By The GW Hatchet on 01/29/2018 “… Principal Mary Ann Stinson and Assistant Principal Michael Redmond started a book club for minority boys that initiated a wave of book clubs to start across the Truesdell Education Campus earlier this year. The clubs have flooded the public school in Petworth with a renewed love of reading. The school READ MORE
Category: Socialization of Boys
Boy in girls-only dance event triggers federal probe
By WND on 01/29/2018 “… Federal investigators have launched an investigation into a complaint that a Wisconsin school student is barred by Minnesota state rules from competing in events there. Solely because he is a boy. Read the entire article: http://www.wnd.com/2018/01/boy-in-girls-only-dance-event-triggers-federal-probe/#zpHU1BIJvFshMqff.99 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Victoria University develops program to dissuade doping among teenage boys
By Herald Sun on 01/30/2018 “… TEENAGE boys dissatisfied with their bodies are the targets of a new secondary school education program being developed, aiming to stop them turning to steroids and unregulated supplements. …” Read the entire article: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victoria-university-develops-program-to-dissuade-doping-among-teenage-boys/news-story/afa04f79b04b3e8e8a7c643ad2438de3 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
A False Accusation and Unfair Investigation Derailed This Student Athlete’s Life
By Reason on 01/18/2018 “… In 2014, a white female student at the University of Findlay accused two black athletes of sexually assaulting her. The university expelled the two men—a basketball player and a football player—24 hours later, without bothering to interview witnesses who would have contradicted the accusation. …” Read the entire article: https://reason.com/blog/2018/01/18/a-false-accusation-and-an-unfair-investi The Boys READ MORE
These kids started a book club for minority boys. It’s the most popular club in school.
By The Washington Post on 01/21/2018 “… “The books that we read here, we can relate to,” 11-year-old Devon Wesley said. The book club has finally allowed Devon to encounter black characters who look like him. The club dates back to December, when a fifth-grader complained one morning that his lackluster results on a citywide English exam READ MORE
Special education students get free haircuts before Special Hearts Prom
By Caller Times on 01/23/2018 “… Each year the prom, celebrates the students in special education classes at the high school and parents, teachers and students volunteer to plan the event. Students throughout the high school are selected to escort the honorees and celebrate with them. …” Read the entire article: http://www.caller.com/story/news/education/2018/01/23/special-education-students-get-free-haircuts-before-special-hearts-prom/1054391001/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Entire class punished for ‘microaggressive’ comments
By Campus Reform on 01/09/2018 “… “What have other conversations around identity, race, culture, oppression, and colonization been like for you at our school?” Marquart also asked students, later asking, “what can you contribute that might change the experience of this conversation for yourself?” …’ Read the entire article: https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=10350 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Toxic masculinity in boys is fueling an epidemic of loneliness
By NBC News “… Emotional isolation has calamitous health implications, and it’s becoming more prevalent in America. Why? One developmental psychologist says America’s toxic masculine culture kills young boys’ friendships right as boys are expected to “grow up” into men, and those loss of friendships may echo throughout men’s lives. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nbcnews.com/think/video/toxic-masculinity-in-boys-is-fueling-an-epidemic-of-loneliness-1140033091929 The READ MORE
Men, boys and mental health
The Coast on 01/11/2018 “… “Someone hurt me…I am struggling to survive…I need help.” This experience became a catalyst for a deeper insight and motivation for change. It’s a “therapeutic technique” I could not have made up in an office. …” Read the entire article: https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/men-boys-and-mental-health/Content?oid=12025820 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Bullied boy now ‘walking on air’
By NZ Hearld on 01/11/2018 “… The principal of the new school, which the family asked not to be named to avoid any repercussions for their son, said the ministry rang her twice today to discuss a directive to enrol the boy even though he lives outside the school zone. …” Read the entire article: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11973456 The READ MORE