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Cyber-Bullying Leads to School Suspension -- Feb. 18, 2010. -- Schoolmates posted mean comments about a seventh-grade girl on Facebook. Article web-published by KCTV.
Cyber-Bullying on Increase, Say Experts -- Feb. 7, 2010. -- McClatchy article.
Why is Cyberbullying Different?" -- Feb. 2, 2010. -- Article by Christopher Dawson for ZDNet.
Federal Court Sides With Cyberbully -- Jan. 25, 2010. -- Article web-published by KSAZ.
Bullies Use the New Technologies.... -- Jan. 19, 2010. -- Article by Maghan Hunt for the Anderson Valley Post.
Cyberbullying Leads to Suspension.... -- Jan. 15, 2010. -- Article by Linda Shaw for the Seattle Times. See also Jan. 15th's Dozens of Students Suspended..., by Elisa Hahn for NWCN.
Students Go to Court to Uphold Their Right to be Mean Online -- Dec. 14, 2009. -- Article by Doug Stanglin for USA Today.
Oklahoma City School Cracks Down on Bullying -- Dec. 12, 2009. -- Students were punished for creating Facebook groups dedicated to hating other students or teachers. Article by Megan Rolland for the Oklahoman.
Teen's Family Tries to Raise Awareness of Cyberbullying -- Dec. 12, 2009. -- 17-year-old Amanda Brownell has been in a vegetative state for a year after trying to kill herself. She had been cyberbullied. Article by Sandra Gonzales for the San Jose Mercury News. See also Dec. 12th's Raising Awareness About Cyberbullying, by Betsy Gebhart for KCBS.
Emo Bullying Caught on Tape -- Dec. 11, 2009. -- A student was filmed being beaten up on her way home from school. Article web-published by MomLogic.
Girl-Bashing and Its Consequences -- Dec. 8, 2009. -- On Sept. 12 2009, 13-year-old Hope Witsell committed suicide after being cyberbullied. Article by Leora Tannenbaum for the Huffington Post. See also Dec. 3rd's Sexting and Bullying Leads to Yet Another Teen Suicide, by Ross Ellis for the Examiner..
Bullying a Cause of Suicide.... -- Dec. 4, 2009. -- 13-year-old Ryan Halligan committed suicide in 2003 after being cyberbullied. Article by Donald W. Meyers for the Salt Lake Tribune. See also Father Warns NJ School Kids About Cyber Bullying, by Cindy Hsu for WCBS.
Parents Outraged About Cyber-Bullying -- Nov. 24, 2009. -- Article web-published by WTVD.
Dangers of Technology -- Nov. 21, 2009. -- Article web-published by WHAS.
Father Wants School to Stop Student from Cyberbullying Daughter -- Nov. 19. 2009. -- Article web-published by WJLA.
A New Way Kids Are Being Bullies [sic] -- Nov. 4, 2009. -- Article web-published by KRNV.
Teen Arrested for Creating Website to Bully Other Teen -- Oct. 15, 2009. -- A ninth-grader created a website that insulted a schoolmate. Article by Kim Zetter for Wired. See also Oct. 15th's Troy, Missouri Girl Allegedly Bullied Another Over Internet, an AP article web-published by KTVI, and Oct. 16th's Bully Website Lands Missouri Teen in Jail, by Terrence O'Brien for Switched.
Survey Tells Tale of Cyberbullying --Oct. 13, 2009. -- Article by John Henrehan for WTTG.
Bullies Stopped This Time -- Oct. 13, 2009. -- Article about electronic "burn books" or "slam books," by Ruth Sheehan for the News-Observer.
Cyber Bullying Common Among Teens -- Oct. 13, 2009. -- Article by Susan Troller for the Cap Times.
Kids These Days -- Oct. 12, 2009. -- Column about students who posted a Facebook video threatening to rape and kill a schoolmate. Article by Steve Smith for the Daily Pilot.
Online Networking Can Be Trouble for Teens -- August 30, 2009. -- Article by Natalee Seely for the Parkersburg News and Sentinel.
Putting a Stop to Cyberbullying -- July 26, 2009. -- Article by Alex Dalenberg for the Arizona Republic.
Stop Cyberbullying with Education -- July 15, 2009. -- Article by Larry Magid for CBS.
Police Say Boulder Boys Threatened To Rape Girl, 12 -- May 2, 2009. -- Article by Tyler Lopez for KMGH.
Bullying Reaches to Cyberspace -- Apr. 28, 2009. -- Article by Sue Loughlin for the Tribune-Star.
Bullies Move into Cyberspace, Threatening Students -- Apr. 23, 2009. -- Article by Liz Carey for Scripps News.
Schools Work to Combat Cyber-Bullying -- Mar. 19, 2009. -- Article by Alan Frio for WSMV.
In Several States, a Push to Stem Cyber-Bullying -- Jan. 1, 2009. -- Article by Ashley Surdin for the Washington Post.
Bullied in Our Own Bedrooms -- Dec. 17, 2009. -- Article by Laura Topham for the Daily Mail.
