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Welcome to our blog - the place for sharing, support and information for parents of children with special needs in the Auburn, MA community. More and more parents are signing up to join our online community, and that is very exciting! It also means that our community recognizes the need to be supportive to each other and to our schools. Raising a child with any special need is at best, difficult, and at worst it is heartbreaking, frustrating, and exhausting. Emotions can run the gamut, from elation to anger. We need to support each other through all of it.

As the manager of several online support communities since 2003, I have seen people vent their frustrations in a seemingly secure environment, only to find out that their words and print have been shared and caused significant problems for them. Please remain cautious about negative comments toward any particular persons, districts or situations that could be hurtful or harmful to your family or anyone else's family. This blog is not being moderated, but there are members here who work in the school systems, who have been invited as part of our efforts to create a cohesive, transparent, supportive community.

If you are having trouble with your school district, team, administrator or teachers, the most appropriate place to discuss those concerns are with your child's team. Thank you!

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Excellent Bullying workshop tonight!

Bullying Prevention – A Community Presentation   As part of our effort to improve school culture the Mary Rowlandson Elementary School and Luther Burbank Middle School will be hosting a Bullying Prevention presentation by the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center (MARC). MARC offers presentations for parents, Parent Teacher Organizations, and community groups.  Information for parents is tailored to the needs and wants of the community and involves both an easy-to-understand update on typical online activities of children, internet safety (including cyber-bullying), and how parents can work with their children and their schools in both bullying and cyber-bullying situations.  The emphasis is on practical, concrete knowledge, and parents do not need to be computer experts to become more aware of how to help their children navigate the online world safely.  It is also imperative that parents understand how to approach schools for help effectively and how to assist school administrators successfully resolve bullying situations.  The presentation will be held on October 12, 2011 , tonight, in the Mary Rowlandson Elementary auditorium, 103 Hollywood Dr, Lancaster, MA 01775 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. We hope to see you    Sean O'Shea  Principal
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