Nearly three quarters (72 percent) of children claim they wouldn’t participate in cyberbullying, says Symantec. For some time there have been concerns that many children have been victims of bullying by other kids online. However, the security vendor’s Norton Cybercrime Human Impact Report (NCHIR) revealed that children’s behaviour online is improving, as is their tendency [...]
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by Kim Kressin • Daily News intern Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 3:22 PM CDT The Breckenridge School Board heard about the progress of an anti-bullying program Tuesday that will soon be implemented in the elementary school. Kelly Larson, a licensed social worker for Breckenridge schools, briefed the board on the progress of [...]
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CONCORD — Gov. John Lynch declared that a new law he signed Tuesday would protect students from all forms of bullying — both in person and via the Internet. A large group of educators, human service advocates and students packed the Executive Council chambers, where Lynch celebrated the anti-bullying policy that strengthened and updated existing [...]
A coroner has called on the the New South Wales Department of Education to revise its policy on bullying, following the suicide of a 14-year-old boy. Alex Wildman died after years of bullying at schools in Sydney and on the state’s north coast and on the internet. The teenager was found dead in his Lismore [...]
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More than 200 parents and community leaders showed up at a hearing on bullying, many of them pointing fingers at everyone from school administrators to City Council members for not effectively responding. But before city school officials and the City Council’s education committee heard testimony from the crowd, they made sure that parents didn’t neglect [...]
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Up to a quarter of children in England and Wales have been victims of crime, according to Home Office analysis. The experimental British Crime Survey figures said up to 2.2m crimes of theft and violence took place against under 16s. Statisticians said the figures were just one of four ways of counting incidents – including [...]
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