Robert Fulgham summed it up quite
nicely, “All I really need to know l earned in kindergarten. Play fair… don’t
hit other people … clean up your own mess… learn some and think some…hold
hands and stick together.” Wise
words to guide children...and adults.
Think of all the daily problems that
could be avoided if we just applied that sandbox wisdom. A brief glance at today’s local news stories:
college students cheating on assignments, a hit and run accident and a brutal domestic
homicide, clearly demonstrates that at least some adults have lost sight of
those basic fundamentals of living honestly and compassionately. I certainly don’t
mean to trivialize such serious issues, but I do think that as we grow up our
behaviors (both good and bad) can have a greater impact. So the bullying behaviors
in the playground can later manifest as relationship or sexual violence.
So that’s why it’s
so important, not only to teach kids right from wrong, but also to teach them
how to stand up for what’s right. The Ballston Area Community Allies, works
with kids to promote healthy relationships and youth leaders for positive change.
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“ Love the answers those kids had. They
really get the message.”
Benita Zahn from WNYT News
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On May
3, 2013 the youth in the Community allies are organizing the 2nd
Bullying Awareness March beginning at 3:30pm.at the Ballston Area Community
Center (BACC) located at 20 Malta Avenue in Ballston Spa. At last year’s march
the youth shared their concerns about bullying with District Attorney James A.
Murphy -Ballston Spa School District Superintendent, Dr. Joseph Dragone, Mayor
John P. Romano. As one 10 year old boy said after last year’s march, "I
think we can at least put our best efforts into it and we tried our best to
stop bullying, so hopefully it will work."
If you, your child, or your
organization, would like to join our march, call BACC (518) 885-3261
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