(NOTE: Sameer Hinduja, quoted in this article, will be presenting detailed information on this topic at the 7th Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association in Seattle from November 15-17. Please click here for more information about the Conference. – Mike)
The advent of social networking sites and text messaging has allowed young girls the [...]
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Last year at Oak Harbor High School, four bullies were threatening a fellow student.
But they weren’t meeting her outside for a fight, or even yelling names at her — they were texting her.
Bullying has taken a technological turn, and officials at Oak Harbor School District are looking for ways to control it. Under a proposed [...]
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Students around the state will return soon to the hallowed halls of their respective schools for another year.
What makes this school year different from previous years is that it’s the first that school districts will need to be in compliance with the state’s new anti-bullying legislation, signed by Gov. Deval Patrick on May 3.
The law [...]
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In recent years, school districts across the country have zeroed in on bullying, stepping into the middle of what was once considered common schoolyard behavior.
Now, a new Missouri law is pushing that effort off campus, placing schools in the midst of the gray area on how to handle the online activities of their students.
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Cyber bullying is a form of teen violence that can do lasting harm to young people. Statistics show that cyber bullying is a serious problem among adolescents and teens. By being more aware of cyber bullying, teens and adults can help to fight it.
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When her daughter began to cry regularly about going to school and called each day at 2:58 p.m. to ask her mother, through her tears, not to be late for pick-up, Marie Daniels knew she had a serious problem.
The verbal bullying that was causing her daughter so much distress was unrelenting, a daily torment that [...]
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(NOTE: These terms first appeared in Nancy Willard’s work, “Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats.” They have become part of the national lexicon and Nancy rarely receives the attribution she deserves. You can purchase her book through this website by clicking on the ad to the right. Also, be aware and tell your colleagues that Nancy Willard will [...]
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Put your phones and iPods away during class. It’s a message students expect from teachers. But, it’s also the message a group of Cape Henlopen High School students are sending to their peers. During the summer, students have filmed video messages that will be played at Cape Henlopen High School in the coming school year.
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In a recent study released by The Nielsen Company, it was determined that 54% of kids who use popular networking websites like Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter don’t actually know everyone on their “friend” lists. In a world where the internet is a playground for child predators, that number is downright scary.
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Watertown school officials amended the district’s student handbook to include an expanded definition of bullying, and have begun crafting a policy to protect students and comply with new state law, School Committee members said.
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