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Indian River Sheriff's Office Closes Inquiry... -- May 8, 2008. -- Sebastian, Florida, USA. -- An inquiry into an alleged sexual hazing of baseball players foundered after all involved refused to cooperate with the investigation. Article by Laurel Scheffel for TCPalm. See also May 6th's Sebastian River Still Investigating Baseball Incident, by Colleen Wixon for TCPalm April 19th's Sebastian River High School Baseball Suspected of Hazing, web-published by WPTV, and April 18th's column If Hazing is Proven, Serious Punishment is in Order, by Ray McNulty for TCPalm>.

Sixth-grader Stabbed at School by Classmate -- May 7, 2008. -- Goodlettsville, Tennessee, USA. -- A 13-year-old was stabbed with scissors several times when he tried to intervene on the side of a schoolmate who was being bullied. Article by Alexa Hinton for the City Paper.

Coaches Knew of Sex Hazing Last Year in Wilson -- May 7, 2008. -- Wilson, New York, USA. -- Three baseball players sexually hazed teammates on a team bus. Now it turns out that a similar incident was reported to the coaches last year. Article by Paul Westmoore and Aaron Besecker for the Buffalo News. See also the Raven Days' RFHS Special Section, Wilson Hazing.

Reports Document Widespread Hazing Among Molalla High Team -- May 6, 2008. -- Astoria, Oregon, USA. -- Sexual hazing was the norm on the basketball and track teams. Article by Kyle Iboshi for KGW. See also April 23rd's Four Former Molalla Basketball Players..., by Jessica Bruder for the Oregonian, April 22nd's Molalla Hoops Players Plead No Contest to Assault, web-published by KPTV, April 22nd's Molalla Teenagers Admit Sex Assault on Bus..., by Joe Gamm for the Daily Astorian, and the April 24th Daily Astorian editorial, Do the Crime; Do the Time.

Win-E-Mac School Investigated for Sexual Hazing -- May 1, 2008. -- Polk County, North Dakota, USA. -- Baseball players sexually hazed a teammate. Article web-published by WDAY.

Teen Accused in School Threat Speaks -- April 29, 2008. -- DeLand, Florida, USA. -- Three bullied 13-year-olds were accused of planning a school shooting. Article by Claire Metz for WESH. See also April 29th's Teen Bullying Led to School Murder Plot, web-published by CFN13, March 17th's Bully Concerns For Parents After Violent School Plot Uncovered, web-published by WFTV, and March 15th's 3 Middle School Students Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Murder, also web-published by WFTV.

Tallmadge Student Gets Probation in Hazing -- April 28, 2008. -- Tallmadge, Ohio, USA. -- A football player was sexually hazed by teammates. Article by Ed Meyer for the Akron Beacon-Journal. See also the Raven Days' RFHS Special Section, Tallmadge Hazing.

Mother Accuses School Officials of Not Protecting Child from Bullying -- April 28, 2008. -- Lexington, Kentucky, USA. -- LaFleesha Patton is suing her daughter's school system. Article by Ashlee Clark for the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Girl Killed Herself After Bullying on Internet -- April 25, 2008. -- Leeds, England, U.K. -- 14-year-old Stephanie Burlingham killed herself after being bullied at school. Article web-published by the Telegraph.

Bullying Probe Over Girl's Death -- April 23, 2008. -- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. -- 17-year-old Sarah Jean Walker killed herself and left a note saying that she had been bullied. Article by Carly Crawford for the Herald Sun.

Felony "Peanut" Charge Sparks Debate -- April 22, 2008. -- Lexington, Kentucky, USA. -- A 13-year-old has been charged with a felony for crumbling a peanut-butter cookie into an allergic classmate's lunchbox. Article by Lauren Cox for ABC.

District, Not Insurance, Would Pay $1 Million -- April 18, 2008. -- Ithaca, New York, USA. -- A student harassed because of her race has been awarded $1,000,000 by an Administrative Law Judge. Article by Topher Sanders for the Ithaca Journal.

Bullying Allegedly Takes Another Victim -- April 15, 2008. -- New York City, New York, USA. -- 12-year-old Maria Herrera killed herself April 7th after being bullied. Article by Emily Friedman for ABC.

School Allowed Bullying, Say Parents -- April 8, 2008. -- Hutt Valley, New Zealand. -- The parents of a bullied New Zealand 9th-grader have lodged a formal complaint with local police. Article web-published by the New Zealand Herald.

Dakota Student's Threat Brings Two Years' Probation -- April 4, 2008. -- Macomb Township, Minnesota, USA. -- A student who was expelled after threatening to blow up his school in response to having been sexually hazed by football teammates has been placed on probation for two years. Article by Jameson Cook for the Macomb Daily..

Two Boys Admit Bullying Teammate -- April 4, 2008. -- Batavia, Ohio, USA. -- Basketball players hazed a teammate. Article by Barrett J. Brunsman for the Enquirer.

