Bullying is defined as unwanted and aggressive behavior among school-aged children, often marked by an actual or perceived imbalance of power. This behavior is typically repetitive or may recur over ...

Bullying and harassment continue to climb in the Newport Independent School District, pushing some parents to pull their ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A change in Tennessee law that formally defines bullying and cyberbullying and ensures the acts would be treated the same as harassment will go into effect July 1. The ...

The result? Adolescents who have lived apart from one of their parents for some time of their childhood are, according to researchers Sara McLanahan and Gary Sandefur, “twice as likely to drop out of ...

The middle schooler faced years of bullying as educators struggled and failed to suppress it. CPS has added investigative muscle but still lacks capacity to tackle a rise in complaints. A caution for ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — During the last legislative session, HB 2590 was signed into law. It adds language about bullying and cyberbullying to the state's existing law about threats and harassment and is ...

SALISBURY — Lea Silverburg sees hundreds of kindergarten and first-grade students a week, and “Puppy” accompanies her to every classroom. The stuffed animal wears a school uniform and name tag. Lately ...

The lawsuit represented 23 families that claim their children’s schools weren’t doing enough to make bullying stop. I had feared that a class action lawsuit might result in a humongous payment that ...

The expectation is, of course, that the settlement will lead to happier parents because New York City schools will finally make their children safe from bullying. But my conclusion is that this ...