Kids Gather To Meet Friends and Stand Up To Bullying

One local parent in Rockford, Illinois decided to help local children who have been bullied by setting up a bullying event to show these children that they are not alone. The organizer Carmen Divan set up the event because she saw her son being abused by others.

Mayor Wants To Step Up Anti-Bullying Efforts

The mayor of Mooresville, North Carolina is reaching out to the local school systems in an effort to put a stop to bullying. Mayor Atkins is aware that children in North Carolina have taken their own lives due to bullying, and wants to step up anti-bullying efforts before that happens in Mooresville.

PE Pupil Bullied By Classmates While Teacher Does Nothing

A classroom full of students is watching and laughing as their classmate is punched and slapped by three bullies. Through the incident, a teacher who was sitting at her desk in the classroom does not intervene.

School Seeks Deceased Boy’s Records In Bullying Lawsuit

Parents of a boy who killed himself last year are suing the lawyers for the Missouri school district. The child, who came out as a bisexual was subject to relentless teasing and harassment.

Teen’s Suicide Sparks Concern Over Bullying in Scioto County, Ohio

“Go kill yourself,” were the last words that Jonathan heard from his classmates before his older sister found him dead the same day, hanging in a closet.

Selena Gomez Blasts Instagram Follower For “Absurd” Bullying Comment

Selena Gomez called out an Instagram follower for posting a mean comment on one of her photos. The user reportedly wrote that Gomez should “burn in hell with cancer.” In response, Gomez left a message on one of the users photos, took a screenshot of it and shared it with her 10.8 million followers.

Bathroom Video, Bullying Led To Teen’s Suicide, Parent Say

14-year-old Matthew Burdette’s parents said that their son committed suicide when a video of him supposedly masturbating in a school bathroom went viral and caused relentless teasing and bullying.

WCS Works To Combat Digital Bullying

Warsaw Community Schools has been working to address the cyber-bullying problem by providing iPads to every sixth grade student that can be used in school and at home. Every iPad will be monitored by the school and it will prohibit access to downloading apps that are not age appropriate for students.

Survey Shows Little Progress on Bullying

A recent survey in Fargo, North Dakota shows that one in four North Dakota high school students reported they were bullied at school, and 17 percent of students reported they were bullied online.

School District Investigates More Than 100 Bullying Cases

The Cheatham County school district recently presented their annual bullying report during a School Board workshop. The district investigated 117 bullying cases just for the past school year including four cases related to race or national origin, 15 cases were gender based, two disability based and six involved electronic technology.

Mom Fears Blue Springs District’s Anti-Bullying Efforts Fall Short

Robin Jones, mother of a 12-year-old girl, is speaking out stating that the Blue Springs School District isn’t doing enough to stop bullying in their schools. The school district responded, stating that they address all bullying allegations and take them seriously.