Recent Arrests in Central California for Cyberbullying Prompt Action
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are looking into another digital school-bullying incident, this time at Rio Norte Junior High School, according to officials. A student was sent a strange […]
Bullying Surges in Middle School, Girls Most Often Victims
Researchers studying U.S schoolkids in grades 5 through 8 found that verbal and physical bullying declines as students get older. Although the amount of bullying decreased over time, the authors […]
N.Y. top court says cyberbullying law violates free speech
New York’s highest court said on Tuesday that a law designed to criminalize cyberbullying was so broad that it violated the First Amendment, marking the first time a U.S. court […]
Summertime Increases Chance of Cyberbullying
School is out. Parents everywhere are breathing a sigh of relief. All the drama of school life and bullying is over, at least until the fall, right? I am sorry […]
Apps to Help Combat Cyberbullying
BullyBlock – (Android – FREE) – This app captures and block bullies that are causing you and your family harm. The Bully Block app allows users to covertly record verbal threats […]
New California Bill to Tackle Cyberbullying
California has introduced a new bill to tackle cyber-bullying teenagers who share sexually explicit images of others. The legislation came after the suicide of Audrie Pott, a 15-year-old Saratoga High […]
Zero tolerance policies for bullying don’t work: Says Expert
Criminologist and cyberbullying expert Justin Pachin says zero tolerance policies often don’t work. He cites the recent case in the U.S. of a boy who bit into a Pop-Tart in […]
How much do you know about cyberbullying?
Here are four things many parents don’t know: Most parents of victims have no idea it’s happening. Cyberbullying happens in a sort of parallel communication universe, one that most parents […]
NYC Study: 1 in 5 Students are Victims of Bullying
The Health Department found that 18 percent of students said they’ve been bullied at school or over the Internet. There is little difference between the numbers of boys and girls […]
Mental Health Consequences to Bullying
New York City Health Department is taking a hard look at the consequences of bullying. What happens to kids who are bullied once the bullying stops? The new study shows […]
