Sep
9

Grabbing the bully by the horns: Confronting violence in schools

Mike Tully on September 9th, 2009

Written by Joel Pablo Salud / Special to the BusinessMirror     Wednesday, 09 September 2009 19:34  VIOLENCE between children, particularly bullying in schools, is as real as the bruises and cuts they bear on both their young bodies and psyches.   Bullying, according to a training lecture drafted by the US Department of Education (“Exploring the Nature [...]

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Sep
4

Aspergers Child Sues School District- Bullying

Mike Tully on September 4th, 2009

by RANDY WALLACE Levi Lunsford, 16, says torture is the one word that best describes his last five school years at Tarkington ISD. “I was constantly looking over my shoulder in the hall to make sure somebody wasn’t about to do something to me,” Lunsford said. Lunsford has Asperger’s Syndrome which according to a federal [...]

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Sep
4

School sues Idaho to keep Bible as textbook

Mike Tully on September 4th, 2009

The Associated Press Updated: 09/03/2009 04:16:35 PM MDT Boise » A public charter school is suing Idaho officials in a federal lawsuit, saying the state illegally barred use of the Bible as an instructional text. The Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund filed the lawsuit this week on behalf of Nampa Classical Academy in Boise’s U.S. District [...]

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Sep
3

Teachers put on leave after bullying supposed gay student (MN)

Mike Tully on September 3rd, 2009

by Laura Yuen, Minnesota Public Radio September 2, 2009 St. Paul, Minn. — Two Anoka-Hennepin teachers accused of bullying a student because they thought he was gay won’t be returning to school when classes resume Tuesday. District officials say teachers Diane Cleveland and Walter Filson are on leave. Phil Villaume is Cleveland’s attorney. He said [...]

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Sep
3

Mobile phone ban beats cyber bullying at Atherton High (Australia)

Mike Tully on September 3rd, 2009

Tanya Chilcott September 04, 2009 12:00am BANNING mobile phones has halted cyber bullying and transformed classrooms for the better in one north Queensland high school, the principal says. At lunchtime, you can actually hear the policy’s success. Atherton State High School principal Tony Whybird said the sound of children playing again at lunchtime, instead of [...]

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Sep
2

More students wear ‘Islam of the Devil’ shirts to school (FL)

Mike Tully on September 2nd, 2009

By Christopher Curry Staff writer More children from the Dove World Outreach Center arrived Tuesday at area public schools with shirts bearing the message “Islam is of the Devil” and were sent home for violation of the school district’s dress code when they declined to change clothes or cover the anti-Muslim statement on their clothing. [...]

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Sep
1

LA judge finalizes dismissal in Missouri MySpace case

Mike Tully on September 1st, 2009

(MIKE’S COMMENT:  This decision might not be a popular one, but it’s the correct legal decision.   Lori Drew was prosecuted for violating the MySpace terms of service agreement, not for cyberbullying Megan Meier.  There might be a need for a law to address what Lori Drew did, but this prosecution was never the answer.) By [...]

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Sep
1

Judge delays decision on teacher who insulted Christians (O.C.)

Mike Tully on September 1st, 2009

It’s not clear yet whether James Corbett, 62, will be financially liable for violating a student’s First Amendment rights. By SCOTT MARTINDALE The Orange County Register SANTA ANA – A federal judge today postponed deciding whether to shield high school history teacher James Corbett from financial liability after he was found to have disparaged religion [...]

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Sep
1

Online networking can be trouble for teens (West Virginia)

Mike Tully on September 1st, 2009

By NATALEE SEELY nseely@newsandsentinel.com PARKERSBURG – Online networking can be a great way to keep in touch with old friends or share information with the click of a mouse. But social networking Web sites have also made it easier for teens to participate in troublesome online activity, such as online bullying and posting inappropriate content [...]

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Sep
1

Schoolyard death: Police probe bullying claims (Australia)

Mike Tully on September 1st, 2009

By Charlotte Glennie for The World Today Police are investigating claims 15-year-old Jai Morcom, who died after a schoolyard brawl on the New South Wales north coast, was being bullied. Jai died in hospital on Sunday after suffering head injuries allegedly during a fight at Mullumbimby High School last Friday. Police say the incident started [...]

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