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If "FREE", Would You Get Your Child Plastic Surgery To Avoid Being Bullied? [POLL]

Todd Anderson — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:18:02 +0000

BULLYING…it’s been happening since the Caveman days… but lately there have been extreme cases of bullying that have led to accidental death and in some cases murder. Recently; a survey done by RealSelf.com was conducted, polling about 650 parents. 68% of the parents polled said they WOULD consider cosmetic surgery to change their child’s appearance [...]

Bus Bullies Suspended, Karen Klein Vacationed [VIDEO]

Jazzy T — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:26:24 +0000

One nasty group of New York kids is responsible for their Bus Monitor's retirement - well sort of. You remember Karen Klein, the 68 yr old bus monitor who was bullied to tears by a group of middle school brats. Thanks to one of the boys viral video of the harassment, Americans have come together to raise over $667,000 dollars for a vacation to calm her nerves.

Find out what she plans to do with the money and details on the kids punishments.

Does Rochester-Area Bus Monitor Deserve Money? [POLL]

Todd Anderson — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:10:36 +0000

Do you think the "harassed bus monitor" deserves money for what she endured on the bus? So far a fundraising page with the goal of sending her on vacation, originally set up to raise only $5,000, has raised $453,831!

What's your opinion?

Public Punishment For A 5th Grader Is This Right? [VIDEO] [POLL]

Chris Reynolds — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:26:41 +0000

A Miami Florida single mother of 3 is being applauded for her unique way of punishing her 11 year old son. The 5th grader was suspended from school for 4 days after he and a friend had plotted to bully another student at their school. Tarvon Young’s mother who works as a correction officer took his suspension to another level, after disciplining her son with a spanking she decided to also have him make and hold up a sign outside of his school the reads “I was sent to school to get and education.

Obama Speaks Against Bullying

Todd Anderson — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:24:19 +0000

Rueters is reporting that President Obama will appear in a 30 minute documentary "aimed at urging bullied children, and others, to speak up".

Bullying Extremes and Social Media's Part

India Ivana — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:23:41 +0000

We all remember those days in preschool where the biggest toddler would snatch away the toy you were playing with and exclaim “Mine!”. Some of us would cry, some of us would begin a tug of war and others would just take the loss and find another toy to enjoy. For most though, bullying seemed to have ended in the sandbox.

"Bullying What Can We Do To Curb This Growing Problem"? On Know Thyself Community Wednesday

Chris Reynolds — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:26:43 +0000

TOPIC: “Bullying What Can We Do To Curb This Growing Problem”? On Know Thyself Community Wednesday OVERVIEW: Growing up as a child back in the day, there was always that one child in school that was known as a trouble maker and thought the he had the right to invade the personal space of others. [...]

50 Cent Writes Children's Book, Deals With Bullying

bob.hill — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:14:36 +0000

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has a new tilte to his name, author. 50 cent has penned a novel for teens called Playground. The book follows a troubled 13-year old teen named Butterball. The character mimics a younger Jackson and his experience with bullying. According to Entertainment Weekly, Jackson wrote in the introduction the purpose of the [...]

50 Cent Explores Young Adult Bullying

frank.dawkins — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:00:52 +0000

Rapper, actor and now writer,

Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has inked a book deal to write an semi-autobiographical novel called "Playground." 50 wanted to explore how kids become bully's. 50 told MTV that this book would have been very helpful to himself when he was growing up and now that he has a teenage son, it is his goal to have a positive influence on his son and all teenagers. Be on the outlook for the novel "Playground" scheduled for January 2012.

Bullying Caught On Tape

Chris Reynolds — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:04:46 +0000

Bullying these days, some say, is out of control! A young 13 year old in Philly was beaten, punched, and kicked while walking home from school. Although he was not hurt seriously (physically) by the incident, he is now afraid to return to school because of threats! It is time to round up all these hoodlums [...]