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New effort surveys Sikh students about bullying and school climate in the US
By Alejandra Molina — February 3, 2023
(RNS) — 'There is a gap between the lived experiences of Sikh kids and what teachers, administrators and policymakers understand,' said Rucha Kaur, community development director for the Sikh Coalition.
Lessons about 9/11 often provoke harassment of Muslim students
By Amaarah DeCuir — August 31, 2021
(The Conversation) — Comments made during class discussions about 9/11 often put Muslim students on edge, according to a researcher who interviewed 55 Muslim students in and around the nation’s capital.
40% of Muslim students in CA report being bullied due to religion, according to survey
By Alejandra Molina — October 16, 2019
ANAHEIM, Calif. (RNS) — The report, 'Singled Out: Islamophobia in the Classroom and the Impact of Discrimination on Muslim Students,' is based on a statewide survey of about 1,500 Muslim students who are between 11 and 18 years old.
Making religious communities safe for LGBTQ kids
By Jane Clementi — September 19, 2018
(RNS) — My church taught that being LGBTQ was a sin. Like so many other LGBTQ youth, Tyler must have felt rejected, unwanted and shamed. My son did not believe he could be both Christian and gay.
Mother’s fight to stop Bible class in public school resurrects a troubled history with religion
By Linda K. Wertheimer — March 24, 2017
(RNS) I hope she wins.
At back-to-school time, a new effort to protect kids bullied for their faith
By guest — August 29, 2016
(RNS) As the school year begins, educators and parents teach tolerance.
Sikhs stand up to bullying as they try to build understanding
By Lauren Markoe — January 30, 2014
(RNS) Teenager Prabhdeep Suri has been teased mercilessly since he was in kindergarten for the patka he wore on his head, a symbol of his Sikh faith. Now he and other Sikhs are sending the message that discrimination against Sikhs in the U.S. has got to stop.
Bullying of Asian-Americans spikes in New York City schools
By Omar Sacirbey — September 5, 2013
(RNS) The report found that bullying of Asian-American students nearly doubled, to 50 percent, in 2012 compared with 27 percent of students in a 2009 report.
ADL criticizes new bullying guidelines
By Lauren Markoe — May 24, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Anti-Defamation League is taking issue with new guidelines on bullying and religious speech in public schools that was spear-headed by other Jewish groups. By Lauren Markoe.
Guidelines seek line between free speech, bullying
By Lauren Markoe — May 22, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) A coalition of religious and civil rights groups released guidelines to balance two occasionally conflicting interests: students’ rights to free religious expression and their rights to remain safe from discrimination and bullying. By Lauren Markoe.
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