Bullying in the News
The popular media can often serve as barometer of the general public's perception of bullying. Below are several links to news articles in the media that relate to bullying. BRNET and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln do not endorse any views expressed in the following news articles.
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February, 2013
Bullying Linked to Suicide, Depression in Adulthood
Country: United States of America
Source: US News & World Report
Date: February 20, 2013
October, 2012
Bullied Teen Amanda Todd's Death Under Investigation
Country: United States of America
Source: ABC News
Date: October 16, 2012
September, 2012
Almost Half of Teens with Autism Bullied: Study
Country: United States of America
Source: Yahoo! News
Date: September 3, 2012
August, 2012
Super Bowl Champion Giants Maintain Dunking Incident Was Football Tradition, Not Bullying
Country: United States of America
Source: The Washington Post
Date: August 20, 2012
Bullying + Zero Tolerance ≠ Safe Schools
Country: United States of America
Source: Huffington Post
Date: August 14, 2012
Anti-Bullying Ads on TV, Online Will Urge Parents Not to Let Kids be Bystanders
Country: United States of America
Source: The Washington Post
Date: August 6, 2012
Bullying on Twitter: Researchers Find 15,000 Bully-Related Tweets Sent Daily
Country: United States of America
Source: Huffington Post
Date: August 2, 2012
July, 2012
Cuomo Signs New Law Against Cyberbullying
Country: United States of America
Source: ABC News
Date: July 10, 2012
Kids and Laughing Teachers Bullied Suicide Teen
Country: Japan
Source: ABC News
Date: July 6, 2012
June, 2012
New study shows kids with behavior issues, disabilities are bullied more, bully others more
Country: United States of America
Source: Today@UNL
Date: June 29, 2012
Online Bullying is a Top Concern Among Youth
Country: Worldwide
Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
Date: June 26, 2012
Bullying of Teachers More Damaging in an Online Era
Country: United States of America
Source: ABC News
Date: June 23, 2012
Middle Schoolers Bully Bus Monitor, 68, With Stream of Profanity, Jeers
Country: United States of America
Source: ktvz.com
Date: June 21, 2012
April, 2012
Addressing bullying requires culture change on campuses, experts say
Country: United States of America
Source: Caller.com
Date: April 21, 2012
Richardson High assistant principle tells a 20 year secret to help fight bullying.
Country: United States of America
Source: Dallas Morning News
Date: April 18, 2012
November, 2011
Anti-Bullying legislation passes Michigan state senate.
Country: United States of America
Source: Detroit Free Press
Date: November 3, 2011
October, 2011
Rapper 50 Cent discusses new bullying book on the Today Show.
Country: United States of America
Source: Huffington Post
Date: October 31, 2011
Tennessee student alleges pricipal bullied him for forming gay-straight alliance
Country: United States of America
Source: ABC News
Date: October 5, 2011
September, 2011
Bullying law puts New Jersey schools on the spot
Country: United States of America
Source: New York Times
Date: September 1, 2011
Summer, 2011
BRNET Featured in 1011 News Article
Country: United States of America
Source: 1011 News (Lincoln, NE)
Date: June 28, 2011
February, 2011
Bullying Intervention Program featured in news article
Country: United States of America
Source: Action 3 News Omaha
Date: February 19, 2011
Mother sues school district over bullying inaction
Country: United States of America
Source: Journal Star (Lincoln, NE)
Date: February 12, 2011
Bullying seen as 'instrument for social climbing'
Country: United States of America
Source: San Fransisco Chronicle
Date: February 9, 2011
January, 2011
Cyberbullying on the Rise (Video)
Country: United States of America
Source: PBS News
Date: January 9, 2011
Why bully victims suffer in silence
Country: United States of America
Source: Livescience.com
Date: January 9, 2011
Steps to Respect anti-bullying program reduces playground bullying in a school
Country: United States of America
Source: Yahoo.com
Date: January 5, 2011
Dr. Rene Veenstra: 'Stop the proliferation of anti-bullying programmes'
Country: Netherlands
Source: University of Groningen
Date: January 5, 2011
December, 2010
Admission of Failure: School settles suit related to bullying suicide
Country: United States of America
Source: Boston Globe
Date: December 8, 2010
November, 2010
Brandon Bitner, 14, commits suicide after being bullied
Country: United States of America
Source: Daily Item
Date: November 8, 2010
Critics see anti-bullying movement as part of "Gay Agenda"
Country: United States of America
Source: New York Times
Date: November 7, 2010
October, 2010
Steps to Respect anti-bullying program put to use in Kansas
Country: United States of America
Source: Kansas City Star (kansascity.com)
Date: October 31, 2010
President Obama speaks for the It Gets Better campaign
Country: United States of America
Source: Youtube.com
Date: October 21, 2010
One high school, four bullying related suicides
Country: United States of America
Source: MSNBC.com
Date: October 8, 2010
Bullying is an everyday problem for kids
Country: United States of America
Source: Sciencenews.org
Date: October 4, 2010
September, 2010
Bullies use food to torment allergic kids
Country: United States of America
Source: NBC News
Date: September 28, 2010
Parents find bullied teen victim of suicide
Country: United States of America
Source: MyFox Houston
Date: September 27, 2010
