Posts Tagged ‘Jodie Zebell’
Suicides indicate society’s emotional meltdown
Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Japan has always had one of the highest suicide rates in the world — 12 straight years with over 30,000 suicides per year. The role of personal shame in the culture can partly explain the choice made by so many. However, the recent economic recession is driving up the number of suicides. In the Sept. 7 BBC report was a remarkable quote from Naoto Kan, Japanese Prime Minister, that “decreasing suicides would be one way to build a society with a minimum level of unhappiness.” The PM believes that suicide proves that too many people are suffering economically and emotionally. A study found that the economy suffers a $32 billion loss from suicides.
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Tags: Annie Lowrey, Foxconn, japan, Jodie Zebell, Kevin Morrissey, Marlene Braun, Naoto Kan, Omar Thornton
Posted in Bullying Tutorials, Social Justice | 7 Comments »
Amid emotional testimony, bill targets workplace bullying
Thursday, April 8th, 2010
By Dee J. Hall, Wisconsin State Journal, April 8, 2010
On Feb. 3, 2008, Jodie Zebell took her own life … A Spanish teacher testified she was “iced out and isolated” for four years by older colleagues in her school district. Once a marathon runner, she now suffers from clinical depression, chest pain, panic attacks and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Deborah Lemke told lawmakers of an unnamed Wisconsin hospital where the nursing supervisor verbally bullied nurses on his staff. When she intervened on behalf of the nurses, she herself became a target.
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Tags: AB 894, Jodie Zebell, Rep. Kelda Roys, WBI, Wisconsin
Posted in Bullying in the News, Media | 12 Comments »
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