A student at Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School (MICDS), speaking on behalf of several students, recently wrote to the Head of School that they felt victimized because of their support for President-elect Donald Trump. I believe these students were using the wrong word to describe their feelings. They were upset because their support of Trump wasn’t affirmed by

  Tabari Coleman and Esther Hurh Tabari Coleman (left) is the Project Director for the A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE® Institute for the Missouri and Southern Illinois regional office of the Anti Defamation League. In addition to providing Echoes and Reflections professional development for his region, he implements anti-bias and inclusion training workshops for schools, community organizations and businesses. Tabari sits

In the Missouri/Southern Illinois region, the movement known as BDS, for boycott, divestment and sanctions, has for the most part sustained itself by creating noise — angry, divisive noise.  For all the swagger, the movement has accomplished nothing save increased anxiety within the Jewish community and outside the community, bewilderment. Recent noise about a program scheduled for the Missouri History

Bullying is the repeated actions or threats of action directed toward a person by one or more people who have or are perceived to have more power or status than their target in order to cause fear, distress or harm.   In responding to incidents in schools, there is no magic bullet.  The Vera Institute for Justice has recently briefed

So What Are Definitions Related to Name-Calling, Bullying and Bias? Anti-bias: A term to describe the active commitment to challenging prejudice, stereotyping and all forms of discrimination. Bias: An inclination or preference either for or against an individual or group that interferes with impartial judgment. Bullying: The repeated actions or threats of action directed toward a person by one or