Principal brings in author to motivate staff while author uses principal's story to inspire
With such the resulting full house and the opportunities and challenges for the new year, Wilson decided teachers and staff would benefit from a special workshop that was held recently. She brought in motivational speaker and author Derius Swinton of Richmond, Va., a native of South Carolina, for the workshop.
Zero tolerance for bullying
The old nursery rhyme “sticks and stones may break my bones…” has become an ineffective approach for children to confront bullies. Today, with text messaging, Facebook and similar social network sites, as well as the face-to-face confrontations at school, bullying has become a problematic issue facing youth and the whole community.
