Ron Bellanti - Right Now Against Bullying

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Family Says Bullying Has Led To Several Fights


“I’m started to get stressed out behind it because I don’t know when they going to call me and tell me something done happened to my grand-daughter,” says worried grand-father, Landry Thomas. His 16-year-old granddaughter, Damonisha Richard, has been bullied and physically attacked by classmates.

Friday, March 13, 2015

No Bullying Reports Before Spring Valley HS Stabbing


A recent stabbing at a Spring Valley High School was claimed to be because of bullying. Tom Carton, East Rampao school district’s security director said, “There is no record of bullying. I was never made aware of any bullying problems between these two kids.”

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Basketball Team Call Timeout To Confront Kids Bullying Cheerleader With Down Syndrome


Desiree Andrews is a cheerleader on the Lady Knights Squad at the Lincoln Middle School in Wisconsin who has Down syndrome. During a recent basketball game, some fans in the bleachers began to bully her.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Bill Cracking Down On Bullying Approved


Senator Jacob Candelaria sponsored the Carlos Vigil Memorial Act in an effort to “cultivate a statewide culture where bullying is not accepted.” The bill in named after 17-year-old Carlos Vigil who took his own life because of the vicious bullying he endured.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Lafayette Teen In NY Fashion Week Anti-Bullying Campaign

Comeaux High School’s 16-year-old, Sydney Trim, is taking a message with her as she walks as a model in Couture Fashion Week New York. Couture Fashion Week’s producer and designer, Andrew Aquino, partnered with Champions Against Bullying to present her special “Blue Rose” collection.

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Officials Take Aim At Online Bullying

Toledo Public Schools in Ohio is busy developing a new policy to take aim at online bullying. “I think that cyberbullying has become more and more evident every year, just because social media has expanded so much,” says TPS Chief of Staff, Brian Murphy.

Monday, February 16, 2015

Chicago-Area Substitute Teacher Accused Of Bullying

Stephen Davis, a special-needs student, says that his substitute teacher was helping a student harass and bully him. The student recorded the entire ordeal on his cell phone.