Character-education expert: Forget test scores, focus on attitude, effort & character

Who is to blame in the Phoebe Prince bullying tragedy?

Prince's death and the subsequent charges against six of her fellow students in South Hadley, Mass. has brought a community together to question exactly what is happening in their public schools just outside their door. The suspects themselves are now subject to being bullied.

On Thursday, the Massachusetts Senate unanimously backed an anti-bullying bill. The bill would prohibit bullying at schools and clamp down on so-called cyberbullying by prohibiting the use of e-mails, text messages, Internet postings and other electronic means to create a hostile school environment.

Character-education expert: Forget test scores, focus on attitude, effort & character