In what experts say could be a landmark decision, a Michigan school district has been ordered to pay $800,000 this week to a student who claimed the school did not do enough to protect him from years of bullying, some sexually tinged.
This week’s jury verdict against Hudson Area Schools puts districts on notice that it’s [...]
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With a vote set today in the state Senate, local lawmakers are lining up behind a bill to require schools to try to prevent bullying and develop plans for reporting and responding to the problem.
“Kids need to know that they can’t bully other kids,” said state Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland. “This is a step that [...]
The prevalence of cyber-bullying and its psychological impact on non-heterosexual youth has been revealed in a new American study.
According to research carried out at Iowa State University, one out of every two lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender (LGBT) and allied youths are regular victims of “cyber-bullying,” which leads to psychological and emotional distress to victims even [...]
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