruel one.

Works such as Bully (2010), which is a method acting class that re-enacts one man's experience of being bullied, or the more recent Fear and Loathing (2014) are present in the show together with previous pieces such as the video installation Secrets and Lies (2009) in which a group of men and women, anonymously describe intensely personal experiences wearing masks.

The dubious legal basis of both the Tailoring Rule and EPA's efforts to bully States into immediately amending their permit programs» now impose a terrible uncertainty tax on our struggling economy, as no business is able to make plans or investments in reliance on a regulatory scheme so clearly at odds with the plain language of the Act.»

As well, the Education Act now defines both bullying and cyberbullying.

This Bill defines Bullying as any direct or indirect behaviour, comment, act or gesture, including through the use of social media, intended to injure, hurt, oppress, intimidate or ostracize, and includes cyber-bullying.

To ensure accountability and that the law is working as intended, the school board must prepare an annual report which states, for each school, the number of acts of bullying or violence reported by the principal to the director - general of the school board, and the nature of those acts.

Fox is not talking about the act of bullying, but rather bullying as a legal cause of action, a trend he spotted and began posting on a year ago.

Some of the most common are wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, violations of the Family Medical Leave Act, violations of the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Violations of the California Family Rights Act, privacy breaches (e.g. disclosure of a medical condition to someone who did not need to know), contract breaches, unfair bargaining and / or union and labor law disputes, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, failure to pay minimum wage for all hours worked, failure to provide proper pay stubs, failure to pay for unused vacation days upon resignation or termination, failure to pay for all hours worked within 72 hours of quitting, failure to pay for all hours worked immediately upon leaving when the employee gives fair notice or resignation to the employer, failure to keep adequate records, failure to produce employment records upon request, failure to provide wage and pay information upon hiring, misclassification of an hourly employee as an exempt employee, misclassification of an hourly employee as an independent contractor, work place bullying, sexual harassment, disparate impact, disparate treatment, class actions for failure to pay wages and over time, class actions for failure to provide meal and rest breaks, and class actions for failure to reimburse employees for expenses.

Over the years, Scarinci Hollenbeck attorneys have been involved in pro bono matters relating to important civil rights issues in New Jersey, such as representing the New Jersey State Bar Association as amicus curiae in the marriage equality litigation (Lewis v. Harris), and defending the Anti-School Bullying Act in a challenge before New Jersey's Council on Local Mandates.

It is really important to be kind to the victim (the person who was bullied) at other times and to act as a witness to what happened.

The idea of teaching social skills, such as the importance of considering another person's feelings, received a boost under the new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires that states show how they are improving «conditions for learning» at schools, including reducing bullying and harassment.