Group talks bullying at town hall-style meeting in Vancouver

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – It’s everybody’s job to end bullying; that was one of the messages taken from a town hall-style meeting in Downtown Vancouver, with Amanda Todd’s suicide still top of mind.

Ashley is a childcare worker, and feels there’s a lot finger-pointing going on. “It’s the teachers’ problem, it’s the parents’ problem, it’s the government’s problem… it’s not just individuals’ problems. It’s a problem for everybody.”

“I came here, looking for tools that I can use to help [my child] deal with what’s going on at school,” says Ann, a mother who tells us she was bullied at school and now the same thing is happening to her daughter.

“I guess I was looking for more information, access to resources, things like that. I think I got something, at least. I’m a good researcher, so I can dig around a bit more. But I think we need a lot more like this,” she tells us.

“What the psychologist had to say was helpful to me. I think it’s a good start,” she admits.

Belinda is in Grade 12 and believes it’s up to teachers and councillors to pay closer attention. “If you actually go up there and talk to them, they’re like, ‘Oh, it’s just small problems between you guys. We don’t have anything to give you guys… like solutions.”

“Nobody in my school actually cares about it. I see a lot of people getting bullied, and I feel really bad about it,” she tells us.

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