By Amy Mann Children’s Services “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Does anyone really believe that? Anti-bullying initiatives have become a nationwide crusade. Has the push to create a world free of harassment eliminated bullying in schools, neighborhoods, or families? It has not, according to statistics. The CDC …read more.

DURHAM, CONN. — A football coach has been fired after punishing a child for allegedly bullying one of his teammates. The bullying happened at school. Todd Kennedy, the former head coach of a Durham Middlefield Football team, says he wanted the kids to know that bullying would not be tolerated.

MASON CITY, WISC. — A town in Wisconsin is looking to fine parents more than $300 for continued bullying behavior.

[weaver_youtube XF_WtKTwp1M rel=0]   MICHIGAN — Just over a year ago, OK2Say was created to encourage Michigan students to anonymously report potential crimes through a phone app. Tested in the 2014-15 school year, the app is now being advocated by Attorney General Bill Schuette. The app was specifically created so students could report bullying, and …read more.

[weaver_youtube _mOsbHdfye0 rel=0]   Cool temperatures and rain didn’t keep approximately 50 individuals from attending the second annual Diversity Rally in Warsaw Saturday. But it did cancel the diversity walk from Central Park to the courthouse square and back. Brittany Kusserow, Chris Blackshire-Evansky, Lachelle Tullis, John Bonitati, Devendra Gorhe and members of the Warsaw Community High …read more.

For administrators at Warsaw Community School Corporation, bullying is certainly a problem to be dealt with, but dealing with that problem must also align with the school corporation’s mission.

Scott Backus and Jon Hutton of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation discuss bullying and the policies TVCS has in place to deal with it.

Bullying is a problem schools have dealt with for multiple generations. To varying degrees from school to school, there are students who choose to intimidate, taunt or threaten other students. But with the increasing use of social media such as Facebook, Twitter and others, it has opened a door for forms of bullying that previously …read more.

[weaver_youtube skWwW7DK65U rel=0] Bullying has become one of the most aggressive behaviors among young people today. The act of bullying is not only intentional, it is targeted and it can be physical, verbal, intimidating and can even spread to the Internet where it is called cyberbullying. ATA Martial Arts academies across the country are taking …read more.

[weaver_youtube UutCGCuzcZ4 rel=0] A Warsaw Community High School sophomore accused of yelling at and pouring a bottle of water on a middle school girl on the bus ride home is being punished, but the mother of the victim said the punishment falls far short of the school’s own disciplinary requirements. “No wonder bullying is such …read more.

[weaver_youtube XWHRM_ML2_8 rel=0] Bullying is an ever-present problem with our nation’s youth. Exacerbating the issue are social media sites, like Facebook, where “cyber-bullying” has become an epidemic. No matter how bullies choose to deliver their torment, bullying is a serious problem with dire consequences. October is national anti-bullying month. In honor of that two martial arts …read more.

Wawasee High School has invited Tippecanoe Valley High School PEER Facilitators to provide instruction on ways to reduce bullying at the high school level. Beginning with the 2013-14 school year, the state of Indiana now requires schools to provide anti-bullying training to all students and staff. Students will hear about issues such as peer pressure, …read more.