Teachers call for calm over Phoebe death [herald.ie]
- Published: 13 April 2010
TEACHERS at the US school were Phoebe Prince was bullied to death claim the media's "nasty tone" has worsened the situation.
As calls mounted for officials in South Hadley High School in Massachusetts to make a full statement on the tragic case, the head of a teachers' union has defended their actions.
President of the South Hadley Education Association, Bill O'Neil has blamed newspapers for having "painted a picture of South Hadley High School as a school out of control -- a place where everyone knew of the bullying and no one did anything about it".
"That image is just plain wrong," he said.
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