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In a landmark court decision, Hildegard Superina from Rijeka (Primorje-Gorski Kotar county) has been awarded 4,000 Euros in what is believed to be one of the first workplace harassment cases to be brought before the courts in Croatia. MORE >>>
Cussing in Arizona public schools could cost teachers their jobs if a bill sponsored by a group of five Republican lawmakers is passed. The bill would require teachers to limit their speech to language compliant with Federal Communications Commission regulations on what can be said on TV or radio. Sen. Lori Klein, R-Anthem, is the [...]
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KTHV) — KFSM reports that three students were taken into custody in a Bentonville cyber bullying case. Police say that they are connected to an explicit Twitter account under the handle @BurnBook10. KFSM reports that the three taken into custody today were all females, including two 16-year-olds and one 17-year-old. Police say they’re [...]
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THE United States Supreme Court has declined to take two cases involving three separate incidents involving free speech protection for public school students on the internet. In all three cases students were punished for posting obscene and derogatory information on students or school officials by using their home computers. MORE >>>
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In response to the recent Massachusetts Anti-Bullying Law, the School Committee recently instituted an anti-bullying policy and created a new website devoted to bullying prevention. A task force composed of about 30 students, teachers, parents, school officials and police officers led by Deputy Superintendent Paul Stein wrote the policy beginning in April. The task force [...]
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In August 2010, the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services co-hosted the first Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit. This summit highlighted the need for complete information on 1) the current status of state bullying legislation and 2) how existing bullying laws and policies translate into practice within school districts and local [...]
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(Note: This is a pretty lame, watered-down bill. Pathetic. – Mike) The state Senate overwhelmingly approved this morning a measure to require all Michigan school districts to enact an anti-bullying policy. The Senate moved quickly to adopt a House version of the legislation on a vote of 35-2, after its own earlier anti-bullying bill attracted national [...]
Sylvain Gaudreault, the Parti Québécois MNA for Jonquière riding, wants Facebook to block subscribers who use the social-networking site for cyberbullying. “It is important to control social networks,” Gaudreault said Thursday, adding that France is doing so already. He called on Education Minister Line Beauchamp to intervene with Facebook, and proposed that school boards take [...]
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An anti-bully bill that originally drew criticism for not going far enough to protect children in Michigan will now go to Gov. Rick Snyder for consideration. A House version of the proposed law, which requires all school districts to create a policy, passed the state Senate today by a vote of 35-2. A previous Senate [...]
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(NOTE: This probably falls under the “no harm in asking” rule. While Supreme Court guidance is definitely needed, I expect that SCOTUS will decline jurisdiction, especially after their embarrassing Morse v Frederick “bong hits for Jesus” opinion. – Mike) The National School Boards Association, along with other education groups, has asked the Supreme Court of [...]
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