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Parents of Chronic Bullies Face Fines in Wisconsin Community

George McIntyre — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:16:41 +0000

One Wisconsin town has begun handing out tickets to parents whose children are bullies. Good idea?

Flint Mom Upset With School District After Son Was Attacked On Bus [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:05:46 +0000

This is every parent’s worst nightmare. A Flint mother is outraged after her 9-year-old boy was allegedly attacked on his school bus by another student. The boy’s mother says her son was attacked on a Flint school bus April 17. Concerned mother Karen Tuford said a 12-year-old boy shoved her son’s head through a bus [...]

Kesha Joins Others in Taking on Bullying

J. Patrick — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 22:00:42 +0000

Kesha has joined the Love Is Louder Than the Pressure to Be Perfect campaign to help combat bullying. Kesha, along with fellow pop stars – Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato and Victoria Justice – are trying to bring more awareness to this important subject. Kesha even incorporates some of the bullying she has endured into a six-part [...]

Bullied Teen Who Threatened Suicide Saved by Thousands of Letters From Strangers [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:21:09 +0000

An outpouring of support from strangers is being credited for saving this teen's life, after he made a desperate plea for help on line.

Poem About Bullying Packs A Mean Emotional Punch [Video]

Steph — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:55:00 +0000

I think sometimes that we can can put people into two categories. Either you have bullied, or you have been bullied. Either way, this video packs an emotional punch in the stomach. To learn more about the To This Day Project follow this link or visit tothisdayproject.com. Do you think that we have educated [...]

NFL Cheerleader Fights Back After Vicious Cyber Bullying [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:27:05 +0000

This would be a very awful experience. A Chicago Bears fan page on Facebook has taken down a vicious post about a former Green Bay Packers cheerleader after she made an emotional video decrying cyber bullying last week.The image of Kaitlyn Collins, posted with the caption ‘Like if You Agree The Packers Have the Worst [...]

Bragging Teenager Posts Brutal School Bus Attack On 16-Year-Old Girl To Facebook [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:31:21 +0000

An honor roll student in Pasco County, Florida was viciously attacked on the school bus by a fellow student who then posted a video of the sickening incident on Facebook and bragged about it.Chase Cristia, 16, says she was attacked on Friday afternoon after sticking up for a friend earlier that day. During the brief [...]

Fight Between 6th Graders Turns Into 3 On 1 Beating Involving Adults [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 12:33:59 +0000

Here we go again. The after school fight was caught on cell phone video and posted on Facebook.A fight between two sixth-grade girls in San Pedro, California, quickly escalated Monday afternoon with two adults jumping in. Police say at least one of the adults has been identified and charges could be filed in the attack. [...]

Nine-Year Old Girl Loses 66lbs After Being Bullied By Classmates [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:51:17 +0000

At 9-years-old Breanna Bond weighed in at 186 pounds and was bullied in school. They would called her fatty, fat head, anything just to tease. Bond, however, recently lost an incredible 66 pounds. Breanna’s weight started to pile on when she was just a baby and when she got to kindergarten she had already reached [...]

New Details on Bullying That Led to Suicide of Linden High School's Josh Pacheco

George McIntyre — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:32:55 +0000

The community of Linden is grieving after a 17-year-old student at Linden High School took his own life Tuesday. Friends confirm that the boy had been the victim of bullying.

Linden High School Student's Suicide is a Wake-Up Call for Parents

George McIntyre — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:37:27 +0000

We're saddened to learn that a 17-year-old Junior from Linden High School has taken his own life. The student is reported to be the victim of bullying.

Student Being Interviewed About Bullying Gets Bullied on Camera [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:18:44 +0000

Bullying is now so common, it occurs right in front of a TV news crew.

Caught on Camera: Middle School Student Beaten, as Classmates Watch [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 19:38:27 +0000

Disturbing video, captured by a surveillance camera, shows a 13-year-old boy getting beaten, as others watch.

Anchorwoman Jennifer Livingston's Bully Responds After Outpouring of Support [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:34:50 +0000

Kenneth Krause, the man who sent Wisconsin anchorwoman Jennifer Livingston the original email criticizing her weight, has issued a statement, responding to her on-air address.

Bullied Michigan Teen Whitney Kropp Has Her 15 Minutes Of Fame [Video]

Steph — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 16:29:50 +0000

Rod first brought the story of the bullied Ogemaw Heights High School sophomore to our attention. Whitney Kropp was ecstatic to learn that she had been chosen to represent her sophomore class in the homecoming court, until she found out that it was the worst sort of bullying on the part of her classmates. Her story has gone viral, and her life hasn't been the same since.

TV News Anchor Responds to Viewer That Bullied Her About Her Weight [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:23:00 +0000

Watch how this TV news anchor eloquently addresses a viewer that emailed her just to say she's fat.

No Punishment Yet For Students Accused Of Bullying Michigan Teen [VIDEO]

Rod Prahin — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:51:38 +0000

It might be getting harder to keep the punishment from happening since all the national attention this story has recieved in the last couple of days.It's been nearly two weeks since some students at Ogemaw Heights High School in West Branch decided to pull a cruel prank on sophomore Whitney Kropp.

Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Starts Anti-Bullying Foundation [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:28:03 +0000

Karen Klein, the upstate New York bus monitor who brought bullying to our attention earlier this summer when she was taunted by 7th grade boys, has launched an anti-bullying foundation. The Karen Klein Anti-Bullying Foundation has been seeded with $100,000 from Klein, who received over $700,000 from a vacation fund started by Canadian Max Sidorov [...]

Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Appears on 'Today', Reveals Plans for Donated Money [VIDEO]

George McIntyre — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 18:50:24 +0000

More than 2 million people have viewed the video of 7th grade boys tormenting elderly bus monitor Karen Klein.

This morning on NBC's 'Today' show, Klein, and her daughter, Michelle Hawkins, talked about bullying, the apologies that have been given, and how Karen plans to use the over $650,000 that has been donated to her.

Kids Bully 68-Year-Old School Bus Monitor Karen Klein [NSFW - Offensive/Vulgar Language]

Jeremy Fenech — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:09:27 +0000

Just one day after I posted about how safe I felt on my school bus growing up, it made me sick to my stomach when I saw this story today.

Karen Klein, a 68 year-old bus monitor was taunted for 10 minutes straight. At one point she has to wipe the tears from her eyes. I warn you now, what you are about to see is extremely vulgar and heartbreaking.