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The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an alert recently concerning the risks of window cords.

 This came after a two-year old Maryland child was strangled when he became entangled in the cords.  According to the CPSC, approximately 12 children a year die from this type of strangulation.  Manufacturers are heeding the warning.  5 million window treatments have been recalled in the last few months.

 The commission is recommending that any home where a child lives or visits, such as a grandparent’s or a daycare facility should use cordless window treatments. 

 It’s vitally important to remember that our children need adult supervision.  Make sure your home is safe for children.  Raise blinds or shades above children’s heads. Cut cords or make sure no dangling cords are within the reach of children. Move furniture and cribs away from windows to prevent toddlers from reaching dangling cords or falling fom windows.

Look for any hidden hazards that may put your  child at risk of injury or pose a serious threat to safety.

The Pinellas County School Board defines bullying as systematically and chronically inflicting physical hurt or psychological distress on one or more students or employees and may involve but is not limited to: teasing, social exclusion, threat, intimidation, stalking (including cyberstalking), physical violence, theft, sexual, religious, or racial harassment, public humiliation,  and destruction of property.

 The School Board policy suggests an easy way to determine if someone is bullying is to look for three things generally present in a bullying situation:

 1. Repeated behavior (although it may be the first time you heard about or witnessed the behavior)

 2. Imbalance of power between the person who is bullying and the victim of bullying (could be a physical imbalance or a difference in status)

 3. Intent to harm (either physically or emotionally)

The Pinellas County School Board has established a policy that prohibits bullying and harassment to ensure that all students, employees, and volunteers learn and work in an environment that is safe, secure, and free from harassment and bullying of any kind.

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