Beacons in Storm: general articles

These are articles and columns about bullying, including some scholarly articles. For other scholarly articles, see Raven Days' statistics page, Just the Facts, Ma'am. For articles on bullying-related deaths, see Raven Days' This Present Darkness.

Deadly Ambivalence -- Article by Meredith Maran for Salon.com, in response to the March, 2001 school-shooting incident in Santee, California, in which two students were killed and 13 others, mostly students, wounded.

A Boy the Bullies Love to Beat Up, Repeatedly -- 15-year-old Billy Wolfe is being routinely beaten up by schoolmates. Article by Dan Barry for the New York Times. See also Parents Sue Bully. School District Next? by Kyle Bachus and Darin Schanker for InjuryBoard, and Who's the Bully?" by Scott F. Davis and Dustin Tracy for the Northwest Arkansas Times.

Japan: the Missing Million -- Some Japanese teenagers are responding to chronic bullying by not only refusing to go to school, but refusing to leave home. Article by Phil Rees for the BBC.

Bullies Target Stammerers, Says Study -- BBC report of a study published in the British Journal of Psychology. See also Device Helps Woman Overcome Stutter, web-published by ABC.

Victims Question Exclusion Policy -- Article by the BBC.

Bullying is a Complex, Dangerous Game In Which Everyone's A Player -- Article by Cecelia Goodnow for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.

Bullying "Openness" Call -- BBC article on bullying in Scotland.

How to Beat the Bully -- Article by Roberta T. McCulloch for the Times Herald-Record.

Lack of Help Led to Bomb Threat -- Article by Tawnya Panizzi for the Herald.

My Bullying Beef -- Article by Yvonne Roberts for the Guardian.

Schools Endeavor to Fight Against Bullying -- Article about 14-year-old Tyler Albertario, a bullying victim. Article by Dave Marcus for Newsday.

Bullying is Torture at School -- Article by Gina Burgess for the Picayune Item.

Surviving Bullies -- Article by Theresa Schmidt for KPLC-TV.

Banning the Bullies -- Article by Fiona Morgan, web-published by Salon.com, in response to the March 2001 school-shooting incident in Santee, California, in which two students were killed and 13 others, mostly students, wounded.

Sexual Harassment Common in Schools -- Article by Lu Ann Franklin for the Times.

Bullied Pupils Say Names Do Hurt -- Article web-published by the BBC.

School Bullying Not Inevitable -- Article web-published by the BBC.

In Korean Schools, Bullying is a Growing Problem -- Article web-published by JoongAng Daily.

Teen Killers Feel Trapped by Masculine Stereotypes -- Op-ed by Jessie Klein for USA Today.

"Too White"? Peers Bully Black Students -- Column by Peter Bronson.

Real Danger, or Cry For Help? -- A 14-year-old who kept a journal in which he fantasized about killing his bullies in his private journal may be expelled from school. Column by Phil Luciano for the Peoria Journal Star.

Bullying at School: Domestic Terrorism Without a Solution -- Editorial by Ed Howard for StatePaper.com.

Schoolyard Bullies and Their Victims: The Picture Fills Out -- Article by Patrik Jonsson for the Christian Science Monitor.

Bullying Carries Increased Risk of Suicide -- Article web-published by WGAL.

Bystanders Play a Part in Bullying Behavior -- Article about a study by Dr. Ken Rigby of the University of South Australia, web-published by News-Medical.

School Violence Begs Discussion About Bullying -- Article by Darien Bates for the Falls Church News-Press, prompted by the 2005 school shooting in Red Lake, Minnesota.

School Shooting Should Impel Culture of Acceptance, Diversity -- Article by Beth Ruhl for the Lawrence Journal-World, prompted by the 2005 school shooting in Red Lake, Minnesota.

Bullying Nightmare -- Too Cruel for School -- Article by Heather Crosby for the Daily Liberal.

You Can't Snitch If You Can't Speak -- Article by Carolyn Goossen for New America Media.

Anti-Bullying Rules Save Victims and Taxpayers -- Op-ed piece by Deb Price for the Detroit News.

Bullying Moves from School to Cyberspace -- Article by Todd Jurkowski. 13-year-old Jeff Johnston killed himself June 28, 2005 after being bullied at school and online.

