There’s a reason why nerds get bullied—and it has to do with their ability to pick up on and respond to nonverbal cues, says a new study.
Children or teens who have problems with at least three different areas of nonverbal communication are more likely to face social rejection, say researchers from Rush and Northwestern Universities. [...]
Waltham parents and community members demanded answers from school administrators Thursday night about their handling of an 11-year-old girl who was accused of bullying children at her elementary school last month.
Many of the more than 100 people who gathered at the Fitzgerald Elementary School said the removal of the child, whom police charged with three [...]
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SOUTH HADLEY – An expert in suicide cautioned at Thursday night’s School Committee meeting that once there is high-profile suicide in a community, such as the apparent one of Phoebe Prince, there is the danger of copycat suicides.
The expert, Lawrence Berkowitz, director of Riverside Community Care, of Needham, told the approximately 40 people gathered at [...]
(NOTE: This is an interesting new development in the battle against cyberbullying through impersonation. The question is whether a criminal case can result in a conviction, since there must be proof of intent to steal somebody else’s identity. That sounds like a stretch. — Mike)
Three 14-year-old boys from Newburyport have been charged with identity theft [...]
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Teaching unions are complaining that e-safety software is increasingly being used to keep track of their members.
They say thousands of teachers are having their every mouse-click monitored, eroding trust.
So-called spyware has increasingly been adopted by schools to tackle cyber-bullying and to stop pupils accessing unsuitable websites.
Such software can record online activity by individuals, including web [...]
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