Sep
29

Iowa district now aims anti-bullying programs at workplace

Mike Tully on September 29th, 2009

(Gary Namie, who is mentioned in this article, was a keynote speaker at last year’s annual conference of the International Bullying  Prevention Association.  DON”T MISS this year’s conference in Pittsburgh on November 17th and 18th. – Mike) By Meagan Sexton Excerpt from Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY — The Sioux City Community School District wants [...]

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Sep
22

Parents failing as bully epidemic worsens (Australia)

ahalaw on September 22nd, 2009

(Note:  Ken Rigby was a keynote speaker at the Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association in 2007.    Earlier that year, he was kind enough to conduct a day-long workshop at the University of Arizona when I was the bullying prevention specialist for a federal Equity Assistance Center.   Ken and Jean currently reside in [...]

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Sep
16

Court rules in favor of school district in 2006 dress code lawsuit

Mike Tully on September 16th, 2009

LATTA, SC (WMBF) – A ruling has been handed down in a student’s 2006 lawsuit against the Latta School District after she was not allowed to wear clothing bearing the confederate flag. School district Superintendent John Kirby confirms a federal judge handed down the ruling on September 9 in favor of the school district’s actions. [...]

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Sep
15

Cyber wellness in schools (Singapore)

Mike Tully on September 15th, 2009

By Serene Luo  ALL schools under the Ministry of Education now have cyber wellness packages as part of their infocomm technology programmes. And they are not just for students, but also their parents, who can attend talks or seminars to learn how to deal with issues such as online predators and cyberbullying, for instance. Education [...]

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Sep
15

Cyberbullying Seminar in the Valley (VA)

Mike Tully on September 15th, 2009

Cyberbullying is a growing trend across the country. It’s been a long road to recovery for John Halligan after his son, Ryan, committed suicide in 2003. Halligan says, “You never get over losing a child. There’s no getting over that.” He says his son was a victim of cyberbullying and he didn’t realize it was [...]

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Sep
14

AP Enterprise: Bullying laws give scant protection

Mike Tully on September 14th, 2009

(NOTE:  This is a well-known phenomenon to researchers.  While bullying prevention statutes have been widely adopted, they have no teeth.  The primary reason is that there are few, if any, bases for liability.  In other words, there is no private cause of action for parents who might want to sue over bullying incidents.  Until these [...]

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Sep
10

ACLU files suit against DeSoto schools

Mike Tully on September 10th, 2009

(NOTE:  It continues to amaze most cyberbullying experts that school officials persist in conducting illegal searches of students’ cell phones.  This is not the first case of this sort, nor will it be the last.  School officials need to remember that not only do the students whose phones they seize have rights — so do [...]

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Sep
9

Maine High Court Tames Threat to Internet Commerce and Free Speech

Mike Tully on September 9th, 2009

Tue Sep 8, 2009 BANGOR, Maine, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NetChoice applauds today’s order of the U.S.  District Court of Maine, which acknowledges the constitutional problems with the Maine Predatory Marketing Law. The court’s action should protect the free speech and privacy rights of Maine citizens, schools, and businesses until the law can be reworked [...]

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Sep
9

Researcher seeks to curb bullying (MA)

Mike Tully on September 9th, 2009

Wednesday, September 09, 2009 HOLYOKE – While bullying seems to be an endemic problem throughout American schools, a Westfield State College researcher believes that school culture can have a major influence on the degree to which bullying impacts the students and the quality of education. Elizabeth Stassinos, of Holyoke, an associate professor of criminal justice [...]

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Sep
9

Schools Failing When It Comes to Bullying, Violence Prevention (Michigan)

Mike Tully on September 9th, 2009

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 8 According to a report released today by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health, only 26 percent of parents would give their child’s high school an “A” for preventing bullying and school violence, and 38 percent of parents would give their child’s elementary or junior high an [...]

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