Erica Campbell talks about her experience with being bullied, which she says still occurs up until this very day. But she recalls being taunted by a girl in fourth grade. Erica says she used to hide in the bathroom every day to avoid her, until one day she decided not to let her bother her anymore. […]
As the mom of a teenage son who has autism, I sometimes worry about how the world will accept him once he becomes an adult. Although he is very self-sufficient, the potential of him being taken advantage of and teased by people who don’t understand his condition really concerns me. These fears were heightened after I […]
The family of a former student at a Madison, Wisconsin parochial high school has filed a lawsuit against the school and its two top administrators…
As a parent, nothing brings me more joy than taking pictures of my daughter. I literally have hundreds of pictures/videos of all her most precious…
We know that racism still exists, but it doesn’t make viewing clips, messages and commentary that perpetuates discrimination any less shocking and sad. Yesterday, Brad Knudson,…
In a society where people share and overshare details about their personal lives, there is a sense that nothing is out of bounds. Paparazzi will…
Should bullying be a criminal offense? Lawmakers in a California city decided it isn’t, defeating a proposed anti-bullying law on Tuesday, KTLA 5 reports. The…
Most kids have been teased by a sibling or a friend at some point. And it’s not usually harmful when done in a playful, friendly,…
68-year-old Karen Klein rode bus number 784 through the streets of Greece, New York last week, but this was no ordinary ride. Klein found herself surrounded by four middle school boys who verbally abused her; spewing violent threats, jokes about her weight, and graphic insults regarding her family. These KIDS (middle schoolers) taunted the bus monitor for nearly […]
A Douglas County judge has sentenced Emanual Boykins to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the November 2010 stomping death of teen Bobby Tillman. Boykins received the life sentence after pleading guilty. He would be eligible for parole after serving 30 years. Tillman was beaten to death in front of a Douglasville […]
Bullying is a national issue and many experts have their own solutions on how to curb it, but none are likely as creative as Nikki Davis‘ approach. For the past few months, Davis has been touring New York City, singing at elementary, middle, and high schools to promote anti-bullying messages that she hopes young people […]
Ex-bullying victim turned Anti-bullying activist Nadin Khoury is speaking out. Khoury shared his thoughts on Jeremy Rodemeyer, a 14-year-old that committed suicide after being bullied for being gay, on MSNBC. Khoury himself knows the stress of being bullied after a camera-phone video of him being dragged through the snow surfaced online. “It’s not fair for anybody that’s […]
