Bullying is the act of using physical or emotional power to harm or intimidate others. Bullying is in the news a lot lately as legislators and well-intentioned parents push for more anti-bullying legislation.
Whether you find this approach productive or futile, you can benefit by understanding different perspectives on this sensitive issue.
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Online Bullying: The Side of It You Don’t Know
A study from Finland’s Turku University finds that cyber bullies experience many of the same symptoms — emotional distress, trouble sleeping and concentrating, pains — as their victims.
Publish Date: 07/07/2010 15:31
http://www.jsyk.com/2010/07/07/online-bullying-the-side-of-it-you-don-t-know/
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Quinn Signs Law Against Cyber Bullying
A new state law could turn time in an online chat-room to time in the principals office.
Publish Date: 07/08/2010 8:38
http://www.wifr.com/news/headlines/97992969.html
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Academic Study Suggests Link Between Workplace Bullying and …
A study undertaken by the University of Sheffield has revealed a disturbing, if not surprising, relationship between bullying in the workplace and employee.
Publish Date: 07/08/2010 2:50
http://www.first4lawyers.com/academic-study-suggests-link-between-workplace-bullying-and-illness/
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State legislators are working feverishly to jump on the bandwagon and pass anti-bullying laws. While parents of victims express feeling some sort of.
Publish Date: 07/08/2010 4:40
http://www.findarticleonline.com/bullying-laws.html
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Demi Lovato Says No to Bullying – Tonic
Once bullied herself, Demi Lovato becomes a spokesperson for Teens Against Bullying, and earns a spot among Tonic’s Good-Looking Good Souls….
Publish Date: 07/06/2010 23:42
http://www.tonic.com/article/demi-lovato-says-no-to-bullying/
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Bullying of Academics in Higher Education: Work bullying linked to …
The bullying of academics follows a pattern of horrendous, Orwellian elimination rituals, often hidden from the public. Despite the anti-bullying policies (often token), bullying is rife across campuses, and the victims (targets) often …
Publish Date: 07/07/2010 15:13
http://bulliedacademics.blogspot.com/2010/07/work-bullying-linked-to-mental-health.html
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Teens left S. Hadley HS after bullying
An investigation into whether a 15 year old South Hadley High School student was bullied before she died… continues. Autopsy results for Phoebe Prince have not been made public but school officials say, she committed suicide.
