Students of the Mission Height School and the Mission Heights Junior College earned worldwide interest for their distinguished, award-winning performance at the Future Problem Solving Programme held at the University of Wisconsin, US last fortnight.
Anusha Aluwalia was the sole student of Indian origin in the Creative Cyber Citizens Group (CCCG), which was declared the winner [...]
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The Baraboo School District board of education unrolled its newest weapon against bullying at Monday night’s meeting, a finished policy for dealing specifically with the problem.
Previously, the district has lumped bullying with harassment, but following a state mandate that districts have comprehensive bullying rules and reporting procedures, the district has developed rules for dealing with [...]
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MATTHEWS, N.C., July 13 (UPI) — A 27-year-old man allegedly assumed the online identity of a 17-year-old co-worker and sent humiliating e-mails to her friends, police in North Carolina say.
David R. Arts, of Matthews, N.C., was charged with cyberbullying and released without paying bond after promising to appear in court, The Charlotte Observer reported Tuesday.
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(NOTE: Susan Limber, Robin Kowalski, and Patti Agatston will be presenting at the Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association in Seattle this November. You can access the conference website here. – Mike)
The second prevention “Toolkit” resource to be featured this week is Cyber Bullying: A Prevention Curriculum authored by Susan Limber, Robin Kowalski, [...]
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One memorable quote from the poet Maya Angelou says, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
Perhaps the state Legislature had these words in mind last month when it finally passed the Dignity For All Students Act, an [...]
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ELGIN, Ill. —
To some it may seem innocuous, even good for building character — the playground taunts from that group of kids “that think they’re better than everyone else,” as Larkin High School student Michael Engebretson puts it.
But Linda Engebretson noticed the effect on her 16-year-old son.
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Facebook is adding what’s described as a “panic button” to its site in the United Kingdom following the murder of 17-year-old Ashleigh Hall. Facebook initially resisted adding the app created by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Center. Facebook has been promoting its own safety features. The “panic button” is likely to migrate to the [...]
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July 6, 2010 — New research sheds important light on the prevalence, extent, and consequences of “cyberbullying” as well as some of the emotional and physical characteristics of cyberbullies and their victims. Both the cyberbullies and those who they bully online are more likely to report a host of physical and mental problems, according to [...]
(NOTE: Christina Salmivalli of Turku University will be a Keynote Speaker at the 7th Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association in Seattle this November. – Mike)
It used to be that the bully in the schoolyard taunted victims face to face. Today, attacks of name calling or being the target of rumors can come [...]
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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.
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