Bullying
A Status Expert Tackles Bullying
It seems that we should be more than a little worried about bullying in American schools.
VA’s Short Pump Middle School struggles with racism and bullying
Hundreds of parents and concerned citizens poured into a meeting last week at Short Pump Middle School to discuss a video of students on the school’s football team sexually bullying black teammates.
Bullying, suicide, substance abuse biggest problems plaguing Idaho youth
A 2017 survey of Idaho high school students lists bullying, substance abuse, and suicidal thoughts—issues strongly affected by character—as the top problems plaguing the state’s youth.
Anarchy and anonymity: new study finds reasons for cyberbullying
Research from the United Kingdom shows that young people bully each other online because they think of the Internet as a place of no rules, where they are free to do whatever they want—and because they can easily conceal their identity.
UK research reveals cyberbullying plague, highlights character education as solution
A recent study by the British think tank Demos reveals some eye-opening statistics about cyberbullying, an increasing trend that many believe is driven by new technologies and an erosion of character and morality among teens, which can be resisted through intentional character-formation lessons and technology use.
Students take anti-bullying pledge to promote kindness, compassion
Carroll County Public Schools’ Winfield Elementary School launched an anti-bullying campaign that’s designed to instill kindness and compassion among young students, skills lost with the erosion of character education in American schools.
On bullying and learning: A Girl Scout’s “buddy bench”
Iowa Girl Scout Nicole Frisbie knows what it’s like to face bullies, and she doesn’t want young students to face the harassment alone.
State police speak out on bullying
Defusing bullying by practicing the virtuous habits of kindness, empathy, patience, and forgiveness.
Study: Link between bullying and mental health issues
A new study confirms the link between children who are bullied and mental health issues later in life, and many of the proposed remedies focus more on the effects rather than the cause of the problem.
