(NOTE: This study reflects similar studies that indicate school bullying is 100% victimization because targets, bystanders and aggressors all suffer from it, albeit it in different ways. Whether in school or at the workplace, bullying victimizes everybody. – Mike) BOSSES accused of workplace bullying suffer severe health effects including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and suicidal [...]
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INTERNATIONAL BULLYING PREVENTION ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE TO FEATURE CYBERBULLYING, TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO BULLYING Conference Set for Seattle, WA November 15-17, 2010 The International Bullying Prevention Association (IBPA) announces that its 7th Annual Conference will be held in Seattle, Washington, on November 15 – 17, 2010. This year’s conference theme is CHALLENGE AND PROMISE [...]
(NOTE: The keynote speaker at this forum will be Dr. Justin Patchin, a subscriber to this blog and respected colleague. – Mike) SAN DIEGO — The San Diego chapter of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) will host a forum on Friday, April 23, to offer a comprehensive approach to cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is a growing problem that [...]
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(NOTE: This links to the abstract. The PDF version of the report must be purchased separately from the publication. – Mike) The study discussed herein assessed the prevalence of bullying and analysed possible predictors for bullying in a sample of urban primary school-age children. Factors considered were students’ gender and age differences as well as [...]
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Woman saw signs, intervened after learning about Phoebe Prince The words were hauntingly similar to what Phoebe Prince was reported to have said before the 15-year-old committed suicide. “My daughter said things like, ‘I can’t go on,’ and ‘Nobody will help me and nobody can help me,’ ” recalled Carla Carey of Foxboro, Mass. For [...]
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By MARYCLAIRE DALE (AP) – 21 hours ago PHILADELPHIA — A suburban school district secretly captured at least 56,000 webcam photographs and screen shots from laptops issued to high school students, its lawyer acknowledged Monday. “It’s clear there were students who were likely captured in their homes,” said lawyer Henry Hockeimer, who represents the Lower [...]
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By Todd A. Heywood 4/20/10 1:08 PM A spokesperson for Gov. Jennifer Granholm Tuesday said Sen. Wayne Kuipers (R-Holland) was “wrong” when he characterized the freeze on the state’s anti-bullying legislation. In an interview with Michigan Messenger, Kuipers, who chairs the Senate Education Committee, said the legislation was stalled because lawmakers were having trouble defining [...]
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There’s not a community in Iowa that doesn’t face this problem. But one organization is taking steps to stop school bullying. It’s not just a schools problem. It’s not just a parents problem. Bullying is a community problem, and the Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa are on a mission to stop it. It’s girls bullying [...]
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Apr 19 2010 by Gavin McInally, Paisley Daily Express A BULLYING row involving parents at a Paisley primary got so out of hand that cops were called to the school gates. Staff at the school in Ferguslie Park felt they had no option but to phone the police as members of two warring families clashed [...]
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LANSING — The chair of the Senate Education Committee says efforts to pass anti-bullying legislation in the state are stalled because lawmakers can’t define what bullying is — yet he expects local school districts to do a better job than state legislators can. “One of the problems we’re trying to deal with is: What is [...]
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