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For bullied kids, it's hard to imagine a life without anxiety and fear of taunting or physical abuse, but the fact is, even in what seems like the worst bullying situations, it does eventually get better. The old saying goes: "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words can never hurt me." But verbal bullying can hurt -- a lot. So can physical, verbal, social, relational and cyber-bullying, as these statistics indicate: One out of every 10 students who drops out of school does so because of repeated bullying. (Olweus, National School Safety Center) Most teens who have considered violence against peers say they want to get back at online bullies. (SAFE Survey) Studies in 13 countries found connections between suicide and bullying or being bullied. (Yale School of Medicine) 
New York Daily News -A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle a lawsuit by a student left paralyzed by a bully. Sawyer Rosenstein, now 18, was 12 when a known bully punched him in the stomach in 2006. The attack caused a clot in his artery, cutting blood to his spine and paralyzing him from the waist down. . 
A New Jersey father said teachers and aides in a specialized autism class bullied his 10-year-old child, and he has the audio to prove it. 
This thesis explores the everyday practice of school bullying by examining children's participation in peer group activities as well as in school-based anti-bullying activities within an educational setting. 
Dedicated to Gunner Jones and the millions of other children who are bullied every day in this world. May God bless them every one!!! 
Taylor shared this very personal story of her time being bullied. It shows the pain that comes when people you trust break that through their actions. Imagine that it happens to you all the time. How would you be as you grow up? Will you trust anyone around you? How will you treat others? This can be a life long lesson from just these few years. Something we should all know and understand. ~Alan Eisenberg 
With cyberbaiting, students provoke the teacher to the breaking point, secretly record the tantrum on a cell phone, then post it online. Not only is it humiliating, demolishing a teacher's morale, but it can cost them their job. How can you change the world?.....SAY SOMETHING!
Jessie Brandmeier, 11th grade student at DeForest Area High School, recently won third place in the 2012 WASB Student Video Contest for a video she produced, entitled, “Say Something.” 
It takes courage to stand up to a bully or challenge hate speech. On K-12 and college campuses across the country, students and educators are coming together as "upstanders" to change their communities for the better. Their stories of everyday heroism are highlighted in a compelling new documentary and accompanying educational campaign called Not In Our Town: Class Actions. 
Fifth-grader Landon Devinney thinks she’s stupid. She’s heard that taunt so many times that she’s started to believe it. The bullying started in kindergarten when Devinney began wearing eyeglasses and continued as she advanced through North Belmont Elementary. “It was just mean words, saying, ‘You’re ugly. You have four eyes,’” Devinney, 11, said. “I’m stupid, because that’s what all the bullies would say.” The bullying didn’t stop at verbal abuse. Read more: http://www.gastongazette.com/articles/landon-67259-parents-bullying.html#ixzz1mErgiMTU 
The first time I was ever bullied for being Asian was in 4th grade. A blonde kid called me a gook & punched me in the face giving me a bloody nose. 
Bullying can happen to anyone. Together we can create a safe school environment & community for our children. These artists understand the emotions connected to bullying. Enjoy their helpful hints & reflections in this amazing collection. |
Allegations that Mitt Romney harassed classmates during his prep school years brings to light the longstanding issue of bullying.
THE GIST http://news.discovery.com/human/why-people-bully-120330.html 
The pain a parent feels watching their child suffer through bullying problems is not only real, but also one that is hard to deal with. Even as a person who works on the bullying issue, I struggle to find good solutions to offer to my own children as I listen to what they go through. Michelle shares her own story as a parent below and the all to common issue of trying to work it out with the other parents who are usually difficult at best to deal with. ~Alan Eisenberg
Taylor sent me this story of her struggle to go back to school. This is becoming more common among bullying victims and in fact, just recently I was reading about the building of Virtual High Schools by some states in order to accommodate public school for those that can’t get to a school. Taylor shares a very personal side to this story. It is the struggle to want to learn mixed with the struggle to want to go to a school that you feel safe at that many deal with on a daily basis. As seems to be the case, there is no easy answer to that issue. ~Alan Eisenberg 
Two-fifths report they have been abused on social networking sites, while almost half of those felt unsupported by their school...
The scale of bullying by pupils on social networking sites against those trying to educate them is suggested in an online survey due to be released on Saturday by the teaching union, the NASUWT, at its annual conference in Birmingham being held over the Easter bank holiday weekend...
Announcing a contest for teenagers to inform us about bullying and how to address it.
Please help spread the word by encouraging young people to apply by writing an essay of up to 500 words about bullying or how to address it. Teachers are welcome to make this a class assignment, but kids should only submit their essays if they are really prepared for the essays to be published with their names attached. It can be cathartic to share these experiences, but also embarrassing, so think this through carefully. And remember, too, that this is for a newspaper and must be the truth – no exaggerations whatsoever! If you’re talking about someone else, you can use just a first name or initial, to protect their privacy. 
Get the complete cast, production details, reviews and trailer of Bully on Yahoo! Movies. Over 18 million young people in the United States will be bullied this year. Time for A Change" By: 401k ft. Mesha. Ball-N-Chain is bringing awareness to the violence happening in the world. We want to make a change, so join our "STOP THE VIOLENCE CAMPAIGN ANTI-BULLYING" 
Think antibullying campaigns are for the birds? Take a look at what a certain kind of bird can do for positive behavior! 
Does school bullying cause suicide? By Maureen Healy...
Over the last few weeks, I have had a flurry of calls from "stressed out" parents because their kids said to them: "I am going to commit suicide if you make me go back to that school. I want to end it all. My 'friends' at school laughed at me when I was being teased and it was horrible. I hate life." Well, the good news is that every parent that sought my help now has their kids feeling healthier and happier. But the question remains: Is bullying the cause of some suicides? 
X Factor star Cher Lloyd has been talking about being bullied online. The teenager has been the target of online bullies since she became a pop star. She says it has been worse than the bullying she had as a child at school, when kids teased her about her gypsy background. Cher says she didn’t talk to anyone about it because she thought she could handle it on her own, but said: “I think that’s the worst thing you could possibly do.” 
Children with depression are at increased risk for bullying, the results of a new study suggest.
The finding challenges the widely held belief that bullying leads to psychological problems such as depression, according to the Arizona State University researchers. "Often the assumption is that problematic peer relationships drive depression. We found that depression symptoms predicted negative peer relationships," Karen Kochel, an assistant research professor in the School of Social and Family Dynamics, said in a university news release. 
It's time for all adults to stop being passive enablers of behavior unbecoming of a civil society.
"Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me." These were words to live by when I was a young girl, which wasn't all that long ago. Sage wisdom dished out when we lamented that we were being teased or bothered by someone. Nowadays, with all the forms of social media, mean words don't dissipate into the atmosphere; they last and can destroy a youth in moments. Why is it then so hard to get help quickly? Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/02/12/3729258/young-taking-the-bully-by-the.html#storylink=cpy |
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