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A LGBT (Lesbian- Gay - Bisexual -Transgender) high school was recently proposed for the Toronto, Ontario area, similar to The Harvey Milk High School in New York. With over 650 panelists reporting in, Tellwut found that while only 25% agreed with the concept of a gay-centric school, 43% said that they would support their child if he/she wanted to attend such an establishment. (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 After a gay-centric school was proposed for Toronto, Tellwut sought out their voter...
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Highmark Foundation today released the first savings analysis created about the impact of bullying prevention programs in Pennsylvania. One example the report highlights is a $17.1 million in potential school savings when the number of students who leave schools because of bullying is reduced. The Cost Benefit of Bullying Prevention: A First-Time Look at Savings indicates there are cost savings for schools when they initiate long-term...
NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 1(st), Tanda.com will "go blue" with a homepage takeover in support of Blue Shirt Day(TM) World Day of Bullying Prevention, the signature initiative of STOMP Out Bullying(TM), the leading national anti-bullying organization. This day kicks off National Bullying Prevention Awareness month in October, encouraging kids, teens and adults to help make a statement against bullying and cyber bullying by wearing a blue shirt in solidarity....
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Over 90% of children's top 50 television shows display social bullying, according to new research. In an age where social bullying is a growing hot topic, Nicole Martins, Indiana University, and Barbara J. Wilson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, published research in the Journal of Communication looking into whether children are exposed to these behaviors through television programs. The researchers analyzed 50 of the...
PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center offers free web-based tools MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nearly one-third of all school-aged children are bullied each year - upwards of 13 million students. During National Bullying Prevention Month in October, communities are urged to come together and take action to send a message that bullying will not be accepted in their town or school. Founded by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center in October...
RHINE, Ga., Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 1Key Media today announced the unveiling of a new book release that was written under extreme secrecy for the protection of a true Georgia legend of our time, Susan Weeks. Weeks' highly anticipated new book, The Underestimated, is the memoir of her life as the wife of a mafia gangster. The Underestimated, written by a motion picture screenwriter, which also reads like a movie, offers an exhaustive, detailed journey of courage, bravery,...
Most adults say schools should take action when bullies threaten physical safety, embarrass others, according to U-M's National Poll on Children's Health ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. adults repeatedly rate bullying as a major health problem for U.S. children. But a new poll from the University of Michigan shows adults have different views about what bullying behaviors should prompt schools to take action. The University of Michigan C.S. Mott...
Shocking first-hand accounts of bullying in the latest issue of Teen Ink BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Until you've seen bullying through a teen's eyes, you have no idea of the intense turmoil that young people face every day. A series of shocking first-hand accounts written by teenagers in the latest issue of Teen Ink magazine suggest that the bullying crisis has reached increasingly severe proportions, following teens everywhere in their 24/7 digitally connected...
LEESBURG, Va., Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Refugio Independent School District in Refugio, Texas has deployed a revolutionary new anonymous tip system that is designed to deter bullying before it even happens. Much like surveillance cameras deter crime, the district has placed highly visible posters that warn would-be bullies of a pervasive yet discreet tipping system. This system, called uTip - The Bully Buster, empowers fellow students to anonymously submit on-the-spot tips from...
PHOENIX, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's back to school time. For many parents and elementary and secondary school students, new teachers, school supplies and fresh wardrobes come along with a renewed worry about bullying. It is reported that a child is bullied every seven minutes in our country and an estimated 77 percent of students are bullied mentally or physically, at some point during their school years, according to the Youth Ambassadors 4 Kids Club. With this in mind,...
