Cooley and Oakland Univ. to hold statewide summit to stop bullying
Thomas M. Cooley Law School and Oakland University will host “Working Together to Stop School Violence: A Statewide Summit on Bullying” on Friday, June 7 at Cooley’s Auburn Hills campus. The seminar will focus on what can be done and must be done to stop bullying and harassment in schools under “Matt’s Safe School Law,” which was signed into law by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder in Dec. 2011.“Matt’s Safe School Law” is named after Matt Epling, a freshman from East Lansing who killed himself in 2002 after being bullied by upperclassmen.
The summit runs from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and will feature discussions with Kevin Epling, Matt’s father, along with authors of “The Weekly Bully Beat Down.” Presenters include Hon. M.T. Thompson, Jr., district court judge, Saginaw County; Monica Nuckolls, professor, Cooley Law School; and Dr. Gwendolyn Thompson McMillon, professor, Oakland University.
“In order for Matt’s Safe School Law to be effective, our educators need to be informed about their responsibilities,” said Nuckolls, one of the summit’s organizers. “Bullying in the classroom, off-campus and cyber bullying all have consequences, not only for those being bullied, but for those bullying and for teachers and administrators who ignore the signs of bullying.”
Besides looking at “Matt’s Safe School Law,” the seminar will cover federal laws prohibiting student-on-student harassment and bullying, including schools’ legal responsibilities under Title IX. It will also address what students and parents can do to stop bullying, how to tell if a child is being bullied, the profile of a bully and the warning signs for teen shooters and suicide.
“This summit will help teachers, social workers, school administrators, or anyone to notice the signs of bullying and to notice signs of violence and harassment in our schools,” said McMillon.
Those interested in attending the summit should pre-register by contacting Professor Nuckolls by phone or email at 248-751-7800 extension 7752 and nuckollm@cooley.edu. Online registration is also available at www.cooley.edu/events/stop_bullying_summit.html.
Appeals court upholds conviction, death sentence in 1997 killing
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — An appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a western Michigan man accused of killing a woman in a national forest.
It’s considered to be the last significant appeal for Marvin Gabrion, who was convicted in 2002 of killing a 19-year-old woman in a lake in the Manistee National Forest in Newaygo County. Rachel Timmerman's body was found in 1997 bound with chains and cinder blocks.
Authorities said Gabrion killed her because she had accused him of rape.
The case was handled in Grand Rapids federal court because Timmerman was killed on federal property. The decision was released Tuesday.
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