Bullying

'Equal-opportunity bullying' hits O.C. schools

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

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

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...