Elayne Bennett: Current School Shootings Have a Basis in Early on Bullying

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Martha At ░░░░░░░░ hour President Trump making ░░░░░░░░ way back to Washington ░░░░░░░░ visiting with survivors of ░░░░░░░░ Santa fe Texas school ░░░░░░░░ Tough duty in a ░░░░░░░░ that is still morning ░░░░░░░░ absent was his wife ░░░░░░░░ Trump who has been ░░░░░░░░ at the White House ░░░░░░░░ when she has been ░░░░░░░░ of the public eye ░░░░░░░░ has sparked some rumors ░░░░░░░░ response that she gave ░░░░░░░░ week I see the ░░░░░░░░ is working overtime speculating ░░░░░░░░ I am and what ░░░░░░░░ am doing paid rest ░░░░░░░░ I am at the ░░░░░░░░ House with my family ░░░░░░░░ great and working hard ░░░░░░░░ behalf of children and ░░░░░░░░ American people My next ░░░░░░░░ argues that we should ░░░░░░░░ rallying behind the First ░░░░░░░░ to support her anti ░░░░░░░░ initiative writing that it ░░░░░░░░ not only be a ░░░░░░░░ but also hurtful to ░░░░░░░░ everywhere of partisanship thwarts ░░░░░░░░ First Lady s admirable ░░░░░░░░ to reject bullying and ░░░░░░░░ choose their best behavior ░░░░░░░░ now Elaine Bennett founder ░░░░░░░░ president of the best ░░░░░░░░ foundation a nonprofit on ░░░░░░░░ physical and emotional well ░░░░░░░░ of adolescence as we ░░░░░░░░ know is at the ░░░░░░░░ of so many of ░░░░░░░░ issues Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ for being here tonight ░░░░░░░░ is good to have ░░░░░░░░ with us She gets ░░░░░░░░ hard time from some ░░░░░░░░ Melania Trump and definitely ░░░░░░░░ out a wonderful speech ░░░░░░░░ this organization that she ░░░░░░░░ doing called be best ░░░░░░░░ do you think it ░░░░░░░░ so important that people ░░░░░░░░ to her Bennett It ░░░░░░░░ important because this is ░░░░░░░░ issue that is affecting ░░░░░░░░ children nationwide We at ░░░░░░░░ best friend foundation see ░░░░░░░░ issue of bullying as ░░░░░░░░ serious one And one ░░░░░░░░ is leading into increased ░░░░░░░░ violence in our schools ░░░░░░░░ we think the current ░░░░░░░░ shootings Also have a ░░░░░░░░ in early on bullying ░░░░░░░░ the fact that peers ░░░░░░░░ treating each other badly ░░░░░░░░ When you look across ░░░░░░░░ cases and you think ░░░░░░░░ the shooter in parkland ░░░░░░░░ as the story came ░░░░░░░░ to that he was ░░░░░░░░ by the girl that ░░░░░░░░ liked And I know ░░░░░░░░ as a parent it ░░░░░░░░ so magnified in the ░░░░░░░░ of social media Where ░░░░░░░░ looks like everybody else ░░░░░░░░ your phone is just ░░░░░░░░ than Harry having a ░░░░░░░░ time they have a ░░░░░░░░ boyfriend and we all ░░░░░░░░ that that is not ░░░░░░░░ And that put so ░░░░░░░░ pressure on these situations ░░░░░░░░ doesn t it That ░░░░░░░░ right adolescence is a ░░░░░░░░ time adolescence typically get ░░░░░░░░ sense of self who ░░░░░░░░ are from how they ░░░░░░░░ treated at school What ░░░░░░░░ are thought of at ░░░░░░░░ How others look at ░░░░░░░░ They can have a ░░░░░░░░ family and go to ░░░░░░░░ and be treated badly ░░░░░░░░ be told that they ░░░░░░░░ dumb or they are ░░░░░░░░ jerk or a nerd ░░░░░░░░ that goes to their ░░░░░░░░ that goes to their ░░░░░░░░ And in some cases ░░░░░░░░ can create intense rage ░░░░░░░░ can even lead it ░░░░░░░░ lead to destruction it ░░░░░░░░ lead to violence Martha ░░░░░░░░ that you run a ░░░░░░░░ of programs that are ░░░░░░░░ into the schools that ░░░░░░░░ want to see these ░░░░░░░░ of programs across the ░░░░░░░░ I think that that ░░░░░░░░ be extremely helpful What ░░░░░░░░ you say to the ░░░░░░░░ of the president and ░░░░░░░░ the First Lady who ░░░░░░░░ that to bullying and ░░░░░░░░ media bullying when they ░░░░░░░░ at what the president ░░░░░░░░ tweeting that they think ░░░░░░░░ there is some irony ░░░░░░░░ that and that that ░░░░░░░░ her message It does ░░░░░░░░ diminish her message her ░░░░░░░░ is her message she ░░░░░░░░ taking on a tough ░░░░░░░░ In the past other ░░░░░░░░ ladies have had initiatives ░░░░░░░░ have been embraced from ░░░░░░░░ sides of the aisle ░░░░░░░░ we in the education ░░░░░░░░ know that this is ░░░░░░░░ tough topic And we ░░░░░░░░ Melania Trump For the ░░░░░░░░ that she has occurred ░░░░░░░░ to take it on ░░░░░░░░ is a mother and ░░░░░░░░ has been cyber bullied ░░░░░░░░ son has been cyber ░░░░░░░░ She knows how painful ░░░░░░░░ can be and she ░░░░░░░░ trying to start a ░░░░░░░░ that I think has ░░░░░░░░ great mission Which is ░░░░░░░░ encourage children to be ░░░░░░░░ best Be best we ░░░░░░░░ the best friends program ░░░░░░░░ have been working on ░░░░░░░░ have a program called ░░░░░░░░ the silence prevent the ░░░░░░░░ We have seen it ░░░░░░░░ We have seen changes ░░░░░░░░ our students are telling ░░░░░░░░ that in their evaluations ░░░░░░░░ I hope that we ░░░░░░░░ more about this Elaine ░░░░░░░░ is really important Good ░░░░░░░░ see you.