Bus Aide Arrested for Allegedly Bullying 5-Year-Old Boy
George Doyle/Stockbyte(PORT SAINT LUCIE, Fla.) — A school bus aide in Port Saint Lucie, Fla. was arrested and charged with stalking after surveillance footage showed her allegedly bullying a 5-year-old boy.Newly released surveillance videos show Danet…
Study: Bullying Leaves Psychological Scars Lasting into Adulthood
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Children who are bullied can suffer serious psychological effects stretching well into adulthood, according to a new study led by Duke Medicine researchers.Their report undercuts previous beliefs that most bullied childre…
Bullying Attack Leaves Pennsylvania Boy in Coma
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — A Pennsylvania boy is currently in a medically induced coma after a schoolyard fight with classmates who he and his family claims were bullying him.Sixth-grader Bailly O’Neil, an honors student of Darby Tow…
Ohio Man Sentenced to One Month in Jail After Teasing Disabled Girl
Comstock/Thinkstock(CANTON, Ohio) — An Ohio man faces one month of jail time for teasing and taunting a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy after a video of the incident went viral.On Nov. 27, Judge John A. Poulos of the Canton Municipal Court senten…
Parents Outraged Over ‘Principal-Approved Teacher Bullying’
CASSIA COUNTY – Parents are outraged over an incident they say was principal-approved teacher bullying. KBOI reports six students at Declo Elementary near Burley were punished when they didn’t meet their reading goals. The teacher of the fourth grade class allowed other students to use markers to draw mustaches and write names on the faces [...]
Bullied ISU Player Suspended From Team
(POCATELLO) – An Idaho State football player involved in a shoving incident with head coach Mike Kramer last month has been suspended from the team. Wide receiver Derek Graves was notified by letter Thursday that he had been suspended indefinitely. The letter, which Kramer authored, alleged that Graves violated team policy for being late for [...]
Study: Bullies Nearly Twice as Likely to Have Mental Health Disorder
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Mental disorders plague many adults who were bullied as children, but a new study suggests that those who had mental health disorders during childhood are three times more likely to become bullies.Researchers at Br…
Bullied Canadian Teen Leaves Behind YouTube Video
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A Canadian teenager posted a heartbreaking video on YouTube chronicling years of bullying in school and online, detailing her cutting and humiliation up until she died this week. Amanda Todd, 15, posted the video called “My story:…
Gay Boy Scout, Bullied by Troop, Denied Eagle Rank
Courtesy Karen Andresen(NEW YORK) — Ryan Andresen has spent a decade completing the requirements for the coveted Eagle Scout award, and now that he is just about to turn 18 — the cut-off date for attaining the highest honor — his Boy Scout troop won…
Texas Woman Can’t Gain Weight, Bullied Over Looks
Courtesy Lizzie Velasquez(NEW YORK) — Lizzie Velasquez gets a lot of stares. The 23-year-old senior at Texas State University stands 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs just 58 pounds.”I can’t gain weight,” said Velasquez, describing the rare syndr…
Washington Teacher Accused of Bullying Student Put on Leave
Ron Chapple Studios/Thinkstock(TACOMA, Wash.) — A Gig Harbor, Wash., middle school teacher who is accused of bullying a student has been placed on administrative leave after the alleged victim’s parents called for the teacher to be fired. John Rosi, w…
Parents Want Teacher Fired After Bullying of Son Caught on Tape
Creatas Images/Thinkstock(TACOMA, Wash.) — The parents of a Washington middle school student who was recorded in what appears to be a bullying incident where he is seen being dragged around the room and has a sock stuffed in his mouth are outraged tha…
Bullied 14-Year-Old Girl Gets Plastic Surgery to Fix Ears, Nose, Chin
Courtesy the Iles Family(NEW YORK) — At first glance, Nadia Iles, 14, exudes an air of confidence that many other girls her age lack. But that confidence was hard won.Teased about her big ears since she was 7 years old, Iles found school a night…
Administration Urges Multi-Pronged Effort to Stop School Bullies
US Dept of Education(WASHINGTON) — Delivering the keynote address Tuesday at the Bullying Prevention Summit, Education Secretary Arne Duncan promised that the Obama administration would make awareness of the problem a national priority.That includes r…
Cyberbullying Less Frequent than Traditional Bullying
Jupiterimages/Liquidlibrary/Thinkstock(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Bullying is an age-old problem that has taken on a new dimension with the Internet. With the introduction of social networking and mobile devices, gone are the days when a young student being bul…
Bullied Bus Monitor Announces Her Retirement
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The world’s most famous bus monitor is calling it quits. Karen Klein, the victim of a taunting incident last month that made national headlines, has announced her retirement at age 68.A video that went viral sh…
City Apologizes to Family of Bullied Teen Who Committed Suicide
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — Facing mounting public scrutiny for their handling of a bullying case that drove a 13-year-old boy to commit suicide, the Japanese city of Otsu signaled they would settle a lawsuit filed by the victim’s parents on…
Japan: Teen Kills Himself Following Torment from Classmates, Teachers
Ron Chapple Studios/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The suicide of a 13-year-old boy in southern Japan after classmates systematically bullied him — even making him “practice” suicide — while teachers ignored the abuse or laughed has pr…
George Zimmerman Bullied Former Colleague, Complaint Says
Seminole County Sheriff’s Office(SANFORD, Fla.) — One of George Zimmerman’s former colleagues at CarMax, where he worked in 2008, complained formally about the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin, alleging serial hazing that lasted for months and i…
NY Bullied Bus Monitor Meets Man Behind Donations
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A bullied bus monitor finally got to meet the anonymous benefactor who began the online website that has raised more than $659,000 for her.Karen Klein, 68, welcomed Max Sidorov into her Greece, N.Y., home Tuesday nig…