ANTI BULLYING TASK FORCE MEETS IN SOUTH HADLEY

After the suicide death of the South Hadley High School student, Phoebe Prince, the new anti bullying task force finally met. This task force was something many parents and members of both the school and the community thought were necessary to face the issues of bullying that were present in their school system. Members of the community felt that the school was not doing enough to punish the students who were doing the bullying in efforts to prevent future bullying and show that it will not be tolerated. The superintendent did say that the students who were involved in bullying Phoebe are now no longer enrolled in the high school, but he did not comment on whether or not they were expelled.
Since both parents, students and other members of the community felt the school was not doing enough to discipline those who were involved in bullying, they are asking that the superintendant resign because they do not believe he will follow through with his plan. But in the meantime the anti bullying task force will meet weekly and divided into different groups will tackle issues such as school policies, discipline policies, online behavior, community programs, and staff behaviors. This task force is something that will benefit the whole community by coming together and seeing what needs to be done in order to prevent the issue of bullying that has become more serious over the past year.