13 year old, who was bullied for being gay, is on life support after attempting suicide
Country: United States of America
Source: KGET-17 (Bakersfield, California)
Date: September 27, 2010
Boy cheerleader won't stop despite having arm broken by bullies
Country: United States of America
Source: ABC News
Date: September 27, 2010
Cyber Bully victims 'isolated, dehumanized'
Country: United States of America
Source: CNN
Date: September 22, 2010
Nine teens charged for "Unrelenting" bullying that led to suicide
Country: United States of America
Source: CBS News
Date: September 21, 2010
Deputies: Dad threatened kids who teased daughter
Country: United States of America
Source: Associated Press
Date: September 17, 2010
Superintendent addresses teen suicide/bullying problem at Greensburg HS
Country: United States of America
Source: Fox WXIN 59 (Indianapolis)
Date: September 17, 2010
The School Administrators of Montana launch the Montana Bullying Prevention Initiative
Country: United States of America
Source: PRNewswire
Date: September 17, 2010
August, 2010
Embattled Sherwood play finds higher ground with Connecticut audience
Country: United States of America
Source: OregonLive.com
Date: August 13, 2010
May, 2010
Cartoon Network plans major anti-bullying campaign
Country: United States of America
Source: The Oregonian
Date: May 28, 2010
Parents say bullying led to suicide of daughter, 11
Country: United States of America
Source: Scripps News Online
Date: May 28, 2010
Judge orders Halifax ISP to reveal identity of Facebook bullies
Country: Canada
Source: The Globe and Mail Online
Date: May 28, 2010
Mother who died in firework attack suffered years of abuse, court told
Country: England
Source: The Guardian Online
Date: May 18, 2010
Young carers routinely bullied at school, study finds
Country: United Kingdom
Source: The Guardian Online
Date: May 17, 2010
'Growth hormone stopped the bullying'
Country: England
Source: BBC Online
Date: May 8, 2010
Bullying and Suicide
Schools head defends response to bullying: Rebuts prosecutor on teen's suicide.
Country: United States of America
Source: Boston Globe Online
Date: April 1, 2010
Keyword: Phoebe Prince
Anger turns toward staff in bullying case.
Country: United States of America
Source: Boston Globe Online
Date: March 31, 2010
Keyword: Phoebe Prince
District attorney faces unique challenges in prosecuting teens.
Country: United States of America
Source: Boston Globe Online
Date: March 31, 2010
Keyword: Phoebe Prince
9 teens charged in girl's bullying: S. Hadley officials faulted for not halting abuse before suicide.
Country: United States of America.
Country: United States of America
Source: Boston Globe Online
Date: March 30, 2010
Keyword: Phoebe Prince
Parents sue over son's suicide (Video).
Country: United States of America
Source: CNN.com
Date: March 23, 2010
Keyword: Tyler Long
Parents sue district, principal over bullied son's death.
Country: United States of America
Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date: March 19, 2010
Keyword: Tyler Long
Joshua School Responding to Bullying Suicide
Country: United States of America
Source: CBS News
Date: April 1, 2010
Keyword: Jon Carmichael
April, 2010
School abuse inquiry condemned by commissioner.
Country: Wales
Source: BBC Online
Date: April 1, 2010
March, 2010
In wake of Phoebe Prince case in Massachusetts, families across U.S. fear bullies preying on kids.
Country: United States of America
Source: New York Daily News Online
Date: March 31, 2010
Teachers bullied by 'hate sites.'
Country: The United Kingdom
Source: BBC Online
Date: March 31, 2010
Gay Student Settles Lawsuit Against NY District.
Country: United States of America
Source: New York Times Online
Date: March 29, 2010
School takes no bully approach: Recent schoolyard attacks have led many parents and community leaders to question the current approach to bullying.
Country: Australia
Source: ABC News
Date: March 17, 2010
Senate OK's bill to curtail bullying: Emotions high on Beacon Hill.
Country: The United States of America
Source: The Boston Globe Online
Date: March 12, 2010
Excerpt:
"The bill would require school districts to adopt a policy to prevent and address bullying at school and on the Internet, including a requirement to notify parents of victims and perpetrators. It also empowers school administrators to discipline students if they bully peers on the Internet outside school, in cases where it affects a victim while at school, and to refer any case that involves criminal actions to law enforcement officials."
Italy v. Google
Google bosses convicted in Italy: An Italian court has convicted three Google executives in a trial over a video showing an autistic teenager being bullied.
Country: Italy
Source: BBC News Online
Date: February 24, 2010
Google executives convicted in Italy over abuse video: Google says it is 'deeply troubled' by conviction of three officials on privacy charges over bullying video hosted on site.
Country: Italy
Source: The Guardian Online
Date: February 24, 2010
Google Verdict Ramifications (Video).
Country: Italy
Source: CNN Online
Date: February 25, 2010
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown hit by fresh bullying allegations: Pressure mounts on cabinet secretary to launch inquiry into claims prime minister abused Downing St staff.
Country: England
Source: The Guardian Online
Date: February 21, 2010
New book casts Brown as bully (Video).
Country: England
Source: CNN Online
Date: February 22, 2010
Is British Prime Minister Gordon Brown a Bully?
Country: England
Source: Time Online
Date: February 23, 2010