Posted on November 12th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Pratik Desai
The Register
Boffins at Warwick University have claimed their virtual reality bullying simulator will help victims cope with the stress of being taunted.
FearNot! creates a virtual school with 3D pupils that can be set to bully, look like an easy target or sit meekly in fear of attracting unwanted attention.
Tags: virtual reality, Anti-bullying, FearNot!, [...]
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Posted on November 12th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
LONDONG, ENGLAND — Nearly half of 14-year-olds nationwide have been the victim of bullying, research found today.
‘Cyberbullying’ – where children face taunts, threats and insults via the internet and mobile phones – is now the most common form, along with name calling, the study of 10,000 teenagers showed.
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Posted on November 12th, 2009 by heygrrrl
BBC
Nearly half of 14-year-olds in England have experienced some sort of bullying, a study of 10,000 teenagers for the government suggests.
Name calling and cyberbullying – where the victim faces threats and insults via mobile phones and the internet – were the most common forms.
Tags: Bullying, Department for Children, Cyber-bullying, Schools and Families, Research
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Posted on November 11th, 2009 by heygrrrl
ScienceDaily
Virtual reality games could help children to escape victimisation and bullying at school, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.
Children who took part in a three-week anti-bullying virtual learning intervention in schools in the UK and Germany showed a 26% decrease in victimisation.
Tags: Bullying, Maria Sapouna, Research, FearNot! Warwick Medical School, Anti-bullying, virtual reality [...]
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Posted on October 22nd, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Rita Giordano
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
School violence saw a 5 percent decline around the state, but substance abuse rose, according to an annual report released today.
State Education Commissioner Lucille E. Davy credited the decline in school violence to the state’s anti-violence programs.
Tags: Lucille E. Davy, School Violence, Bullying
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Posted on October 11th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Keith Purtell
Phoenix Staff Writer
Dr. Sara Jones of Fort Gibson said she dealt with a lot of bullies when she was a school counselor and gaining their trust was key.
Her method was to find out what was causing the student to engage in bullying behavior.
“It always comes from a lack of self respect,” [...]
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Posted on October 5th, 2009 by heygrrrl
Fon du Lac Reporter.com
It takes a community to prevent bullying of children.
The fourth annual Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, Oct 4 to 10, encourages communities nationwide to work together to increase awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullying on all children.
Tags: Anti-bullying, Research, Bullying, Fond du Lac School District, Bullying Prevention Awareness Week
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Posted on September 29th, 2009 by heygrrrl
GLSEN NEWS RELEASE
NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2009 – Middle school LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) students are significantly more likely to face hostile school climates than high school LGBT students, yet have less access to school resources and support, according to a new research brief from GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, [...]
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Posted on September 25th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By: Tom Jacobs
miller-mccune.com
Family conflict resolutions that were perceived as fair were associated lower frequencies of bullying.istockphoto.com
A new study links bullying behavior by adolescents to the perception they are not treated fairly by their parents.
Tags: Research, Public Policy and Law, Bullying, Psychology, Michael Brubacher
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Posted on September 24th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By DENISE M. BARAN-UNLAND
The Herald News
Joliet, Illinois — Pediatricians might consider screening their young patients for symptoms of bullying during routine, preventative check-ups, said Dr. Thomas Moore, pediatrician at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.
“When I did a little research I learned that bullying is more common than I thought and it can cause [...]
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Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by heygrrrl
PR Newswire
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire/ — Preliminary findings of a statewide study on bullying prevention programs demonstrate significant decreases in reports of students being bullied and increased perceptions among students about the importance of positive bystander behavior, an important factor in reducing bullying. The findings were announced today by the Highmark Foundation, through its Highmark [...]
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Posted on September 8th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Amy Norton
Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) — School children who bully or are victims of bullying may face higher risks of anxiety, depression and other psychological disorders later in life, a new study finds.
The study, which followed more than 5,000 children in Finland, found that boys and girls who were frequently bullied were at greater [...]
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Posted on September 8th, 2009 by heygrrrl
PRNewswire
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Key to a child’s
successful education is an environment in which he or she can learn safely.
According to a report released today by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
National Poll on Children’s Health, only 26 percent of parents would give
their child’s high school an “A” for preventing bullying and school [...]
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Posted on September 2nd, 2009 by heygrrrl
ScienceDaily (Sep. 2, 2009) — High-school put-downs are such a staple of teen culture that many educators don’t take them seriously. However, a University of Illinois study suggests that classroom disruptions and psychologically hostile school environments can contribute to a climate in which good students have difficulty learning and students who are behind have trouble [...]
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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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Posted on August 21st, 2009 by heygrrrl
BY TRACY TOWNSEND
The Columbus Dispatch/WBNS-10TV
In movies as diverse as A Christmas Story, Stand by Me and Back to the Future, Hollywood has treated bullying as a largely harmless — if not humorous — rite of passage.
In real life, bullying is anything but funny.
“Children who are bullied may be afraid to go to school,” stated a [...]
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Posted on August 20th, 2009 by heygrrrl
United Press International
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (UPI) — A University of Michigan study of sixth graders finds the short are no more likely to be bullied than other students.
But short people tell ABC News that was not their experience, either in school or as adults.
“I wish that were true,” said Matt Campisi, chairman of the [...]
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Posted on August 20th, 2009 by heygrrrl
United Press International
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 (UPI) — A University of Michigan study of sixth graders finds the short are no more likely to be bullied than other students.
But short people tell ABC News that was not their experience, either in school or as adults.
“I wish that were true,” said Matt Campisi, chairman of the [...]
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Posted on August 12th, 2009 by heygrrrl
Dozens of Indiana University researchers participated in the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Aug. 8-11 in San Francisco. Researchers reported results of the following study on bullying.
Indiana University Newsroom
No bullies here. While a number of researchers have examined bullying, particularly in the wake of high-profile school shootings, these researchers largely ignore the ways [...]
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Posted on August 6th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Bill Stanczykiewicz
Carroll County Comet
The new school year raises an old problem, but an emerging statewide initiative hopes to deliver a timeless solution.
While bullying might seem like old news to adults, the situation is far more urgent to kids. Seventy percent of students between the ages of 12 and 15 describe bullying as a “big [...]
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