March 29th, 2011

Teen Says She Was Bullied Into Fight Caught On Camera
http://www.khq.com/Global/story.asp?S=14340947
KIROTV.COM - A Marysville teenager said that peer pressure and bullying led her into a fight caught on video. The video of Friday's fight between 13-year-old Sierra Spencer and another teenage girl was posted on You Tube.

Call to make filming of bullying a criminal offence
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/call-make-filming-bullying-criminal-offence-4092184
The head of New Zealand's Secondary Principals Association is calling for filming of bullying to be made a criminal offence, as more and more videos go viral. 

Parents' suit says school ignored bullying that led to teen's suicide
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-03-29/justice/texas.bullying.suit_1_jon-carmichael-middle-school-lawsuit?_s=PM:CRIME
It was a year ago that 13-year-old Jon Carmichael committed suicide, hanging himself in a barn near his home in Cleburne, Texas. 

Bullying: Teacher Placed on DCF’s Child Abuse and Neglect Registry After Bullying 12 year-old Boy
http://mayalaw.com/?p=619
Twelve-year-old Kyle G., while attending MicroSociety Magnet School in New Haven, Connecticut, was subjected to repeated harassment and bullying. However, Kyle’s bully was not another student, but rather his teacher Nicholas Frank. The witnesses, Kyle’s classmates.

Police Say Facebook Bullying Led to Attempted Suicide
http://www.wnep.com/wnep-scr-attempted-suicide,0,5672909.story
Police believe bullying on Facebook led a teenager to jump from a bridge in the Scranton. She survived the fall, but it led to a difficult job for rescuers pulling her to safety.