![]() ![]() ![]() Steubenville showed women what we already knew – that the system was stacked in favor of athletes. It resulted in another conversation with my own kids about responsible alcohol use, how to look after friends, and how not to behave towards another person, ever.īut Steubenville made me think even more deeply about another issue – online activism vs. The behavior of the young men – and the adults who enabled them and attempted a cover up because they were on the football team – was despicable. As someone who believes that the most important thing we can do as parents is to model the behavior and values we hope to transmit to our kids, I wondered what would motivate a parent to do such a thing. One was the Megan Meier case, in which a mother aided her daughter in deceiving and cyber bullying Megan, who ended up taking her own life. Reading about several different cyberbullying incidents in the news inspired my latest book, BACKLASH (Scholastic Press) in stores April 28 th. ![]()
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