Part one looks at the prevalence of bullying, and how a Wisconsin native came to be the first person to fiel and win a federal lawsuit related to bullying. Part two looks at state wide statistics related to child abuse, and the efforts to stop it.
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The Prevalence of Bullying
In 1996, Jamie Nabozny of Ashland, Wisconsin became the first person to file and win a federal lawsuit related to bullying he encountered in middle and high school for being gay. The lawsuit has helped hold school administrators more accountable for the negative behavior of bullying. With efforts to reduce bullying increasing in recent years, we talk to Nabozny and UW-La Crosse pride center director Will Van Roosenbeek about the issue.
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Efforts to Curb La Crosse-area Child Abuse
La Crosse County had 3,000 reported cases of child abuse in 2011. While that may seem like a lot, it’s really average for Wisconsin counties of similar size. People who deal with child abuse estimate another 9,000 child abuse incidents went unreported last year in La Crosse County. April is child abuse prevention month, and we talked to the President and CEO of the Family and Children’s Center Mike Boehm, Nancy Pohlman, the manager of the Family and Children’s section of the La Crosse County Human Services department and Great Rivers United Way President James Falvey about the scope of the problem.
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