Call For "Kick A Ginger Day" On Facebook Gets Three Boys Detained

Who would have thought that this form of bullying still existed -- singling out students based on their hair colour? In today's world, it would seem the colour of one's hair would be the last thing a person could be bullied for. Nowadays, people seem to be more centered on...

Facebook Bully Jailed For Online Death Threats

Keeley Houghton, just like most other 18-year-old teenagers, has an account on Facebook, but she has been detained for three months in a young offenders' institution for making death threats to Emily Moore, also 18, on the popular social networking site. She is the first...

Big rise in male ChildLine calls

I was shocked when I heard this on the news this morning. "ChildLine is a free 24 hour counselling service for children and young people up to and including 18 in the UK provided by The NSPCC.[1] ChildLine deals with any issue which causes distress or concern, such as child...

BULLYING —THERE IS A SOLUTION

Although bullying is an old problem, it sure seems to have a new face. Starting out as a teacher three decades ago, I tended to tell parents to simply step out of the picture and let their son or daughter face their bullies on their own. That was the advice our parents gave...

Carl Joseph Walker Hoover Suicide: Bullying to Blame

Carl Joseph Walker Hoover was only 11 years old when he took his own life and now his parents are speaking out about the brutal bullying that they blame for his suicide. Carl Joseph was an active student at the New Leadership Charter School, an athlete, and a boy scout - he...