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Massachusetts may update anti-bullying law created following Phoebe Prince, Carl Walker-Hoover suicides

no-one-here@talkezy.com (Aleks Drogobetski) — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 PDT

The state’s landmark anti-bullying law could see some changes to stiffen reporting requirements on school districts and create a recognition that certain students are more vulnerable to bullying.

Author spreads anti-bullying message - Arts - Life

no-one-here@talkezy.com (TalkEZY News Reporter) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 05:40:00 PST

Forty children singing in harmony led by a woman strumming a pink ukulele may sound like the opening act for an elementary school talent show. But the subject of this particular ditty is anything but funny.

Robot educates Westville students about cyberbullying

no-one-here@talkezy.com (TalkEZY News Reporter) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:57:00 PST

As the executive director of Cyber Internet Safety Society, Barry Mingo (left), along his his robot "Cyber" and Sargent Dunbar of Westville Police take a photo at one of the presentations.

Video reveals intensity of fight in Poway bullying case

no-one-here@talkezy.com (TalkEZY News Reporter) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:36:00 PST

POWAY - Cell phone video obtained by 10News shows a fight between two eighth graders from a Poway middle school.

Family members of one of the boys said their son was being bullied and criticized Twin Peaks Middle School of not doing enough.

Cyber-bullying occurs largely among friends

no-one-here@talkezy.com (TalkEZY News Reporter) — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:53:00 PST

One may think that victims of school bullying are mostly isolated youth who do not fit in.

Teen shooter targeted two classmates he believed bullied him at Taft Union High School in California; heroic teacher helps disarm the gunman

no-one-here@talkezy.com (TalkEZY News Reporter) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:56:00 PST

The gunman allegedly told the teacher who engaged him in dialogue, "I don't want to shoot you. As the two were talking, a campus supervisor reportedly rushed into the room, urging the 16-year-old to lay down his weapon.

1 in 25 youth attempt suicide, US study finds

no-one-here@talkezy.com (TalkEZY News Reporter) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 06:29:00 PST

About one in 25 U.S. teens has attempted suicide, according to a new national study, and one in eight has thought about it.

Looking up at the Lege

no-one-here@talkezy.com (TalkEZY News Reporter) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:24:00 PST

LGBT advocates say fresh faces and changing attitudes could mean success for pro-equality bills in the 83rd Texas Legislature

Cyberbullying victim's dad calls for more help - Stop Cyber Bullying, Education

no-one-here@talkezy.com (TalkEZY News Reporter) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 22:48:00 PST

THE father of a schoolgirl who took her own life after being bullied online is not surprised that mental health services are close to breaking point.

Martin Rogan, warned that the overstretched service is close to snapping.

The Past Year’s Top 10 Scientific Insights About Living a Meaningful Life

no-one-here@talkezy.com (TalkEZY News Reporter) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:24:00 PST

The science we cover on the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center website–aka, “the science of a meaningful life”–has exploded over the past 10 years, with many more studies published each year on gratitude, mindfulness, and our other core themes than we saw a decade ago.