May
10

School pays out $150,000 after boy stoned, scalped in bullying incident (Australia)

Mike Tully on May 10th, 2009

A FIVE-year-old Queensland boy was scalped, stoned, hit and taunted in an atrocious case of schoolyard bullying – and the main perpetrator was the “buddy” charged with protecting him. Lachlan Antony Guerin suffered a minor brain injury during the sustained bullying by his school-assigned buddy and other older students at St John’s Lutheran Primary School [...]

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May
10

Teachers: No sign dead student was bullied (GA)

Mike Tully on May 10th, 2009

STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga., May 8 (UPI) — Four former teachers of an 11-year-old boy who committed suicide last month said they saw no signs of him being bullied, court documents indicate. Teachers wrote in memos that Jaheem Herrera appeared to be well liked by fellow students, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Friday. Herrera hanged himself in [...]

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May
10

FEDERAL GOVN’T. TO REGULATE THE INTERNET & SOCIAL NETWORKING

Mike Tully on May 10th, 2009

Recently NewsWithViews.com dispatched a reporter to attend a press conference regarding new legislation proposed that will be used to regulate free speech and expression on the Internet. Congress will soon debate a bill that could lead to regulating the Internet in the name of protecting the children. Representative Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and 12 other lawmakers [...]

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May
10

Punishment for posting fight video harsh, father says (WVA)

Mike Tully on May 10th, 2009

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Chris Dye doesn’t believe his daughter deserved to be suspended from Musselman Middle School this week for posting video footage of a campus fight on YouTube. “Schools do need to address technology issues, but they do need to do it in line with the Constitution,” Dye said. Dye asked that his 13-year-old [...]

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May
10

Family of Ga. boy plans lawsuit

Mike Tully on May 10th, 2009

DECATUR, Ga. (AP) – The family of a fifth-grader who committed suicide after his mother said he was continuously teased at a Stone Mountain school plans to sue DeKalb County Schools. A family member discovered 11-year-old Jaheem Herrera in his Atlanta-area home after he hanged himself on April 16, according to authorities. More

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May
10

Student takes a stand for free speech (AZ)

Mike Tully on May 10th, 2009

A determined Crane School District eighth-grader who objects to the required dress code concedes he has a personal goal to achieve. But Justin Wright but also insists he is standing up for his constitutional rights. The 14-year-old said he would like to repeal the district’s dress code in favor of street clothes, yet he said [...]

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May
10

7 College Cheating Scandals

Mike Tully on May 10th, 2009

With finals week either already here or rapidly approaching, college students who have spent the semester boozing and playing video games might find themselves in a bit of a hole on the studying front. If they’re particularly unprepared, some slackers might feel tempted to do a little cheating to help them avoid summer school. Be [...]

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