News tagged with 'Bullying'

Headlines from around the Internet concerning safety, health, and injury avoidance for Thursday, June 24.

The mom convicted last November of bullying a teenage girl on MySpace, driving her to the point of suicide, was acquitted by a Los Angeles judge Thursday, who called the laws used "vague and flawed".

Workplace bullying appears to be on the rise, especially among women. A study by the Workplace Bullying Institute found 40 percent of bullies are women and of those, 70 percent target other women.

Lori Drew was convicted by a Los Angeles jury of three misdemeanor counts for the internet hoax that led to a 13-year-old girl's suicide. She could have spent 20 years in prison.  The precedent setting case has established law in the area of cyberbullying.

The first day of the cyberbullying trial of a mother, sounded more like a murder trial of a 13-year old girl who killed herself after being harassed online. The case will set a legal precedent for cyberbulling, which impacts about 40 percent of teenage girls. 

This may be “The Story” where people around the country say enough is enough. That from Rosalind Wiseman, author of the best-selling book, Queen Bees and Wannabes, which was the basis for the movie Mean Girls. Wiseman coaches teachers, school systems with the Owning Up™ program, teaching kids to speak about social injustice and recognize the group dynamic that can lead to social cruelty and violence among young people.