Mar
6

Boy, 16, hangs self after being bullied at school (JAPAN)

Mike Tully on March 6th, 2009

The Yomiuri Shimbun TSU–A 16-year-old male high school student committed suicide at his home in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Tuesday, apparently after having been bullied at school, it was learned Thursday. He was a first-year high school student at the private Kogakkan High School in the city. A suicide message was found in his personal [...]

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Mar
6

Tenn. School Censors ‘God’ from Prayer Event Posters

Mike Tully on March 6th, 2009

By Katherine T. Phan Christian Post Reporter An elementary school in Tennessee has been accused of censoring references to God from posters promoting an annual prayer event led by students. A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges that officials at Lakeview Elementary School in Tennessee last year ordered “God Bless the USA,” “In God We Trust,” and [...]

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Mar
6

1 in 3 UK children targeted by cyber bullies

Mike Tully on March 6th, 2009

By Carol Forsloff. In the new Wild West of the Internet where anything goes, cyber bullying is on the increase and targeting the vulnerable. Research has found 1 in 3 children in the United Kingdom has been cyber-attacked. Women and minorities are targets as well. Research results reported today discusses those British children being attacked [...]

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Mar
6

2 Fla. students challenge school’s gay club ruling

Mike Tully on March 6th, 2009

By RON WORD – 1 day ago JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — An attorney for two gay students at a north Florida high school told a federal judge Thursday they should be allowed to form a campus club promoting tolerance toward gays, despite a school prohibition. But a lawyer for the Nassau County School Board said [...]

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