When the Bullied Becomes The Bully -- Article about a bullied student who brought weapons to school, by Anne Yeager for KNXV.

Cyber-Bullying Pops Up as a New Threat -- Article by Autumn Grooms for the La Crosse Tribune.

Bullying Makes School Life Almost Impossible for Student -- Article web-published by the Central Peace Signal.

New! Bullied Jason's Plea to End School Hell -- Article by Katie Miller for the Gold Coast Bulletin. See also Bullied Jason Goes From Hell to Hero, also by Katie Miller for the Gold Coast Bulletin.

School Bullies Made Me Go Bald, Says Teenager, by Jaya Narain for the Daily Mail.

Peanut Butter and Deadly Taunts -- Article about bullies deliberately triggering the allergies of schoolmates who are allergic to peanut butter. Article by Lauren Cox for ABC.

Bullied Teen Gets National Attention -- A boy whose collarbone was broken by schoolmates will appear on "Good Morning, America". Article by Joey Bunch for the Denver Post. See also Cherry Creek Teen May Face Bully in Court, by Joey Bunch for the Denver Post, and Student Says He Was Bullied, Beaten Because He's German," by Jeffrey Wolf for KUSA.

I'm Healed, Says Slashed Girl -- When she was 12, Shanni Naylor was slashed across the face by a bully. She needed 32 stitches. This is a follow-up article, written two years later. Article by Deborah Sherwood for the Mirror.

Bullies' Victim Claire Turns Her Life Around -- Article about a girl who dropped out of school after being bullied and who successfully joined an apprenticeship program instead. Article by Sue Watson for the Sunderland Echo.

Teen Puts Pain to Page -- Article about a bullied 15-year-old who has written a book about her experiences. Web-published by the South Jersey News.

Principal Goes to Bat for Bullied Student -- Article about 16-year-old Grant Troester who was relentlessly teased by schoolmates about his weight until a principal intervened. Article by Elizabeth Kutter for the Gazette.

Bully's Taped Attack on Web -- A special-ed student was sexually assaulted by classmates. Article by Dana DiFilippo for the Philadelphia Daily News.

Boys in Fear from School Bullies -- "I had three people grab hold of me - two of them pinned me down and the other one started kicking me...." Article web-published by the BBC.

The Bullying Scourge -- Parents say that a boys' school has a major bullying problem. Article web-published by the Marlborough Express.

Call for Action on School Transport -- Article web-published by RTE News.

Probing Question: Can School Bullying Have Deadly Consequences? -- Article by Melissa Beattie-Moss for Penn State Live.

Beyond the Finger on the Trigger -- Op-ed piece about the high school bullying experienced by Cho Seung-hui, who killed many of his college classmates at Virginia Tech in April, 2007. Article by Miranda Devine for the Sydney Morning Herald.

We All Must Stop Giving Bullies a Free Pass -- Op-ed by Cynthia Whitfield for the Register-Guard.

Impact of Bullying Can Last a Lifetime -- Article by Erin Cunningham for the Herald-Mail.

Bullies and Bystanders -- Article by Linda Petrusi for Caribbean Net News.

Administration Moves to Crack Down on Freshman Hazing -- Article by Julia Mazerov for Silver Chips Online.

Bullies Plague NZ Teens -- "They threw a book at one of my friends...one of them walked over, punched one of my friends...." Article web-published by OneNews. See also Marlborough School Defends Reputation, also web-published by OneNews.

Pushing Back at Bullying -- Article by Gerri Hirshey for the New York Times.

School Bus Bullying "On the Rise" -- Article web-published by the BBC.

School Secrets: Kuwait's Children and Bullying -- Article by Chidi Emmanuel for the Kuwait Times.

In March, 1999, the comic strip Ozy and Millie had a great storyline about dealing with bullying.
With cartoonist D.C. Simpson's kind permission, here are the relevant strips:

March 12, 1999 -- Talking Trash
March 15, 1999 -- Cutting the Apron Strings
March 16, 1999 -- The Principal's Principles
March 17, 1999 -- Identity Crisis
March 18, 1999 -- Irreconcilable Differences
March 19, 1999 -- Playing the Game
March 22, 1999 -- Social Circles, Squared
March 23, 1999 -- Preparation for Life (Without Parole)
March 24, 1999 -- Nonviolent Solution
March 25, 1999 -- Cupro-Nickel Lining

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