Bedford schools became the latest district to develop and approve policies addressing cyberbullying earlier this month. The Bedford school board approved a policy on bullying and cyberbullying during its last meeting on June 16. The policy covers any intentional activity that is unwelcome and involves repetitive physical contact, personal communication or electronic exchanges. MORE >>>
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DANVILLE – Starting this school year, South View Middle School will launch a new program aimed at preventing bullying, sexual harassment and substance abuse as part of a University of Illinois research study. The three-year study is being funded by a $1.3 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and will examine [...]
Supporters of the bill consider it a partial victory only because of two major omissions, protection for children in private schools, and protection from cyber bullying. After what seemed like a lifetime, on June 22, 2010 The New York Senate passed the Dignity for All Student Act by a vote of 58 to 3. The [...]
(NOTE: The lack of parent attendance is appalling. – Mike) NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — The city’s Department of Education held a public hearing Wednesday night regarding changes to its disciplinary policy. No parents or students showed up to offer comments on the proposed changes that would include punishments for sexting and cyber bullying during and [...]
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The Katy Independent School District board of trustees approved several changes to the Discipline Management Plan and Student Code of Conduct for the 2010-11 school year at Monday’s meeting. New sections in the code of conduct include paragraphs outlining cyber-bullying, sexting, dating violence and foods of minimal nutritional values. The new code introduces bus probation [...]
Students transferring schools mid-term will be required to sit down with a counsellor under changes to be introduced by the NSW government after the suicide of bullied schoolboy Alex Wildman. The 14-year-old took his life on July 25, 2008 at his family’s home at Goonellabah, near Lismore, after being beaten and bullied by other pupils [...]
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(NOTE: Dr. Patti Agatston, mentioned in this article, is the newest member of the Board of Directors of the International Bullying Prevention Association. Please join Dr. Agatston and other notable authors and researchers at the 7th Annual Conference of the Association in Seattle this November 15 – 17. For More information about the conference please [...]
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(NOTE: Without criticizing the survey method or questioning the validity of the results, there is a bit too much fear-mongering in this article. The fact is that research has demonstrated that very few minors are harmed by adults they meet online. “Stranger danger” is not that big of a problem on the Internet, according to [...]
(NOTE: Joel Klein will be surprised when a court strikes down this ban. It clearly goes too far and extends school discipline well beyond any reasonable jurisdictional limit. Watch for a restraining order in a matter of weeks, if not day. – Mike) Dept. Of Education Targets Sexually Explicit Text Messaging Outside Of School Hours With [...]
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A judge has ruled that the University of California police illegally searched the camera of a photojournalist covering a protest outside the chancellor’s campus home, reports the Associated Press. Alameda County Superior Judge Yolanda Northridge on June 18 invalidated the search warrant used by UC Berkeley police to review photographs taken by David Morse at [...]
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