NEWSTALK 860 » bullying

Anti-Bullying Event Planned for School Lunches October 30

Jen Austin — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 18:07:47 +0000

When you were in school, did you always sit with the same group of kids at lunch? I remember sitting with different kids during elementary and middle school lunches, but by the time I reached high school I was in the habit of sitting with the same group every day

Read More|Comment

Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Starts Her Own Anti-Bullying Foundation

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:30:11 +0000

Remember Karen Klein, the upstate New York bus monitor who was viciously harassed by her middle school charges in a video that went viral in June? Her story had a happy ending, as an internet fundraising campaign to send the 68-year-old on a “nice vacation” raised over $700,000 from 32,000 people around the world.

That’s more than enough money for Klein to retire from the yellow school bus grind. And she plans to. But she is also using a good chunk of the cash — $100,000 — to set up the Karen Klein Anti-Bullying Foundation.

Read More|Comment

High School Senior Combats Bullying With 'Good News Only' Twitter

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 18:53:38 +0000

Kevin Curwick is a senior at Osseo High School in Osseo, MN. He’s also the captain of the school’s football team — which makes him an unlikely candidate for cyberbullying.

Read More|Comment

Mother Furious After Kindergarten Teacher Tells Kids to Hit Bully [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:33:28 +0000

Childhood bullies sometimes need a taste of their own medicine to change their ways. But should a teacher be the one dosing it out?

Read More|Comment

Educators Take Stand to Stop Bullying

Jim Bell — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:24:06 +0000

This coming Friday, May 4th, the Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers is inviting all Texas schools to be part of a nationwide stand against bullying, by participating in the Stand 4 Change Day.

Read More|Comment