Tag: bullying
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DOD to narrow definitions of bullying, hazing, shorten timelines for investigations; critics worry fewer troops will come forward
As the Department of Defense implements Secretary Pete Hegseth’s recently announced directives to overhaul the complaint processes and narrow the definition of bullying and hazing, critics worry the changes could discourage troops from coming forward to report wrongdoing. To drive home the changes, Hegseth sent out a memo Monday entitled “The Warrior Ethos and Standards at…
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Colorado received record-breaking number of Safe2Tell reports in the 2023-24 school year
A record-breaking number of reports were submitted to Colorado’s anonymous reporting program Safe2Tell during the 2023-2024 school year. According to the annual report released Tuesday by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office, 28,218 reports were submitted in the past 12 months, with suicide, bullying, drugs, and school threats leading the list of concerns. It also marks a 27%…