bullying

Governor Rick Snyder is signing anti-bullying legislation in to law today.  It will require all public schools in the state to adopt a uniform policy by June of 2012. Related: Student Stands Up To Bully, Faces Sexual Harassment Charges Related: Dad & Son Face Bullying Charges

A first grader in Boston is being charged with sexual harassment for punching a boy in the groin, according to AZ Central. The boy's mom says he was just defending himself against a bully who tried to choke him on the bus and also stole his gloves. Related: Nine-Year-Old Suspended for Calling Teacher ‘Cute’ Related: Teen Arrested For Burping in Class

Michigan lawmakers are pretty close to passing legislation that would require schools to put in place an anti-bullying law policy at all schools, according to WNEM. The house has already approved it, so it moves on to the senate.

A Texas man encouraged his 11-year-old son to beat up another student who was bullying and now they are both facing criminal charges. The dad doesn't think he did anything wrong and that he was tired of his son getting picked on, according to KTRK.

Some schools in Kansas City are using dogs to help prevent bullying in schools by bringing the animals in every day for an hour. The dogs are brought in to teach kids responsibility, self control, passion and integrity. USA Today says the program has been in place for five years and teachers have noticed the positive impact it has had on the students.

Parents, officials and others are worried about the growing problem of organized teenage girls fight clubs, which has been going on in Ypsilanti. The knock down fights are organized then put up on YouTube and they are using local parks as their ring.

A youth center worker and his wife are in trouble for helping their daughters fight back a bully in Peekskill, New York. They have seven-year-old twins and took them to confront a 10-year-old who had been bullying them but things got heated and out of control and that's when things got physical.

Here's the latest in crazy plastic surgery stories. A seven-year-old girl recently had plastic surgery in order to prevent bullying. Samantha Shaw hasn't been picked on yet, but she wanted to have the surgery so there would be no problems in the future. The doctor who performed the surgery believes that any abnormality can result in torture and didn't think it was a problem since Samantha only had

Another parent of the year award goes to a woman in California, who was actually cheering on her son as he was beating someone up. She was actually caught taping it and she was encouraging her son to beat down another boy. Luckily, she was arrested and faces child endangerment and contributing to the delinquency of a minor...