Joel Burns, a City Councilman in Ft. Worth, Texas, takes a brave stand against bullying at a recent meeting. He shares his feelings about what happened to him in his youth and takes an unprecedented personal moment to tell his story to the public. It is worth sharing for a lesson in empathy.
He shares that you are not alone in the pain from bullying and it can get better. Please take a moment to watch and share this empathetic moment. It took great courage to do what Joel chose to do and it can be a lesson to all.
October 15th, 2010 at 1:32 am
Joel Burns Speaks Of Bullying At City Council Meeting…
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October 18th, 2010 at 10:07 am
Thank you for sharing your story, I hope you will continue to use this as your platform so we can help the victims of cyberbullying! We need to change & make laws to ensure this will help our kids. I don’t understand why our school administrators are not held accountable to protect our kids! I know first hand because we had to withdrawal our daughter from Lake Travis High School due to cyberbullying and an unsafe environment created at the school. She is a witness for the DA in austin who is prosecuting a family who provided over 200 kids alcohol! Our lives would never be the same. Our daughter was a popular kid who was devastated & hurt by the threats, lies, rumors being posted on facebook. This truly has to stop! We are the “lucky” ones because our daughter is still alive. However; she was so upset and in such a dark place that I missed some signs until she broke down and we were able to understand the severety of her pain. Our kids need someone like you to fight & advocate for them. I vowed to do my part and hope & pray you will draw more people to help save our kids. Thank you! Sincerely, Christine
October 26th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
thank u thank u for sharing your story. this bullying epidemic is getting out of hand. i am hurt and heart broken that people are not able to accept people for who they are. their choice on there sexual orientation is non of anyones business but their own. these are kids that are killing themselves!!!! teach your children that there are people that are not all alike but we are all equal! stop teaching your kids poison!
November 1st, 2010 at 4:29 pm
[...] I will demonstrate that bullying continues on into the adult world. And, as much as I appreciate Joel Burns willingness to speak out, I have to say, sometimes it doesn’t get better as you get older. [...]
November 6th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
[...] messages I’ve seen lately is that “it gets better.” This message is coming from adults in relatively powerful positions who are shouting out to youth about the need to survive bullying. On the [...]