Forbidding Open Communication is Not the Answer #ThirteenReasonsWhy
As I fight to keep my eyes open at almost two in the morning, I wanted to share my social media post on here as well, because this is such an important topic. This June, I will be one of the guest speakers at the ASK Conference, where I will be speaking about bullying. As I work on my talking points, I'd love to hear opinions on this article: Schools Are Warning Parents About "13 Reasons Why" Administrators are worried the show glamourizes suicide. My thoughts: As many of you know, one of my books, Sudden Hope , deals with bullying. It shows the realities that high school students go through, but it also shows that there are people there available to help, and ultimately, the book has a message of hope. I read and watched "Thirteen Reasons Why" some time after Sudden Hope was even published and I love that it is so different than Sudden Hope because people are different, situations are different, and people (students AND STAFF) will deal with bu...