Massachusetts legislators hear appeals for anti-bullying law

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. [...]

Brutal attack on Belleville, Illinois school bus

CBS News

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Idaho’s Hartgen to try again on cyber-bullying bill

By Jared S. Hopkins
Excerpt from Times-News writer
Rep. Stephen Hartgen, R-Twin Falls, says he plans to re-introduce legislation at the 2010 Legislature targeted at prohibiting harassment on the Internet, including social networking sites.
Hartgen, a former newspaper publisher, still wants to expand harassment laws so they apply to online communication including e-mails, text messages and posted comments [...]

Bullied to death: Memorial video to victims of school bullies

A video memorial to some of the children driven to suicide by bullies at their school. Watch the video.

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R.I.P.

In Memoriam: for those who lost their lives to bullying and hazing. Click their names to read their stories.
Hunter Layland, 15, Sept. 30, 2009

Holly Grogan, 15, Sept. 16

Chanelle Rae, 14, July 17, 2009

Simone Grice, 15, July 15, 2009

Iain Steele, 15, June 3, 2009
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Jaheem Herrera, 11, April 16, 2009

Carl Walker-Hoover, 11, April 6, 2009
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