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  • May 2008

    • Iraqis Charge Sex Abuse at British Embassy

      Times (UK)  |  May 8, 08 9:23 AM CDT

      Iraqis Charge Sex Abuse at British Embassy

      (Newser) - Three staff at the British embassy in Baghdad are sexually harassed, bullied, and abused, say three Iraqi ex-employees. A female cleaner and two male cooks detail a brutal work culture overseen by American contractors, according to testimony taken by the embassy and obtained by the Times of London. The cleaner attested that she lost her job after refusing to sleep with her boss. More »

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      Baghdad  • abuse  • sexual harassment  • KBR  • bullying  • embassy  • subcontractor

  • April 2008

    • Video-Beating Teens Could Face Life

      CNN  |  Apr 11, 08 11:41 AM CDT

      Video-Beating Teens Could Face Life

      (Newser) - The eight Florida teens who videotaped a half-hour beating of a classmate will be tried as adults and could face life behind bars if convicted, CNN reports. The suspects face felony kidnapping charges, and three also face witness tampering raps. They seemed remorseless, a sheriff said. “They were joking: ‘I guess we won’t get to go to the beach during spring break,'" he said. More »

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      crime  • Florida  • YouTube  • teenager  • attack  • cyberbullying  • cheerleading  • bullying

    • Teenager's Beating Raises Cyberbully Fears

      The Ledger  |  Apr 10, 08 5:20 AM CDT

      Teenager's Beating Raises Cyberbully Fears

      (Newser) - Parents and educators are still puzzling over how a dispute among girls got so out of hand that it ended with six Florida cheerleaders giving a high school classmate a concussion in a vicious beating. Teen bullying is nothing new but the fact that the feud started on MySpace and ended up with a video posted on You Tube highlights new worries about cyberbullying, the Lakeland Ledger writes. More »

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      Florida  • YouTube  • MySpace  • teenager  • cyberbullying  • cheerleading  • bullying

    • Teens Tape Beating for Web

      The Ledger  |  Apr 8, 08 8:47 PM CDT

      Teens Tape Beating for Web

      (Newser) - Six girls aged 14 to 17 lured another teen to a home, beat her and videotaped the ambush to put it on the Internet, Florida police say. The 16-year-old victim is recovering from a concussion and hasn't fully regained her vision. Her assailants, with whom she'd been feuding online, may be charged as adults with battery and false imprisonment, the Lakeland Ledger reports. More »

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      Florida  • MySpace  • bullying  • cheerleading  • taped beating

  • November 2007

    • Bullying Cases Spike in Japan

      Associated Press  |  Nov 16, 07 10:44 PM CST

      Bullying Cases Spike in Japan

      (Newser) - School bullying cases have spiked sixfold in Japan this year, according to a new survey that highlights a dark issue in Japanese education. Officials blame the 125,000 cases on a recent, broader definition of bullying and the addition of more schools to the tally—but admit to six student suicides linked to bullying in 2007, up from only one last year. More »

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      Japan  • education  • teenagers  • high school  • cyberbullying  • bullying

  • August 2007

    • School Bans Tag on Playground

      Colorado Springs Gazette  |  Aug 30, 07 6:12 AM CDT

      School Bans Tag on Playground

      (Newser) - When the new term starts next week at a Colorado elementary school, kids won't be chasing each other around the playground. Tag has been banned at Discovery Canyon Campus school, where it was deemed to generate too many injuries and complaints. “It causes a lot of conflict on the playground,” the assistant principal told the Colorado Springs Gazette . More »

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      children  • school  • Colorado  • elementary school  • bullying  • child development  • tag

  • May 2007

    • School Bullying Victim Awarded $800K

      Sydney Morning Herald  |  May 14, 07 5:46 PM CDT

      School Bullying Victim Awarded $800K

      (Newser) - An 18-year-old Australian is over $800,000 richer today after a court ruled that his life was "all but destroyed" by school bullying. Australia's Supreme Court said the public school system "grossly failed" Ben Cox when it didn't stop an older student from repeatedly physically and verbally abusing him in kindergarten and first grade. More »

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      children  • Australia  • teenagers  • school  • elementary school  • bullying

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