I get so angry and upset when I hear stories like the one about Joel Morales, a 12 year old boy from East Harlem, New York who hanged himself in his bathroom. A described, "happy kid", he was reportedly bullied since age 4. At school, he was picked on for his height, intelligence and even […]
Governor Chris Christie, the tough-minded, tough-talking governor of New Jersey, was asked by a child for advice on how to deal with an adult bully while speaking at a town hall event. Gov. Christie advised the child to tell his parents and then go to the authority at school and "Lay out your case". The […]
It was recently announced Lee Hirsch's documentary, "Bully", which was originally awarded an "R" rating by the Motion Picture Association of American (MPAA) that would have prevented the target audience of the movie from seeing the film, won their public relations battle and the MPAA changed the rating to "PG". I think this is a […]
A few weeks back I wrote a post about the controversial new documentary from Hollywood Indie film icon, Lee Hirsch called, "Bully" that was just released. What makes the film controversial is that because of several "F-bombs" that are in the movie, the Hollywood agency that is in charge of ratings slapped an "R" rating […]
A new documentary, made by the same director that brought you the Oscar-winning French film, "The Artist" is being released amidst controversy and protest. The film, "Bully" is produced by Indie film legend Harvey Weinstien and directed by Lee Hirsch. The focus is on five adolescents who are targets of bullying and shows graphic footage of what kids […]
Today I read an article that warmed my heart and stirred my soul. Izzy Kalman, a fellow expert in the field of bullying, wrote an open letter to President Obama titled, "The Speech President Obama Should Make About Bullying". It is fairly long so I won't be able to give you all the high points contained […]
This morning I ran across a great article from a talk given by a supervising assistant prosecutor in Ocean County, New Jersey. In this article, Anthony Pierro takes the position that thoughts like, "boys will be boys", "girls are just nasty to each other", and "it takes tough people to make it in this world" are […]
In the wake of the Jamey Rodemeyer suicide, pop sensation Lagy Gaga has announced the formation of the Born This Way Foundation, dedicated to empowering youth and inspiring bravery. Titled after the hit song of the same name, Lady Gaga will be directing the foundation with her mother, Cynthia Germanotta; other entities involved are The […]
October is National Bullying Prevention Month, a month where entities all across the United States try to raise awareness through different events, activities, educational programs, outreach and more. This movement was started by www.pacer.org in 2006 as a week long event to educate their local community regarding bullying, which has now morphed into a national […]
Jamey Rodemeyer’s video “cry for help”, as well as his suicide, have become national attention because of Lady Gaga – and Thank God for that. This story is sad for a number of reasons, many of which are obvious, so I won’t go into them here. What is most helpful for victims of bullying, parents […]
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