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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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The word was love. The color was blue, a symbol of peace and serenity. About 250 parents, students and other citizens clothed in every hue of blue gathered Monday in front of Watertown High School to protest against the emotional destruction caused by bullies. Last week, rally organizer and Jefferson Community College student Patrick M. [...]
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When Children See Internet Pornography PARENTS have learned to expect, and often dread, two sex talks with their children: the early lesson about the “birds and the bees” and the more delicate discussion of how to navigate a healthy sexual life as a young adult. But now they are wrestling with a third: the pornography [...]
Social media is fast becoming as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. In recent months, many schools and districts around the country have taken steps to create social media policies and guidelines for their students and staff. In my work with several districts to draft these documents, I have seen many approaches that work well, [...]
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Consumer Reports has a Facebook page, it reports on the third page of its June cover story on privacy in social media. Along with some 900 million other people and organizations around the world who use Facebook, CR apparently derives some benefit from having that page. It also reports that… •“Facebook recently partnered with the [...]
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(CNN) — An Indiana mother who sent her gay son to school with a stun gun after administrators apparently didn’t do enough to stop the bullying against him said she would do it again — even though the teen now faces expulsion. “I do not promote violence — not at all — but what is [...]
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Since it opened nationwide last month, “Bully” has captured national attention and sparked conversations as moviegoers realize just how serious and prevalent bullying is in today’s society. The film, said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, “has been a jarring wake-up call.” For Deb Crerie, an educator in Virginia, ”Bully” reinforces the fact that everyone – [...]
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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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A teenager in Georgia has decided to take things into her own hands after her school and police said they could do nothing about the classmates bullying her on Facebook. Fourteen-year-old Alex Boston and her parents are filing suit against two classmates and their parents for libel after the two classmates allegedly created a fake [...]
MONTREAL – Marshall Brooks’s cheekbone was broken in two places and his eye socket shattered when one of his classmates gave him a vicious beating last week just outside their Westwood Senior High School yard. But what was most horrifying to the seasoned police officers and school principal who viewed video footage of the attack [...]
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