Bullying No Mynah Matter

Thanks to the NYSDRA Linkedin group, I found this article:

OUTSIDE my office in a western suburbs high school is a substantial tree, home to an interesting assortment of birds, until dislodged by an errant football. Sparrows, a couple of crows doing Graham Kennedy impersonations and various mynahs are the go most days.

Yesterday a regular high-pitched squawk came every two seconds or so, seemingly without end. I was carrying out my duties as a faithful public servant, ensuring students were receiving the full educational benefit of their schooling provider's name change to the Department of Education and Communities.

The squawking continued unabated. A large owl was being berated by a feral mynah, constantly, mercilessly and threateningly, swooping in and out in a most unpleasant manner. Thoughts came immediately of that unedifying circus played out recently on TV between the smaller year 7 boy baiting the hell out of the more substantial older boy, who then tried to administer some summary justice to his tormentor.

Had not this mynah heard that our school was a bullying-free zone as so clearly stated in our newsletter? Surely it must have noticed our message on the front sign, ''Say no to bullying''. Aha! A perfect opportunity to road-test our draft anti-bullying plan.

[Read the rest of this amusing story HERE]

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