Bullying in the News

• Monmouth parents tell school officials of bullying at Henry L. Cottrell School - Kennebec Journal May 21, 2013
  Kennebec JournalMonmouth parents tell school officials of bullying at Henry L. Cottrell SchoolKennebec JournalBut the kindergartner who fearlessly pulls 1,200-pound horses from the stables and introduces the animals to groups that gather for lessons, is petrified every morning by the sound of passing buses because she knows they signal another day of bullyin […]
• Sno Kone Joe driver denies bullying foes - Albany Times Union May 21, 2013
  Sno Kone Joe driver denies bullying foesAlbany Times UnionOn Monday, Sno Kone Joe driver Joshua Malatino took the stand and denied bullying Mr. Ding-A-Ling and other ice cream truck drivers and customers. The accusations filed by Mr. Ding-A-Ling led to Malatino and his girlfriend, Amanda Scott, Sno Kone Joe's ...and more » […]
• EDITORIAL: Torrington is right to air rape, bullying concerns - Torrington Register Citizen May 20, 2013
  EDITORIAL: Torrington is right to air rape, bullying concernsTorrington Register CitizenTorrington suffered a dose of this in the days and weeks following revelations that two 13-year-old girls were bullied and called names such as “whore” and “snitch” on social media after two 18-year-old football players were charged with raping them. […]
• Raider Jared Veldheer to help raise money for anti-bullying campaign - Contra Costa Times May 20, 2013
  Raider Jared Veldheer to help raise money for anti-bullying campaignContra Costa TimesDUBLIN -- Organizers are planning a first-ever anti-bullying fundraiser to raise money to educate Dublin students on the dangers of bullying. The Dublin Integrity in Action Committee and the school district are planning the event, to be held 5 to 8:30 ... […]
• Local elementary school targets bullying in different way - WSOC Charlotte May 20, 2013
  Local elementary school targets bullying in different wayWSOC CharlotteA local school is trying to target bullying in a different way. Sterling Elementary is not only training it's faculty and staff to recognize bullying, they are also teaching students, using the Olweus program. Eyewitness News found out Monday the ... […]
• California Poet Laureate Launches Bullying-awareness Project - UC Riverside May 20, 2013
  UC RiversideCalifornia Poet Laureate Launches Bullying-awareness ProjectUC RiversideRIVERSIDE, Calif. — Poet Juan Felipe Herrera watched the news broadcast in dismay. Another child lost, this time in an after-school fight that turned deadly. As the story unfolded, memories of the bullying he experienced as the Spanish-speaking child ... […]
• Grand jury report says SDUSD needs adult-to-child bullying policy - 10News May 20, 2013
  Grand jury report says SDUSD needs adult-to-child bullying policy10NewsSAN DIEGO - A grand jury blasted the San Diego Unified School District on its lack of policy against adult bullying of children. "My boy, who loved school and learning, changed to a panic-stricken child who begged us not to make him to go to school ... […]
• How to make a difference in the fight against bullying - Daily Herald - Daily Herald May 20, 2013
  How to make a difference in the fight against bullying - Daily HeraldDaily HeraldCyberbullying is changing how parents, schools and society focus on bullying. Twitter, Facebook, blogs and texts now can be used to harass and taunt students. The following are real tweets sent from students in an Utah County high school, with the ...and more » […]
• GOP actually bullies an anti-bullying bill - Salon May 20, 2013
  SalonGOP actually bullies an anti-bullying billSalonCongratulations, Minnesota. Nearly three years after Anoka High School student Justin Aaberg hanged himself after allegedly being subjected to anti-gay harassment, state Republicans seem to have decided that bullying is no longer a problem.and more » […]
• Senate won't vote on anti-bullying bill - Minnesota Public Radio May 20, 2013
  Park Rapids EnterpriseSenate won't vote on anti-bullying billMinnesota Public RadioA bill that would have strengthened efforts to combat bullying in Minnesota's schools will not become law this year. Sen. Scott Dibble, DFL-Minneapolis, says Senate Democrats pulled the bill Sunday night after Republicans planned to debate it for 10 hours.Feelings mi […]