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Mitt Romney: Tough on Bullying or Just Tough Bully? | toteachornototeach

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Mitt Romney: Tough on Bullying or Just Tough Bully?

Mitt Romney: Tough on Bullying or Just Tough Bully? 

by Veronica Percia
It is a meaningful coincidence that this critical political month of October marks Bullying Prevention Month across the U.S. With just weeks to go before Election Day, and undecided voters still searching for meaningful points of contrast between the two candidates, they need look no further than to the relative seriousness with which Governor Romney and President Obama have reacted to the epidemic of bullying in this country.
It is hardly contestable that bullying has become a profoundly serious problem, especially amidst children’s unsupervised and increasing use of texts and the Internet to communicate with one another. The statistics and