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Effective Laws can Stop Cyber Bullying, Harassment and Abuse

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Missouri has responded effectively to cyber bullying via web sites and text messaging; has your state?
After the Lori Drew case in Missouri, in which a MySpace account was used to bully 13-year old Megan Meier, who committed suicide, Missouri legislators passed laws criminalizing cyber-bullying, harassment and abuse, and schools created zero-tolerance policies.  School authorities and […]

Stop Bullies: Will Knowing Why Bullies Keep Abusing Us Help Us Stop Them?

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

One of the questions I’m most often asked is, “Why Do Bullies Keep Abusing Us?”
I hear that from:

Kids who want to stop bullies and cvber bullies at school.
Adults who want to stop bullying in their love lives or in relationships with their siblings, parents and friends.
Adults who don’t understand why their teenagers are so demanding, […]

Stop Cyber Bullies: Vague Cyber bullying Laws Aren’t Effective

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

According to an editorial in the New York Times, “Vague Cyberbullying Law,” “Lori Drew acted grotesquely if, as prosecutors charged, she went online and bullied her daughter’s classmate, a 13-year-old girl who ended up committing suicide.  A federal court was right, however, to throw out her misdemeanor convictions recently.  The crimes she was found guilty […]

Stop School Bullies: The Number One Risk Factor is Well-Meaning Parents

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Current statistics show that bullying is prevalent – over 50% of kids report being bullied or observing bullying.  Bullying by girls is just as prevalent as by boys (although they often use different tactics) and bullying in “good” neighborhoods is just as prevalent as in “bad” ones.
Most parents want to understand why bullies bully, “Is […]

Lori Drew Acquitted by Judge in Cyber Bullying Suicide Case

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

On July 2, a federal judge overturned guilty verdicts rendered by the jury against Lori Drew, 50, who was accused of participating in a cyber bullying scheme against 13-year-old Megan Meier, who later committed suicide.
This case demonstrates why we need federal laws to stop cyber bullying, harassment and abuse.

Federal Anti-Cyber Bullying Laws Needed to Stop Harassment, Bullying and Abuse

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

According to the Wall Street Journal article, “CyberBullying Report Opposes Regulation,” a recent report on cyberbullying suggests that, unlike other Internet scares, this one is well-founded, but it questions some of the regulatory efforts that are gathering steam.  “The report, by the Progress & Freedom Foundation, a right-leaning Washington think tank that focuses on technology […]

Coalition Stops Go Daddy Cyber Bullying Web Site

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Numerous articles, including Sandy Maple’s on parentdish.com, “Teen Insult Web Site Shut Down,” have reported that online free speech has bowed to the pressure of community values.  In an effort to stop online harassment, cyber bullying and abuse, a coalition has pressured Go Daddy, the internet host, to pull a web site, “People’s Dirt,” out […]

Sexting, Harassment, Bullying and Suicide: Is the Solution More Laws?

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

When the parents of teenage suicide Jessica Logan called for new laws to stop “sexting,” and said that the school was responsible for stopping their daughter and her ex-boy friend and the other bullies who continued harassing her, the focus of discussion shifted from sadness about her suicide to the question of what to regulate […]

Facebook Cyber Bullying Lawsuit Versus New York Teenager

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

As reported by Reid Epstein in Newsday, New York teenager, Denise Finkel has sued Facebook for $3 million because, she claims, it carried a fictitious Facebook chat group to bully, ostracize, ridicule, abuse and disgrace her.  The lawsuit states that former high school classmates, Michael Dauber, Jeffrey Schwartz, Leah Herz, and Melinda Danowitz created the […]

School Anti-Bullying Laws in Oregon May Be Changed

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

As reported by Betsy Hammond in “The Oregonian,” the Oregon House Education Committee is calling for improvements in its school anti-bullying, anti-harassment laws.  They’re responding to the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey which stated that more than 40 percent of Oregon eighth-graders reported being subjected to name-calling, bullying or other harassment at school, with the highest […]

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