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Current Issues in the News
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2007
Planned 'Columbine-Style' Attack Averted: Student Arrested
ABC News - The Blotter - by Richard Esposito
October 11, 2007
A 14-year-old boy was arrested in a leafy suburb of Philadelphia Thursday for allegedly planning what prosecutors say he called a "Columbine-style" incident which was stopped even as he was recruiting others to participate with him .
'I've stood around too long'
Central Kings students wear pink to send bullies a message
The Chronicle Herald in Halifax, Nova Scotia - by Ian Fairclough
September 13, 2007
Two students at Central Kings Rural High School fought back against bullying recently, unleashing a sea of pink after a new student was harassed and threatened when he showed up wearing a pink shirt.
2006
e-bully
Teaching Tolerance, Spring 2006
Bullying has never been easier. Any child, operating in relative anonymity on the Internet at any time of day or night, can harass and intimidate peers. Wired Safety.org, Teen Angels, and other experts offer guidance for teachers and schools struggling with cyberbullying.
2005
Bullying in Middle School May Lead to Increased Substance Abuse in High School
The Journal of Early Adolescence - December 28, 2005
A recent study by Julie C. Rusby and colleagues from the Oregon Research Institute, published in the November 2005 issue of The Journal of Early Adolescence by SAGE Publications, found significant associations between peer harassment of students in middle school and a variety of problem behaviors, such as alcohol abuse, once these students reach high school.
San Jose teen arrested for text message threat
Boy, 16, allegedly sent death threat to 13-year-old girl's cell phone
MSNBC - December 2, 2005
Online Bullies
The Internet is a tangled Web that can lead to a world of trouble.
MSNBC/Newsweek - May 23, 2005
Can a Video Game Lead to Murder?
CBS News - 60 Minutes - March 6, 2005
Schoolyard bullies get nastier online
USA Today -
March 6, 2005
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