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It is with deep regret that we notify you that a student from Bennion Junior High School attempted to take his own life while crossing the 6200 South overpass near Bennion Junior High. Granite School District will have a crisis team at Bennion in the cafeteria to speak with students, families and staff members.

In North Carolina, children and teens aren’t the only victims of bullying. On the Internet, teachers report being tormented and provoked by students. As per a new law, cyberbullying with the “intent to intimidate or torment a school employee” is now a criminal misdemeanor. The School Violence Protection Law of 2012 that recently passed places teacher-bullying provisions in ink. By holding students responsible for their actions online, supporters of the bill hope to curb harassment of school employees on the [...]

“Students today live in a cyber-world, it’s how most choose to communicate. It’s also how many are cyberbullied – whether through messaging, emails or social networking sites, it’s difficult for victims to escape the 24/7 exposure to threats, bullying or discrimination,” New York Senator Stephen Saland said in a statement.

Chris Boston looks over a screen shot on his computer of the phony Facebook account that was set up in his daughter Alex’s name Thursday, April 26, 2012, at their home in Acworth, Ga. The Boston family this month filed a libel lawsuit claiming two classmates humiliated her by using a doctored photo to set up the phony Facebook account in her name, and then stacking the page with phony comments claiming Boston was sexually active, racist and involved in drugs.

Bullies beware. One Minnesota teen is fighting back. A high school football captain decided to combat cyberbullying by beginning a Twitter account — @OsseoNiceThings — to tweet positive things about the bullied kids.

YAKIMA, Wash. — Police are trying to locate the person behind a cruel Facebook page that seemingly sprung up overnight. It targets young women across Eastern Washington posting their pictures without their permission and setting them up for disparaging critiques.

Here is a creative video that discusses 11 Facts About Cyber Bullying. Some facts may be surprising, while others may be alarming. It’s important to be informed on cyber bullying so that you may be able to appropriately handle it if may occur to you or someone you know.

“Friending” or “following” your kids through popular social networking websites, such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace, can be a great way to connect and grow your relationship with your kids. Done the right way, it is an ideal medium to learn about, and also from, your children.

A recent college graduate has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a woman. As Olivia Moody tells her story, she speaks about how some bullying took place on Facebook. She was taunted and even threatened by a group of females who wanted to fight her primarily because of her relationship with a man. The fact that she had been “bullied for over two years”, makes me question where there any authorities that were notified about her being [...]