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Powerful essay written by Educator and Southwest Dallas AFT Leader

Surviving a Bully Adminstrator

By LaShunda Foster

When we hear the term “bully”, we typically envision a menacing adolescent towering over an unsuspecting and vulnerable target.  Anti-bullying programs and campaigns across the nation educate teachers and students about the dangers of bullying, how to handle a bully, or how to recognize if a child is being bullied.  But what if you’re a 28-year veteran teacher with a well-established reputation and the campus bully is your principal?   

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Southwest Dallas AFT Leader attends 2015 AFT National TEACH Conference in D.C.

Your Voices Matter was the focus of the TEACH 2015 (Together Educating America’s Children)

 

The AFT TEACH conference held July 2015 in Washington, D.C, celebrated the work we do and provides inspiration for the work that lies ahead. Educators, union leaders, administrators, activists, and civic and community leaders came together for high– quality workshops, overviews of innovative work, exciting demonstration of the latest educational technology, thought-provoking keynote speakers and much more.

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