Comments on: Up-and-Comer?

By: blackhawk12151

blackhawk12151 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:08:04 +0000

Was that before or after he betrayed the Cubans to Castro?

By: Kit

Kit — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:04:36 +0000

Of course, the Orwellian aspects of the bill (how can the school police ALL of THAT?) is a bit creepy?

And I don’t think the state should be in charge of setting school policy towards bullying. Otherwise we have zero tolerance against (translation: Zero Tolerance against self-defense).

By: Kit

Kit — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:01:56 +0000

I have nothing wrong with school’s going against bullying except it seems they are more concerned about punishing the kid who is being bullied and tries to defend himself than the actual bully.

By: Raoul Ortega

Raoul Ortega — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:10:56 +0000

Forget it Jake. It’s Massachusetts.

By: Kit

Kit — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:47:58 +0000

Hey, don’t be too hard on the Kennedys. JFK lowered taxes.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:35:16 +0000

Not counting this incident, he has had two DUIs. The Governor pardoned him after the first one.

By: trzupr

trzupr — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:49:35 +0000

Galluccio also gave the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Senate Bill 233, which states – in part – the following:

(c) Each district superintendent and charter school leader shall develop a bullying prevention and intervention plan in consultation with teachers, school staff, professional support personnel, administrators, students and parents, and shall update the plan biennially. Each district superintendent and charter school leader shall also ensure that the plan is posted on its district website. Each district superintendent and charter school leader shall provide the school community, including teachers, staff and students, the opportunity to offer input into the creation of the bullying prevention and intervention plan by administering a public comment period. Each plan shall include the following:

(i) a statement prohibiting bullying on school grounds and at any school-sponsored event or activity, whether on or off campus; bullying through the use of the district computer system while on or off campus; bullying through the use of a personal digital device on campus or at any school or non-school-sponsored, off-campus activity in a manner that causes a disruption on school grounds; and retaliation against students or school personnel who report incidents of bullying;

(ii) ongoing professional development in social competency programming or similar training for staff and developmentally appropriate classroom instruction for students regarding bullying and cyber-bullying, including the dangers and consequences of engaging in such behavior;

(iii) procedures for reporting, investigating and responding promptly to complaints of bullying made by students, staff or parents; and

(iv) disciplinary measures that may be imposed on a student who has engaged in bullying or retaliated against someone in the school community who has reported an incident of bullying.”

I suspect that young Tony Galluccio got his ass kicked on a regular basis during recess.

By: trzupr

trzupr — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:41:43 +0000

According to his website, Galluccio is a member of the (are you ready for it?): Mental Health & Substance Abuse Committee.

JohnFN, you are correct: irony is dead.

By: JohnFN

JohnFN — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:36:45 +0000

Yeah, but has he ever made a “waitress sandwich?”

By: Rufus

Rufus — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:23:18 +0000

We’re gon’na need a bigger barrel.