In another sad story, a vigil was held Tuesday, Sept. 10th for 15 year-old Polish immigrant Bart Palosz, who committed suicide after the first day of school last month in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was a former Boy scout, played video games, volunteered at a local library and by all reports, had a heart of gold. The […]
I know what it is like to feel as if there is nowhere to turn, no one to talk to, no one who will help. I have been powerless against a physical attack at age 4. I have felt so hopeless that I have run away from home and hid all day at the age […]
Today we are going to look at a story that ends horribly for one teenage girl and her family, how underage drinking played a part in the event and how the term and act of "bullying" can be a gateway act to larger crimes. As reported on multiple news outlets, 15-year-old Aurdrie Potts was sexually assaulted […]
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported a 59 year old woman – an Atlanta Technical College student and Sunday School teacher – was arrested earlier this week for going to school and threatening to, "mess up" a boy that had been bullying her adoptive son. Marvis Renae Henry threatened a middle school-aged boy after both she […]
I saw an article from the Huffington Post written by a 14 year-old high school teen from Pennsylvania, Olivia Busch titled, "Why We Are Not Doing Enough About Bullying". First off, kudos to Olivia for being 14 and being published on HuffPost; that is the definition of kicking butt for an aspiring writer. In her […]
Discrimination – like bullying – is unacceptable in any form. What you or I may describe as discrimination or bullying is a matter of opinion and a discussion for another time. What is important today is to talk about the relationship between discrimination and bullying as it relates the story of Q High School, one […]
Yesterday, the major news outlets were reporting that nine teenagers are being charged with crimes related to suicide of Phoebe Prince, a fifteen year old Irish immigrant who had recently moved to this country. They are being charged with a range of crimes, from civil rights violations to statutory rape. A group of nine teens mercilessly picked […]
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