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Boarding school bullies (India)

Mike Tully on May 5th, 2009

Having a child in a richie-rich boarding school has always given parents bragging rights, but what goes on behind the closed doors can sometimes be ugly, as is evident from recent incident at Lawrence School Sanawar.   Whipping, near-slavery and more humiliation have been allegedly heaped on students at the plush boarding school, an institution [...]

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May
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Teens take on cyber scourge amid health warnings (Australia)

Mike Tully on May 5th, 2009

VICTIMS of school bullying are up to four times more likely to suffer psychotic symptoms in their adolescence, a study has found. Warwick University researchers in the UK, who followed 6437 children from birth to 13 years, revealed results yesterday. The study, headed by Professor Dieter Wolke, found children who were victims of bullying were [...]

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Internet’s effects may be taught (NZ)

Mike Tully on May 5th, 2009

The lasting effects of the internet on children’s lives could soon be as big a part of the school health curriculum as sexuality, drug use and contraception. Research from cyberspace watchdog Netsafe reveals that half of teenagers post sensitive information about themselves on publicly available webpages and chatrooms. Research manager John Fenaughty said although half [...]

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School stresses safety, harmony following bullying concerns (VA)

Mike Tully on May 5th, 2009

More than 50 parents gathered Monday night at All Saints Catholic School for a presentation with a focus on “Bullying Awareness and Prevention Strategies.” As part of the school’s “Building Safe and Supportive Learning Environments” series, representatives from the Bridgeport diocese talked about cyber bullying, bullying statistics and other issues parents and children may have. [...]

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May
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School board on trial

Mike Tully on May 5th, 2009

MORGANTON – More than 1,400 Burke County citizens placed four school board members on trial Monday night. Eighty people delivered the indictments during about four hours of public comments. Among them were many students, parents and pastors, lawyers and clerks, small business owners and muscled factory workers, teachers and nurses and children and retirees from [...]

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May
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ACLU Tells TN Schools to Stop Blocking Gay Sites

Mike Tully on May 5th, 2009

The ACLU has sent a letter to school officials in Tennessee threatening a lawsuit over public schools in that state blocking access to all LGBT websites from school computers. In a letter dated April 15, the organization said as many as 80 percent of Tennessee’s public school districts, including Knox County and Metro Nashville schools, [...]

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