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A new bill in Illinois would require schools to adopt anti-bullying policies, but the Illinois Family Institute and Concerned Christians of America say that the law would challenge certain students’ religious and moral beliefs. Some Illinois conservatives fear their children are about to face an assault on their morals and religious beliefs. They worry that [...]
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AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill that toughens Maine’s stance on bullying in schools won legislative approval this week after months of revisions. The measure, LD 1237, provides educators and administrators with a clear definition of bullying, explicitly forbids bullying behavior, offers schools alternative discipline strategies, and outlines prevention policies and training for teachers. MORE >>>
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High technology has gotten ahead of state law when it comes to Internet abuse involving children hassling other children, and one state senator hopes to do something about it. A new generation of middle and high school students is using computers to intimidate classmates and create phony Web sites that subject them to public ridicule. [...]
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New York City public schoolteachers may not contact students through personal pages on Web sites like Facebook and Twitter, but can communicate via pages set up for classroom use, the city’s Education Department said on Tuesday after it released its first list of guidelines governing the use of social media by employees. The guidelines do [...]
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If you think sex trafficking only happens in faraway places like Nepal or Thailand, then you should listen to an expert on American sex trafficking I interviewed the other day. But, first, wish her happy birthday. She turns 16 years old on Thursday. She asked me to call her Brianna in this column because she [...]
Lawmakers in at least five states aim to stiffen or enact cyberbullying laws as national concern grows over electronic harassment and its deadly consequences. The states — Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine and New York— want to put penalties on the books for the types of digital bullying that led students in several states to commit [...]
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Boston – The Massachusetts Healthy Workplace Advocates announced March 5 that the anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill – Senate Bill 916 and House Bill 2310 – has progressed from the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development and is due to go next to the House Committee on Ways and Means. MORE >>>
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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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