Bullies at School
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009Andrew Meacham in the Tampa Bay Times article, “Sexting-related bullying cited in Hillsborough teen’s suicide,” reports on the suicide of Hope Witsell. Witsell’s death follows the sexting-triggered suicide of Jessica Logan who was taunted, harassed, bullied and abused for similar reasons.
Of course, ultimately the choice was Hope Witsell’s, but the principals and district administrators at […]
Twilight: New Moon Star, Taylor Lautner, Stopped School Bullies
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009Rolling Stone reports how “Twilight: New Moon” star Taylor Lautner stopped school bullies. Taylor told Rolling Stone, “I was never extremely confident. Because I was an actor, when I was in school there was a little bullying going on. Not physical bullying but people making fun of what I do. But Taylor says the bullies […]
Stop a 4-Year Old Bully
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009A New York Times blog post by Lisa Belkin, “A Bully at Age 4?” raises the question, “How young is too young to be a bully?”
A comment from a parent described a big 4-year old child hitting other 4-year old kids at school, not allowing other kids to play if he didn’t feel like it, […]
Effective Laws can Stop Cyber Bullying, Harassment and Abuse
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Missouri 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, 2009One 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, 2009According 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, 2009Current 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 […]
Appeasement Won’t Stop Real-World Bullies
Friday, August 14th, 2009Some people believe fervently, passionately and whole-heartedly that if you love bullies, if you give them what they want, if you’re kind enough, then you’ll melt their hearts, they’ll come to their senses and they’ll stop bullying. Sometimes, rarely, that does work.
But the wisdom of both history and the world’s great literature tells you that […]
The Golden Rule Doesn’t Stop Real-World Bullies
Monday, August 3rd, 2009In his article in the Costco Connections, “Stop Hassling Me: Breaking the Cycle of Bullying,” Steve Fisher quotes Psychologist Izzy Kalman as saying:
“School anti-bullying programs don’t work.”
“I hate referring to kids as bullies.”
“Be nice to kids when they’re mean to you and before long they will stop being mean. This is known as the Golden […]
Lori Drew Acquitted by Judge in Cyber Bullying Suicide Case
Thursday, July 16th, 2009On 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.