By Dustin Petty Staff writer Bullying has taken a new form on playgrounds across the county. Instead of the child being teased, pushed around or called names, they are shunned and not invited to join games and activities. The child is being socially excluded. According to Dr. Lynn Todman, the term “social exclusion” was initially …
Monthly Archives: March 2012
Second look at Bully, the video game
by Dmitri Barvinok Staff writer Bully, a video game produced by Rockstar Games, was first greeted by panic and protest by many organizations. Jack Thompson, an infamous anti-video game activist, went as far as to compare the game to Columbine. Bully made both the Yahoo! list of Top 10 controversial games, and PlayStation Magazine’s Top …
Boys are the more physical bullies
By Sam Schmitt Staff writer The behaviors of boys and girls that bully can be similar, but spotting bullying among boys is much easier than it is with girls. David P. Farrington, professor of psychological criminology at Cambridge University, says that boys that bully are more physical than girls. Psychiatrist Ann Ruth Turkel says boys …
The case for bullying legislation
Activist Kevin Epling fought for years after the suicide of his son for passage of a school anti-bullying law in Michigan. Passage of Matt’s Law made Michigan the 48th state with such a law. The law requires school districts to have public discussions and policies.
Celebrities use platforms to denounce bullying
By Seth Beifel Staff writer “Baby, I was born this way” is one of the lyrics of Lady Gaga’s hit song, Born This Way. The song highlights what it means to be different or unique and how it should be less of a faux pas and more of a norm. A growing number of celebrities …
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Teens’ online world can be mean
By Joe Grimm Staff writer In November 2011, a report on teens’ impressions of social media gave a glimpse of what it feels like to be young and online. “Teens, kindness and cruelty on social network sites,” was written by the Pew Internet and American Life Project. The study asked teens about their online experiences …
Bully documentary challenges relationships
This is the trailer for Bully, a documentary film to be released in select theaters on March 30. BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — The documentary film Bully tests relationships, just as school bullying does. After an advance screening March 10 at the Uptown Film Festival in Birmingham, parents, school administrators and children had a strained but civil …
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