Posted on November 18th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By MOLLY CONNORS
Cape Cod Times
BOSTON — A Cape Cod mother made a tearful plea to state legislators yesterday to pass one of a dozen bills addressing school bullying, saying the state must step in to assure schools do their job in protecting students from mental and physical anguish.
“I felt my son needed to be protected. [...]
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Posted on November 11th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Mike Wilder
Times-News
BURLINGTON, N.C. — A new state law means the Alamance-Burlington School System will change its policy against harassment and bullying.
The change means the policy will prohibit bullying based on sexual orientation, along with other characteristics, such as race, religion, sex and physical appearance.
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Posted on November 11th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By: Kelley Dunn
WPTV.com
PALM CITY, FL — On Friday November 13th, students and staff at Hidden Oaks Middle School will be taking part in a unique anti-bullying campaign.
As a kick-off to National Anti-Bullying Week (Nov. 16th – Nov. 20th) they will be creating a “Sea of Pink” by wearing pink shirts to school as [...]
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Posted on November 8th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Preston Sparks
Augusta Chronicle
AUGUSTA, Georgia — Legislation enacted a decade ago banning bullying in schools has gone a long way to protect students, Richmond County school officials say.
“We have found that the attention to the problem of bullying that occurred with the passage of the legislation has helped to reduce incidences of bullying and to [...]
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Posted on October 31st, 2009 by heygrrrl
Times News
Twin Fallas, Idaho — CHEERS: To the Cassia County School District for its enlightened new policy on sexual harassment and cyber-bullying.
The new rules proscribe bullying someone over sexual orientation and crack down on “sexting,” the transmission of sexually explicit messages or photos electronically – primarily between cell phones.
Students and staff at Cassia County schools [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Mary Schmich
Chicago Tribune
Bill Leach has an uncommon answer to the violence that lately — or maybe always — pulses through Chicago as palpably as blood.
Running.
Leach thinks it’s time to tell what he calls “the story of running” in neighborhoods where recreational running is as rare as stock portfolios and Paris vacations.
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Posted on October 30th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Jodi Heckel
News-Gazette
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – A Safe Schools forum next week will look at bullying of gay students in schools and how teachers and administrators can respond.
State Superintendent Christopher Koch will be part of the forum.
It will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Parkland College Theater, 2400 W. Bradley Ave., C.
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Posted on October 20th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Josh Wingrove and Anthony Reinhart
Toronto Globe and Mail
Boys left behind by Toronto’s public schools are about to feel a firm force pulling them forward: the strong hand of Chris Spence, the Toronto District School Board’s new education director, who is calling for an all-male school and more “boy-friendly” classrooms to address male underachievement.
It’s a [...]
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Posted on October 11th, 2009 by heygrrrl
NEWS 8.com
Associated Press
CODY, Wyo. (AP) – Fears of bullying have led to the installation of 73 new high-definition cameras at a high school in northwestern Wyoming, with officials hoping to deter as much violence as they capture on recordings.
Tags: Anti-bullying, Cody High School, School Anti-Bullying Policies, Dave Treick, Bullying
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Posted on October 7th, 2009 by heygrrrl
WXOW TV News
The widow of a high school principal shot and killed by a student has helped launch a new anti-bullying campaign in Wisconsin.
John Klang was the principal at Weston Schools three years ago when he was killed during a struggle with 15-year-old Eric Hainstock.
Sue Klang believes that if the new program had been in [...]
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Posted on September 29th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By SHERRI ACKERMAN
The Tampa Tribune
TAMPA – The first complaint came at the end of the first day of school.
A boy at Randall Middle School in Lithia said he was struck on the head by another student as they rode the bus home. His mother reported the incident to Hillsborough County schools officials using the district’s [...]
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Posted on September 27th, 2009 by heygrrrl
by Timothy J. Carroll
Hudson Reporter
At Tuesday’s Hoboken Board of Education meeting, a few parents accused district schools of mishandling bullying situations. Interim Superintendent Peter Carter said that unresponsive principals would be “in trouble,” and promised that remedies would be forthcoming.
But on Wednesday, Carter said that two of the three situations in question predated his tenure, [...]
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Posted on September 25th, 2009 by heygrrrl
BY: Tim McFarland
The Torrington Telegram
Goshen County School District No.1 started the Olweus program this year to help inform students, parents and teachers how to deal with bullying situations.
“Bullying is a huge problem in the state,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jim McBride said during a Wyoming Signatures broadcast Thursday evening. “A quarter of all boys, [...]
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Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Tina Kelley
The Local/New York Times
Last night’s Millburn school board meeting was full to the brim with news, more than we could get in to the live-blog format last night, or into the newspaper this morning. (Oh the brain gymnastics required in listening, typing, writing and answering instant messages all at once! Live blogging is [...]
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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 22nd, 2009 by heygrrrl
By JENNIFER MILLMAN
Excerpt from NBC New York
No more pushing, no more hooks, no more mean girls’ dirty looks.
The president of the Millburn Board of Education promised more than four dozen parents last night that district administrators would have to undertake sensitivity training and devise a plan within the next 60 days to combat hazing at [...]
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Posted on September 18th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Meagan Sexton
Excerpt from Sioux City Journal
SIOUX CITY — The Sioux City Community School District wants to practice what it teaches by developing an anti-bullying program for adults.
The district already has a program in place for students, but this week, about 20 district employees, including teachers, janitors, administrators and counselors, gathered at the Northwest Area [...]
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Posted on September 12th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Amy K. Stewart
Excerpt from Deseret News
Bullies beware: The state may soon have a new policy targeting bullying and hazing — and it will put athletes under special scrutiny.
The State Board of Education unanimously approved a second reading of its proposed policy Friday. The final vote will come next month.
The driving force for the action [...]
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Posted on September 4th, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Lucinda Ryan
Alameda County Mercury News
Alameda, Calif. — Members of a group called SERVE Alameda, which is working to recall three school trustees, said at a town-hall meeting Saturday theirs is not a “hate group.”
SERVE (Seeking Equity and Respect for all Viewpoints in Education) said Neil Tam, Tracy Jensen and Ron Mooney conducted their duties [...]
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Posted on August 21st, 2009 by heygrrrl
By Melissa Tune
WRDW.COM News 12
HEPHZIBAH, Ga. — It’s the start of school year and parents are dealing with all kinds of issues that affect their kids, including one that’s been around for years: bullying. One Hephzibah parent says it has already happened to her daughter, and the school system says they’re not going to tolerate [...]
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