by Mickes O'Toole | Oct 1, 2009 | Articles, MARE
Published by MARE, Fall 2009 Bill Cosby hosted the hit TV show “Kids Say the Darndest Things” in the late 1990s. The premise of the show was that the host, Cosby, would ask a question to a child who would then usually respond in a “cute” way. While high school...
by Mickes O'Toole | Sep 19, 2009 | Articles, MoASBO
Published by MOASBO, September/November 2010 Re-examining the Scope of your District’s PAT Program Your school district’s Parents as Teachers (“PAT”) Program is sometimes the first contact young families have with the district. The PAT program is a wonderful way to...
by Mickes O'Toole | Jul 17, 2009 | Articles, MoASBO
Published by MOASBO, July/August 2009 Schools are facing situations where anonymous students harass, defame or publicly humiliate educators by using web sites, such as MySpace or Facebook, with increasing frequency. Many of these situations have resulted in legal...
by Mickes O'Toole | Jun 30, 2009 | Articles, MARE
Published by MARE, June 2009 “Missouri School Children Placed In Padded Seclusion Rooms” “Parents of Disabled Students Say Metro District is Mistreating Their Kids” These are just two of the many headlines involving the use of seclusion and/or restraint in schools...
by Mickes O'Toole | Mar 30, 2009 | Articles, MARE
Published by MARE, March 2009 You have seen it before: a parent is upset at the way their child’s coach is coaching, and they let him know about it. They yell and scream, threaten the coach, disrupt the game, and in your opinion, go too far. This is not the first time...
