Bullying in the News

• Anti-bullying group praises Coos Bay, Powers - Coos Bay World June 19, 2013
  San Diego Gay & Lesbian NewsAnti-bullying group praises Coos Bay, PowersCoos Bay WorldCOOS BAY — An Oregon anti-bullying nonprofit says the Coos Bay and Powers school districts are among the state's top performers when it comes to protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. The Oregon Safe Schools Coalition assigned ...Advocates Push […]
• Online Bullying Harms Teens: Study - The Epoch Times June 19, 2013
  The Epoch TimesOnline Bullying Harms Teens: StudyThe Epoch TimesA Facebook employee holds a laptop with a 'like' sticker on it at Facebook headquarters on April 4, in Menlo Park, Calif. Some teens use Facebook and other social sites to harass their peers, and a new study found that such bullying is associated with ... […]
• Investigation shows school district followed bullying protocol prior to teen's ... - Chronicle-Telegram June 19, 2013
  Investigation shows school district followed bullying protocol prior to teen's ...Chronicle-TelegramA few students and Jeanie Workman, Parti's aunt, said Parti, who was 6-foot-3 and 275 pounds, was bullied because of his size and easygoing nature and because he was black. They said Parti complained in the weeks before he died that staff weren' […]
• Bullying and suicide among youth is a public health problem - EurekAlert (press release) June 19, 2013
  Bullying and suicide among youth is a public health problemEurekAlert (press release)Philadelphia, PA, June 19, 2013 – Recent studies linking bullying and depression, coupled with extensive media coverage of bullying-related suicide among young people, led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to assemble an expert ...and more » […]
• Hirsch: Help schools go beyond bullying Empowering young people to speak up ... - CNN (blog) June 19, 2013
  Hirsch: Help schools go beyond bullying Empowering young people to speak up ...CNN (blog)Editor's note: Stuart Snyder is the President and COO of Cartoon Network. Tune in tonight at 8 p.m ET and on March 9 at 8 p.m. ET to watch AC360°'s "The Bully Effect," created in partnership with Cartoon Network. Just last week, I had the privilege of […]
• Youth advocate says Monona's anti-bullying ordinance is the wrong way to go - 77Square.com June 19, 2013
  Youth advocate says Monona's anti-bullying ordinance is the wrong way to go77Square.comNews of a new Monona ordinance that lets police ticket the parents of chronic bullies went viral — winning largely positive media attention from all over — but one local activist who works with youths in conflict says it's the wrong way to go. “As a ... […]
• Parents May Unknowingly Brush Off Problem Behavior As A 'Sibling Rivalry' - CBS Local June 18, 2013
  Parents May Unknowingly Brush Off Problem Behavior As A 'Sibling Rivalry'CBS LocalNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Bullying at school is a big concern for many parents, but according to new research harmful bullying could be taking place in your own home. A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics claimed that bullying that goes on ... […]
• Sibling bullying can leave lasting scars, study says - NBCNews.com June 18, 2013
  Sibling bullying can leave lasting scars, study saysNBCNews.coma lot more about a new study that says bullying from siblings while growing up can be just as damaging as the bullying some kids face outside the home and in school. a lot of adults may hear this and say it's just part of growing up in close quarters ... […]
• Bullying in the Family - TIME (blog) June 18, 2013
  Bullying in the FamilyTIME (blog)In fact, the study authors say, being bullied by a brother or sister was linked to worse mental-health outcomes for kids and adolescents, similar to those associated with being bullied by unrelated kids in the schoolyard. (MORE: Sticks and Stones: Does ...When does sibling rivalry become bullying?Atlanta Journal Constitution […]
• Sibling Bullying As Detrimental As Peer Bullying, Study Claims - Huffington Post June 17, 2013
  CBS NewsSibling Bullying As Detrimental As Peer Bullying, Study ClaimsHuffington Post"Historically [sibling bullying] has been accepted as something that's normal, as something that's benign. Oftentimes it's just dismissed," study author Corrina Jenkins Tucker, an associate professor of family studies at the University of New Hampshi […]