http://heygrrrl.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:13:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ABC 36 News Montgomery County, Kentucky -- In Montgomery County, a group of McNabb Middle School basketball players are back on the court after being suspended for three games for hazing younger players. Some parents think the punishment was not severe enough. “No one should have to go through anything like this ... http://heygrrrl.com/2009/11/18/mcnabb-middle-school-basketball-players-allege-sexual-assaulted/ BY RANDY LUDLOW THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH An Ohio University fraternity and its members could be suspended or expelled following allegations that pledges were forced to drink large amounts of alcohol and were beaten. Two students' injuries required treatment at the Athens hospital while several others received minor injuries Thursday night at the Delta ... http://heygrrrl.com/2009/11/18/delta-tau-delta-ohio-university-frat-accused-of-hazing/ By David Spunt WAFB.COM News BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - A Baton Rouge parent is suing The Dunham School over what he calls a case of old fashioned bullying. Dr. Russell Saloom, a Baton Rouge ophthalmologist, says The Dunham School did nothing to stop the harassment of his child. Saloom says his ten-year-old ... http://heygrrrl.com/2009/11/18/louisiana-parent-sues-sons-school-alleges-bullying/ Rachel Brown The Daily Citizen Chattsworth, Georgia -- No one will be charged at Murray County High School in connection with alleged bullying incidents David and Tina Long say led to their son’s Oct. 17 suicide. The couple asked the Chatsworth Police Department to look into their son Tyler’s last days, saying he ... http://heygrrrl.com/2009/11/18/no-criminal-charges-in-georgia-teens-suicide-bullying/ By MCKENZIE CASSIDY Cape Coral Daily Breeze Fort Myers, Fla. -- Lee County School Board Chairman Steve Teuber confirmed Tuesday night that the school district is investigating allegations made by parents from the city of Sanibel about systematic bullying and intimidation. Parents of students at The Sanibel School first addressed the board Nov. ... http://heygrrrl.com/2009/11/18/sanibel-island-school-feds-looking-into-bullying-allegations/ 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 ... http://heygrrrl.com/2009/11/18/massachusetts-legislators-hear-appeals-for-anti-bullying-law/ KCCI 8 News DES MOINES, Iowa -- Members of the Drake University Phi Delta Theta chapter are learning they're no longer a fraternity. Two incidents in two weeks have two Drake fraternities in big trouble. Police said the Phi Delta Theta members forced another student to drink so much his blood alcohol was ... http://heygrrrl.com/2009/11/17/drake-women-claim-assaults-after-drinking-at-party-bar/ Mark Jeffries Scottish Daily Record SINGING sensation Susan Boyle has revealed she was bullied and got the belt every day at school. She also unveiled her new look as she prepares for the release of her debut album, I Dreamed A Dream - with pre- sales thought to be well over 100,000. The Britain's ... http://heygrrrl.com/2009/11/17/susan-boyle-i-was-bullied-beaten-at-school-for-being-slow/ Karen Zatkulak News Channel 9 Chatsworth, Georgia -- A family wants answers after they say bullying lead to their son's death. Seventeen year old Tyler Long committed suicide last month. "He was my best friend, my role model, I looked to him for advice," Troy Long, Tyler's fourteen-year-old brother, says. Troy says his older ... http://heygrrrl.com/2009/11/17/tyler-long-did-bullying-lead-georgia-teen-to-suicide/ The Guardian The theme of this year's National Anti-Bullying-Week, which starts today, is cyber-bullying. In fact, after name calling cyber-bullying is the most common type of bullying, as a recent study for the Department for Children, Schools and Families revealed. It is an issue has to be taken seriously: 47% of ... http://heygrrrl.com/2009/11/14/facebook-launches-safety-tips-as-part-of-anti-bullying-week/