Bullying is a huge problem in America’s schools. It is estimated that more than 13 million kids are bullied each year, undermining their social confidence and emotional development. The film “Bully“, a documentary created in collaboration with The Bully Project, focuses on the affect that bullying has had on five families. It also takes a […]
On March 9th, more than 60 5th and 6th grade students from Chicago and its surrounding suburbs participated in an Anti-Bullying workshop entitled STAND UP! Youth Leadership Day at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. The workshop included museum tours, group activities, and a presentation by a survivor of the war in Bosnia, Nadja […]
There are no innocent bystanders. According to Barbara Coloroso, parenting expert and bestselling author of “The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School–How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle,” the bystander is one of three roles played out in any bullying situation. Whether passive or active, willing or […]
The North Shore is officially on cyberbullying alert: The suit filed last week by Laura Cook of Wilmette, on behalf of her son who is a minor, alleges that he was defamed by four of his peers who created a fake Facebook profile using her son’s name. The material published on the fake profile […]