Hazing Incident Still Under Investigation -- April 4, 2008. -- Lancaster, Ohio, USA. -- Baseball players hazed teammates. Article by Joe Arnold for the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette.

Answers Demanded Over Takapuna Teen's Death -- March 31, 2008. -- Waitemata, New Zealand. -- 17-year-old Toran Henry killed himself after schoolmates beat him up and captured the incident on video. Article by Elizabeth Binning, et al., for the New Zealand Herald. See also March 30th's Mum Seeks Answers Over Death, a ONENews article web-published by TVNZ, and March 30th's School to Investigate Pupil's Death, web-published by TV3.

All School Districts Can Learn from Millersport Hazing Case -- March 21, 2008. -- Millersport, Ohio, USA. -- 10 to 12 rookie baseball players were struck and had volleyballs thrown at them. Article web-published by the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette..

Settlement Doesn't End Ordeal for Scruggs -- March 7, 2008. -- Meridien, Connecticut, USA. -- In January, 2002, 12-year-old Daniel Scruggs killed himself. His mother sued his school system. Now she has settled out of court. Article by Elisabeth Strillacci for the Record-Journal.. See also March 6th's Settlement Reached in Scruggs Lawsuit, by Amanda Falcone for the Record-Journal.

Ex-East Football Player Guilty in Hazing Incident -- March 1, 2008. -- Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. -- Three football players sexually hazed teammates. Article by Pat Reavy for the Deseret Morning News. See also February 15th's Hazing Trial Set for Ex-East High Athlete, also by Pat Reavy for the Deseret Morning News, Dec. 10th's Two East High Football Players Strike Plea Deals, also by Pat Reavy for the Deseret Morning News, and Sept. 27th's Three East High Football Players Face Criminal Hazing Charges, by KTVX.

No More Jail Time for Local Teen -- February 20, 2008. -- Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. -- A bullied teen who brought a gun to school in May 2007 for protection after having been beaten up so badly that he went into convulsions and had to be admitted to the hospital has been sentenced to time served. News and Daily Advance article, web-published by WSLS.

Report on Alleged School Bullying Released -- February 12, 2008 -- Hutt Valley, New Zealand. -- A group of six bullies sexually assaulted their victims. Article web-published by the New Zealand Herald. See also January 16th's School Attacks Blamed on "Pack Mentality", by Keri Welham for the Dominion Post, web-published by Stuff.

Schoolboys Accused of Bullying Appear in Court -- February 11, 2008. -- Perth, Australia. -- Five students threatened to kill one of their schoolmates. ABC article.

Hazing Prompts Asheboro to Fire Wrestling Coach -- January 29, 2008. -- Asheboro, North Carolina, USA. -- Wrestlers were sexually hazed by teammates. Article by Robert Bell for the News-Record. See also January 29th's Players, Coach Charged in Sports Hazing Incident, web-published by WXII, and the January 30th News-Record editorial, Bad Conduct by Any Definition.

Bullied Student Arrested After Bringing Knives to School -- December 27, 2007. -- Gurnee, Illinois, USA. -- A middle school girl brought a set of steak knives to school to defend herself against her bullies. Article by Russell Lissau for the Daily Herald.

"Unfounded" Hazing Incident Under Investigation -- December 20, 2007. -- Spencer, Indiana, USA. -- Two basketball players were sexually hazed by teammates. Article web-published by WTHR.

Judge Slashes Jury's $4 Million Payout to Boy in Bullying Case -- December 19, 2007. -- Tampa, Florida, USA. -- A boy whose arm was broken by bullies won his lawsuit, but his damages award has been cut to $600,000 from $4 million. Article by Thomas W. Krause for the Tampa Tribune. See also December 18th's Award in Bullying Case is Slashed, by Colleen Jenkins for the St. Petersburg Times.

Boy Sentenced to Life for Murdering School Mate -- December 18, 2007. -- New Delhi, India. -- An 18-year-old student who killed his bully has been sentenced to life in prison. Article web-published by the Hindu.

8th Grader Took Dad's Gun to Punish Bullying Classmate -- December 11, 2007. -- Gurgaeon, India. -- Two bullied students killed their bully. Article by Raheel Kursheed for CNN-IBN.

Four Questioned in Alleged Assault at Canutillo High School -- December 11, 2007. -- El Paso, Texas, USA. -- A student was hazed. Article by Crystal Gutierrez for KDCB.

High School Students Hold Protest -- December 7, 2007. -- Knott, Kentucky, USA. -- At least 30 students walked out of class to show their support for a student who had been bullied a few days before. Article by WKYT.

Fleming Island Wrestling Program Suspended Due to Hazing -- December 7, 2007. -- Clay County, Florida, USA. -- High school wrestlers sexually hazed a teammate. Article by Beth Reese Cravey for My Clay Sun. See also the December 12th My Clay Sun editorial Hazing Needs to End in Clay County, Everywhere.

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