Somehow, it got around that the DuPage County seventh-grader had given a lap dance to another girl's boyfriend. The false rumor got back to the girlfriend, who confronted her fellow student a few months ago, asking her to go online that night to talk about it - and declining to talk about it in pers...

A teenager's dreams cut short by a stabbing at a birthday party late last year raised concerns about violence in schools - especially the wealthier ones. This concern has now been verified by a survey which found that violence was increasing at all Gauteng schools - and that there was no difference ...

From September, students who abuse other students using mobile phones and the Internet will be punished for committing school violence. Education offices nationwide will also be authorized to have violators and their parents pay the damages of their victims. The Education, Science and Technology Min...

ScienceDaily (Apr. 7, 2008) — Children who are neglected before their second birthday display higher levels of aggressive behavior between ages 4 and 8, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study, published in the journal Pediatrics. ...

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Cyberbullying — harassing a person online — has become the latest school bully tactic. And lawsuits are resulting. But lawsuits don’t prevent pain, they only punish pests. Because Web postings have an unlimited audience potential, cyberbullying might be even more detrimental to a child than getting ...

Pretoria - A lack of parental involvement, bullying and punishment for late-coming are some of the reasons why there is a high rate of absenteeism among South African pupils, according to a report. A new report, released by the Department of Education, has revealed that South African schools have a ...

Childhood bullies frequently fight with their parents, feel they can't count on them and aren't closely supervised, a Toronto-based study shows. That means bullies not only require counselling on how to relate to peers, but also parents – and their parents need to take part, says lead author D...

YouTube should be prosecuted for carrying “happy-slapping” clips on its site, experts on internet safety say. They told MPs yesterday that after a court case this month, a legal precedent had been set that will allow those who video assaults to be prosecuted. A 15-year-old girl was found guilty of a...

First generation migrant children in the UK are 25% more likely to be bullied at secondary school than non-migrant children, research shows. Nearly half of UK pupils think bullying is a problem in their school, according to a study by the British Council. Adopting religious holidays from other faith...

Solicitation and harassment much more likely in chat rooms and over IM says study. Social networking sites have been under fire for poor security measures and screening of users leading to harassment and sexual solicitation of minors using sites like MySpace and Facebook. ...

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