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NEWS ABOUT: bullying

bullying stories: 13 news summaries

 Navy K-9 Unit Accused 
 of Vicious Sex Hazing 

Recruits were hog-tied, forced to simulate sex in Bahrain unit

Sep 4, 09 4:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A culture of vicious hazing and sexual abuse held sway at the US Navy's bomb-sniffing dog division in Bahrain for years, a Youth Radio investigation finds. Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information act state that incidents included "throwing hard balls at the groin" and "a dog attacking... More »

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US military • bullying • canine units • Bahrain • US Navy • dog • hazing

(AP) - A Los Angeles federal judge has tentatively thrown out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. US District Judge George Wu acquitted Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization. Wu... More »

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social networking • suicide • MySpace • prosecutor • bullying • Missouri • misdemeanor • cyberbullying

School Sued
for Ignoring 'Bullicides'

Teachers stood by as students pushed teen over edge: parents

Apr 2, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The parents of an Ohio teen who killed himself after a bully suggested he do so have sued his former school. Teachers let other boys tease Eric Mohat, call him homophobic slurs, and shove him around without recourse, charge William and Janis Mohat, who want the school to recognize the... More »

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suicide • high school • Ohio • bullying • teenager

(Newser) - Authorities at an elite Boston high school found themselves yesterday in the bizarre position of having to publicly deny that certain students were vampires, the Globe reports. While vampires have been popping up more often in popular culture recently, officials and law enforcement say Boston Latin’s issue is most... More »

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Boston • bullying • prep schools • vampire • Howard Stern Grid


 Miley Was Bullied, 
 Lonely in High School 

Singer was bullied at school, 'friendless'

Mar 4, 09 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Miley Cyrus may have a fan club now, but in high school she had the “Anti-Miley Club,” she says in her autobiography, released yesterday. The actress-singer recalls being bullied at her Tennessee high school to the point that a grilled cheese sandwich “pretty much was my best... More »

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celebrity • bullying • autobiography • book • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus

 Bullies May Enjoy Inflicting Pain 

Brain scans show agressors feel reward watching others suffer

Nov 7, 08 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Bullies appear to enjoy seeing other people in pain, Reuters reports. Researchers in Chicago took brain scans of two sample groups of teens while showing them videos of one person hurting another. When showed violence, one group of teens, who were diagnosed with aggressive-conduct disorder and had recently attacked schoolmates,... More »

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high school • violence • bullying • fMRI • scientific research • teenager • aggression

Iraqis Charge Sex Abuse at British Embassy

Three say KBR contractors routinely harass, grope workers

May 8, 08 9:23 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

Video-Beating Teens Could Face Life

They'll be tried as adults on kidnapping, battery charges

Apr 11, 08 11:41 AM CDT
(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:... More »

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

Teenager's
Beating Raises
Cyberbully Fears

Bizarre confrontation triggered by MySpace trash-talking

Apr 10, 08 5:20 AM CDT
(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... More »

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

 Teens Tape Beating for Web 

Police say girls ambushed their rival
to post it on YouTube

Apr 8, 08 8:47 PM CDT
(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... More »

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Florida • MySpace • bullying • cheerleading • ambush • taped beating

Bullying Cases Spike in Japan

Six students commit suicide, 125K cases reported despite government plan

Nov 16, 07 10:44 PM CST
(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... More »

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education • high school • Japan • bullying • cyberbullying • teenager

School Bans Tag on Playground

Colorado school bans game in effort decrease schoolyard disputes

Aug 30, 07 6:12 AM CDT
(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... More »

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children • school • bullying • tag • Colorado • elementary school • Discovery Canyon • recess • child development

(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... More »

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Australia • children • school • bullying • Ben Cox • elementary school • teenager

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