2009 August | Pssst! Bullies are b-o-r-i-n-g!

Anti-bullying program: Speaking out against school bullies

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by heygrrrl

Staff
WV Metro News
One out of every four West Virginia students say they’ve feared going to school because they’d be bullied. The statistic comes from a 2007 study and has prompted one group to take a step in the right direction.
Step by Step, a community service group, debuted an anti-bullying poster Monday in Charleston. It features [...]

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Acquitted “cyber-bully” Lori Drew a victim of online tormenters

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by heygrrrl

By Keegan Hamilton
Riverfront Times
Technically this is old news — the judge in the case said way back on July 2 that he had “tentatively” decided to overrule the LA jury’s three guilty verdicts and acquit Lori Drew on misdemeanor charges of violating MySpace’s “Terms of Service” agreement. But, as of last Friday, the judge’s ruling [...]

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Commentary: School starts and so does bullying

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by heygrrrl

By Sue Scheff
Examiner.com
NEW YORK, August 24, 2009 Love Our Children USA announced today that bullying and teasing is at the top of kids’ issues at schools, and with school set to open in soon, parents, teachers and school administrators must take caution and sensitivity in handling these issues.
Childhood should be a time filled with wonder [...]

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Morcom death spotlights horrific violence in schools

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by heygrrrl

By Greg Ansley
New Zealand Herald
The students of Mullumbimby High filed out of school yesterday morning and gathered in a nearby park to remember one of their classmates with an anthem of their parents’ generation.
Jai Morcom, 15, died after his head was apparently smashed against a wall when he intervened in what appears to have been [...]

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Jai Morcom: Police probe schoolyard death for bullying

Posted on August 31st, 2009 by heygrrrl

By Charlotte Glennie
The World Today
Police are investigating claims 15-year-old Jai Morcom, who died after a schoolyard brawl on the New South Wales north coast, was being bullied.
Jai died in hospital on Sunday after suffering head injuries allegedly during a fight at Mullumbimby High School last Friday.

Tags: Jai Morcom, School Violence, Mullumbimby High School, Bullying, Lawsuits/Criminal [...]

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Jai Morcom’s father calls for peace at Mullumbimby High School

Posted on August 30th, 2009 by heygrrrl

By Sarah Elks
The Australian
THE father of a 15-year-old schoolboy who died after a schoolyard scuffle called for calm and peace during a mass walkout from the northern NSW school today.
Jai Morcom, 15, died in a Gold Coast hospital on Saturday after a fight at Mullumbimby High School at recess on Friday morning.

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Australia: Mullumbimby High School walkout over bullying death

Posted on August 30th, 2009 by heygrrrl

By Greg Stolz
The Courier-Mail
New South Wales, Aus. — Schoolmates of a high school student who died after a playground brawl are planning a mass walkout and protest today against school violence.
Students say a culture of bullying and violence has been allowed to fester at Mullumbimby High School in northern New South Wales, where 15-year-old Jai [...]

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Wittenberg University fraternity closed after hazing

Posted on August 29th, 2009 by heygrrrl

By Kelly Mori, Staff Writer
Springfield News-Sun
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois — Hazing incidents at Wittenberg University have resulted in the closing of a fraternity and sanctions levied against a sorority.
National representatives of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity closed the chapter on March 23 after it determined “serious hazing incidents that put our students at risk both mentally and [...]

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Bullying prevention skills and techniques for children

Posted on August 29th, 2009 by heygrrrl

By Mark Lakewood
familyandhomelife.com
Child bullying is a big problem in our schools today. The main difference between child bullying today from the past is the nature of the bullying and the violence that occurs in the aftermath. Cyberbullying is becoming a popular and more destructive form of bullying than traditional bullying. More children [...]

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Protest: Dekalb Schools bullying report on Herrera suicide

Posted on August 29th, 2009 by heygrrrl

By Jonathan Shapiro
Public Broadcasting Atlanta
ATLANTA, GA (WABE) — State Senator Vincent Fort of Atlanta and a handful of other community activists strongly dispute Dekalb County’s recently released report on the death of Jaheem Herrera.
FORT: We object to them releasing a smear report on Jaheem trying to divert responsibility.

Tags: Jaheem Herrera, Masika Bermudez, Vincent Fort, DeKalb [...]

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