October 3, 2012 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.
October 2, 2012 Watch how this TV news anchor eloquently addresses a viewer that emailed her just to say she's fat.
September 26, 2012 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.
August 23, 2012 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.
June 25, 2012 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.
June 21, 2012 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.
June 7, 2012 A controversial video titled 'Bully', produced by Fenton High School Juniors Abby Barnard and Kirsten Humitz, has been pulled from YouTube at the request of FHS administrators.
The video features some rather disturbing accounts of bullying from victims, as well as those who've participated in bullying other students.
Is the school upset because students say school administrators sometimes look the other way?
May 1, 2012 What is wrong with some kids today? A Wilmington, Delaware 7-year-old girl returned to her elementary school on Wednesday, three days after she was pummeled by a fifth-grade student in an attack on their school bus.
The assault is being investigated both by Brandywine School District officials and state police. The incident unfolded on the ride home from Forwood Elementary School.
Take a look at the video. Warning it's a little hard to watch.
March 28, 2012 Watch this trailer for the movie 'Bully', and be sure to share this with your friends. For every person that watches it, Care.com will make a donation on your behalf to anti-bullying initiatives.
Katy Butler, a Michigan teenager from Greenhills High School near Ann Arbor fought hard to get the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) to change the film's rating from R to PG-13.
Kids would probably benefit the most of out of a new movie called "Bully," but it's rated R so they'll only be able to see it with a parent or guardian. One Michigan girl is trying to change the rating because she believes everyone has a right to see this powerful movie.
She has even started an online petition to get the Motion Picture Association of America to make the movie PG-13, but they argue this movie should be more for the parents to see.
March 1, 2012 'Bully' is a documentary which follows the lives of five kids and families over the course of a school year and tackles the devastating effects bullying has on teens and tweens. However the film has been given an 'R' rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, which will limit its access to the very kids producers hope to help.
Katy Butler, a Michigan teenager from Greenhills High School near Ann Arbor hopes to change that rating. Butler endured severe bullying during her middle school years when she came out as a lesbian.
