Bullying
'Equal-opportunity bullying' hits O.C. schools
June 18, 2010 Filed in: Health and
Safety
Brittany
Levine, The Orange County As more education officials take an
interest in dealing with bullying, here's a look at what some
schools are doing to combat it. Welcome to the world of
equal-opportunity bullying, where everyone from the little girl
with a Hello Kitty backpack to the hulking boy with abusive parents
is just as responsible for making other kids miserable. In the past
few years, area schools have shown more of an interest in
prevention as they've seen bullying become more prolific due to an
increase in cyber-bullying. On top of that, the stakes are higher
due to highly publicized teen suicides and high school shootings.
And in this complicated world of cyber and face-to-face bullying,
more expect schools to respond to incidents both on and off
campus…
Students honored for stand against bullying
June 16, 2010 Filed in: Health and
Safety
Fred Swegles, The Orange County Register
San Clemente salutes Cool
to Be Kind, a San Clemente High School club that spreads the
message that bullying should not be tolerated. It aims to spread
the movement to other schools...
More kids join club to fight bullying
June 11, 2010 Filed in: Health and
Safety
Brittany Levine, The Orange County
Register - San Clemente High School's Cool to be Kind club says
Blue Ribbon Week peaked students' interest in trying to stop youth
violence...