Bullies' Last Message to Megan.... -- Dec. 13, 2009. -- 15-year-old Megan Gillan committed suicide January 19, 2009 after having been cyberbullied. Article by Emma Barrow for the News of the World.
More School Girls Fall Victim to Cyberbullies -- Nov. 16, 2009. -- Article by Tim Ross for This is London.
Facebook Bully Has Affected My Every Moment.... -- Aug. 24, 2009. -- A student was harassed on and offline by a bully, who was ultimately jailed when she and her victim both turned 18. Article by Gary O'Shea for the Sun.
Schoolgirl Took Overdose After Bebo Bullying... -- July 30, 2009. -- 15-year-old Megan Gillan was being homeschooled after being bullied by schoolmates. They learned her e-address and began bullying her online. Article web-published by the Telegraph.
Victims of Cyberbullying Talk -- July 31, 2009. -- Article by Jenna Sloan and David Lowe for the Sun.
The Girl of 12 Who is Being Bullied for Having Swine Flu -- May 6, 2009. -- Article by Lucy Ballenger and Daniel Martin for the Daily Mail.
Police Investigate YouTube Video.... -- May 1, 2009. -- A 14-year-old girl was beaten up by schoolmates. Article web-published by the Telegraph.
Half of All School Bullying is Now Online -- Mar. 20, 2009. -- Article web-published by the Daily Mail.
Wolf Creek Star Fights Bullying -- Nov. 21, 2009. -- Actor John Jarratt has agreed to appear in a public-service announcement about cyberbullying. Article by Sarah Crawford for the Sunshine Coast Daily.
"No Escape" from Cyber-Bullies -- August 3, 2009. -- Article by Stephen Lunn for Australian IT.
Phone Bans "Not the Answer to Cyberbullying-- May 8, 2009. -- Students were cyberbullied by classmates. Article by Nic MacBean for the ABC. See also May 8th's Elite School's Horrific Cyber-Bullying Case, by David Mark for the ABC, and May 7th's School Expels Girls Over Cyberbullying, by David Mark for ABC Lateline.
Text-Message Bullying on the Rise in Chile's Schools -- Dec. 15, 2009. -- Article by James Fowler for the Santiago Times.
Google Presents Defense in Italian Bullying Video Case -- Sept. 29, 2009. -- Bullies posted a video of themselves bullying another student on Google Video. Google is being sued for failing to notice it and take it down before someone complained to them. Article by Philip Willan for Computerworld.
School Bullying Going Mobile -- Sept. 11, 2009. -- 12-year-old bullies texted a classmate, demanding protection money. Article by Kang Shin-who for the Korea Times.
Bullying of Teenagers Online is Common, UCLA Psychologists Report -- Oct. 4, 2008. -- Press release about an online survey on cyberbullying conducted by UCLA in 2005, by Stuart Wolpert for UCLA.
Pa. Taking Steps to Prevent Cyber Bullying -- Sept. 30, 2008. -- Pennsylvania has passed a law requiring all schools to create a cyberbullying disciplinary code. Article by Stephanie Abrams for CBS3.
Technology Gives New Twist to Age-Old Problem of Bullying -- Sept. 21, 2008. -- Article by Jamie Durant for SCNow.
Cyberbullying is a Concern as School Starts Back Up -- Sept. 3, 2008. -- Article web-published by KBJR.
As School Year Begins, Cyber-Bullying Presents a Complex Legal Landscape -- Aug. 25, 2008. -- Press release from the University of New Hampshire, web-published by Newswise.
Trying to Deal With High Tech Bullying -- Aug. 11, 2008. -- Article by Michele Miller for the St. Petersburg Times.
Bullying Hits the Internet -- Aug. 9, 2008. -- Article by Bryan Marshall for the Richmond Register.
Bullying Moves Into Cyberspace -- Aug. 3, 2008. -- Article by Courtney Blanchard for the Telegraph Herald.
9Scrambling for Solutions to Cyberbullying -- July 17, 2008. -- Article by Marjorie Gursky for the Times of Huntington.
Missouri Governor Signs Law Against Cyber-Bullying -- June 30, 2008. -- Article by Jimmie Collins for the Student Press Law Center.
Bullies Tap Into Web to Ambush -- June 7, 2008. -- Article by Christina DeNardo for the Palm Beach Post.
Cyberbullying Impacts Local Students -- May 21, 2008. -- Article by Christina Salvo for KXRM.
Ali Lohan Hits Out at School Bullies -- May 21, 2008. -- Actress Lindsey Lohan's younger sister was victimized by cyberbullies. Article web-published by ContactMusic.
State Combats Cyber-Bullying -- April 9, 2008. -- Article by Scott Unger for the State Journal.
Bullying Moves to the Internet -- April 7, 2008. -- Article by Matthew Stone for the Kennebec Journal.
A Cyber World of Hurt -- April 6, 2008. -- Article by Danielle M. Williamson for the Worcester Telegram.
Student Studies American, Japanese Cyberbullying -- April 3, 2008. -- Article by Alex Abdallah for the Lariat.
