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Stop Bullies: Girls Bullying Girls

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Just as many girls as boys are bullies but girls more often target other girls.

Girls do bully other girls physically.  One publicized example is the Florida girls who beat up a classmate and then posted the video on YouTube.
However, most girl-girl bullying is verbal and emotional.  Seven of the nine bullies were girls in the […]

Bill Cosby Lashes Phoebe Prince’s Bullies, Principal, Teachers

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Bill Cosby is right.
On a special anti-bullying segment on Larry King Live, Cosby lashed out at the bullies who tormented Phoebe Prince for months before she committed suicide.  He also took on the teachers, principal and school administrators who said that they didn’t know what was going on.

Phoebe Prince Suicide Alerts Us to Stop School Bullies

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Maybe the suicide of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince will finally wake us up.  Maybe the articles in the New York Times, Huffington Post, People magazine and dozens of others will wake us up.  Maybe the long list of charges against the bullies and tormentors will finally goad the public to demand strong action.  Maybe charges of […]

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 […]

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