(From the Washington Post. Further evidence of mass bullying behavior in the U.S. – Mike)
A group of children leaving a Bridgeport, Connecticut mosque last week, as reported by the Connecticut Post, had to brace themselves as they walked past a group of about a dozen Christian protestors yelling “Islam is a lie” and “Jesus hates [...]
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An incident known as “choir gate” is back in the news today. Churchill County Judge William Rogers has ruled against music teacher Kathleen Archey; saying that an article written about her by a high school student truthfully communicated information to the public, and that nothing written by the student was false, defamatory or negligent.
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(NOTE: This is an excellent piece by Emily Bazelon of Slate. The fact that Phoebe Prince apparently had serious emotional issues is not a surprise. That’s common with suicides. Most of us familiar with the facts of the Megan Meier case know that Megan also had serious issues. In both cases, the use of the [...]
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A judge has ruled that the University of California police illegally searched the camera of a photojournalist covering a protest outside the chancellor’s campus home, reports the Associated Press. Alameda County Superior Judge Yolanda Northridge on June 18 invalidated the search warrant used by UC Berkeley police to review photographs taken by David Morse at [...]
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June is National Internet Safety Month and one prominent issue surrounding Internet safety is the increase in cyberbullying. Primary concerns draw attention to the continuity of bullying outside of the school setting, affording children no respite or refuge. Some experts believe that until teens step into the resolution process, cyberbullying will never be eradicated.
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For those of you who missed your regular weekday dose of “Substantial Disruption,” please be assured this blog is alive and healthy. I was away from the office last week while conducting Olweus Bullying Prevention Program training on the Hopi Reservation in Northern Arizona.
This blog will continue its weekday postings without interruption for the foreseeable [...]
Statistical analysis software helps anti-bullying charity put pressure on social networking sites to take action against cyber-bullying
The advent of the web as a social medium has had an unhappy consequence for a large number of young people, namely cyber-bullying, defined by the UK government as “when one person or a group of people try to [...]
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(NOTE: You can read the original story here. The article does not suggest that bullying was an issue in the child’s suicide. I suspect that may be clarified during court proceedings. – Mike)
Legal News for Illinois Wrongful Death Attorneys. School district sued for wrongful death of 10-year-old that hung himself at school.
Illinois wrongful death lawyer [...]
(NOTE: This is less a “sexting” case than a portrait of an overbearing prosecutor. The trial judge issued a temporary restraining order against the prosecutor, which is how the case got to the Third Circuit. You can read the lower court’s opinion here. While I think it’s a very close call, I expect the Third [...]
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(NOTE: The issue of school discipline jurisdiction for off-campus activity is a critical one that repeatedly comes up in cyberbullying cases. This “coach inspired” policy seems facially unconstitutional and is likely to be overturned. – Mike)
By LAVINIA DeCASTRO
Courier-Post Staff
A Superior Court judge could temporarily prohibit the Haddonfield School District from enforcing its 24-7 drug and [...]
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