Internet Pushes into the Bullying Landscape -- March 16, 2008. -- Article by Jenny Michael for the Bismarck Tribune.
Bullying Has a Whole New Face, Thanks to Technology -- March 7, 2008. -- Article by Linda Smith Hancharick for the Warwick Advertiser.
Students Unite and Talk About Not Being a Bully -- March 2, 2008. -- Article by Courtney Paquette for the Eagle-Tribune.
Humiliation and Gossip are Weapons of the Cyber-Bully -- July 8, 2008. -- Article by Ron Ferguson for the Press and Journal.
Battling the Cyber-Bullies -- June 27, 2008. -- Article web-published by the BBC.
Shutting Down the Cyber Bullies -- June 12, 2008. -- Article web-published by the News and Star.
One in Seven Students Suffer Cyber Bullying -- May 19, 2008. -- Article about a survey of 2790 students, by Emmet Ryan for ENN.
WA Schoolchildren Tell of Poisonous Cyber Bullying -- Oct. 22, 2008. -- Perth, Western Australia, Australia. -- Article by Paul Lampathakis for the Sunday Times.
School in Website Storm -- May 18, 2008. -- Article by James Campbell and Samantha Asbury for the Herald Sun.
Emily Seebohm Suspended for Text Bullying -- April 6, 2008. -- Article by Scott Walsh and Elissa Lawrence for the Sunday Mail.
Cyber Bullies' "Toxic Cocktail" Targetted -- March 10, 2008. -- Article by Amanda O'Brien for the Sydney Morning Herald.
Online Bullying Affects One in Three Children -- July 10, 2008. -- Article by James Ihaka for the New Zealand Herald.
Terror on the Web -- Aug. 15, 2008. -- Article by Sujith Kumar for the Straits Times.
Students Disciplined After Bullying Video is Posted -- Nov. 20, 2007. -- Article by Bob Link for the Globe Gazette.
Throwing the Book at Cyberbullies -- Oct. 31, 2007. -- Article by Candace Lombardi for CNet News.
Cyber Bullying Is Not OK -- It's a Crime -- Aug. 16, 2007. -- Article by 16-year-old Jessica Jones for the Daily Telegraph.
I'm, Like, So Being Harassed Online -- June 27, 2007. -- Article by Erin Joyce for Internet.com.
Salem Seeks New Cyber-Bullying Rules -- Apr. 26, 2007. -- Article by Sanne Specht for the Mail Tribune.
Bullying from Behind a Screen -- Apr. 10, 2007. -- Article by Lory Pounder for the Vail Daily.
What Parents Need to Know About Cyberbullying, a Growing Problem -- Mar. 18, 2007. -- Article by Daniel Klote for the California Democrat.
New Frontier: Cyberbullying -- Feb. 14, 2007. -- Article by Rajah Maples for KHQA.
Cyber-Bullying: Type of Cruel Communication -- Jan. 31, 2007 - Article web-published by the Columbus Dispatch.
Putting a Stop to the Cyberbullies -- Sept. 25, 2007. -- Article web-published by the BBC.
Britain to Combat Cyber-Bullying in Schools -- Sept. 21, 2007. -- AFP article web-published by Google.
School "Happy Slap" Probe -- September 19, 2007. -- Article by Ian Willis for the Hartlepool Mail.
Cyber Bullying -- Don't Blame the Web -- August 3, 2007. -- Article by Hannah Goff for the BBC.
Dark Site of Schoolkids in Japan -- Aug. 21, 2007. -- Blog entry by Matsushita Shuji in his blog Mobile Ojisan on CNet Asia.
Educators Concerned About Increasing Trend of Cyber-Bullying -- June 18, 2007. -- Article by Pearl Forss for Channel NewsAsia.
Bullies Take Intimidation to Cyberspace -- June 26, 2006. -- Article by Tim Grant for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Parents of Cyber-Bullies Slapped with £1,000 Fines -- July 25, 2006. -- British schools are to be required to monitor instances of cyber-bullying among their pupils. Article by Alexandra Blair for the Times.
Pupils Warned Over Web Bullying -- Mar. 30, 2006. -- Article web-published by the BBC.
Telecom Sorry for Botching Text Bully Complaint -- Mar. 8, 2006. -- Article by Nathan Crombie for the Wairarapa Times-Age.
Vulgar Hacker Hits School Web Site -- Nov. 10, 2005. -- Article by Nanette Asimov for the San Francisco Chronicle.
School Bullies Take Teasing Online -- Feb. 8, 2005. -- Article by Adrienne Mand Lewin for ABC.
Text Blocking Aid Fights Bullies -- Oct. 1, 2003. -- Article web-published by the BBC.
Youngsters Targetted by Digital Bullies -- April 15, 2002. -- Article web-published by the BBC.
Text Message Bullies Action Call -- Mar. 16, 2001. -- Article web-published by the BBC.
Bullies Use Mobile Phone Threats -- Mar. 9, 2000 -- Article web-published by the BBC.
"Ozy and Millie" © 1999 by D.C. Simpson, and appears here by permission.
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