Facebook teams with Time Warner to fight bullies
(AP) -- Facebook and Time Warner are ganging up on bullies to address a problem that torments millions of children and young adults.
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Jul 12, 2011
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News tagged with bullying
Obamas take Facebook stand against bullying
US President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Wednesday took a public stand against bullying on Facebook, on the eve of a White House summit on an issue they said affected every young American.
Internet
Mar 9, 2011
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Study finds nearly half of school social workers feel unequipped to handle cyberbullying
Instances of cyber bullying continue to make news nearly every day, and while it's recognized as a problem among most school-aged children, a new study published this month in Children & Schools and coauthored by Temple University ...
Social Sciences
Jan 10, 2011
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Out with LGBTQ bullying
Imagine, for a moment, how it feels to be verbally or physically assaulted on a regular basis. In families, it's considered domestic abuse. In workplaces, it's labeled harassment. Both are punishable by law.
Social Sciences
Dec 10, 2010
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Teens' take on bullying
Both the bully and the victim's individual characteristics, rather than the wider social environment, explain why bullying occurs, according to Swedish teenagers. The new study, by Dr. Robert Thornberg and Sven Knutsen from ...
Social Sciences
Nov 11, 2010
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Keeping faith -- schools must balance ethos with equality
Faith based schools are on the rise in the UK, apparently boosting educational standards. But are religious values at odds with legislation on equality? Research that appears today in the journal Education Management Administration ...
Social Sciences
Sep 1, 2010
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Parental involvement key to preventing child bullying
Communities across the United States are developing programs to address child bullying. New research shows that parents can play an important role in preventing their children from becoming bullies in the first place.
Social Sciences
May 3, 2010
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Cyberbullying -- a growing problem
Around 10 percent of all adolescents in grades 7-9 are victims of internet bullying.
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2010
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Prosecutors seek 3-year prison term in cyber-bullying case
Federal prosecutors are asking a federal judge to send Lori Drew to prison for three years for her role in the online harassment of a teenage girl in Dardenne Prairie, Mo., who killed herself.
Internet
May 7, 2009
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Girls twice as likely as boys to remain victims of bullying
Girls targeted by bullies at primary school are two and a half times more likely to remain victims than boys, according to research from the University of Warwick and University of Hertfordshire.
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Jan 12, 2009
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