North Carolina High Court Backs Students’ Constitutional Right to Sue Over Bullying June 15, 2021 By Gary D. Robertson The constitutional right of North Carolina’s children to have access to a good public school education also applies to individual...
Ohio Court to Consider Teacher Liability in Bullying Case December 3, 2019 The Ohio Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case over whether educators were reckless in failing to prevent an...
Schools, Lawmakers, Tech Firms Trying to Curb Rising Cyberbullying July 29, 2019 By Sally Ho Rachel Whalen remembers feeling gutted in high school when a former friend would mock her online postings, threaten to unfollow...
Ohio Parents Test School Liability in Bullying, Child Suicide Case August 14, 2017 By Dan Sewell The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who hanged himself from his bunk bed with a necktie want school officials...
Report Finds Decline in Public School Violence, Bullying August 1, 2017 The number of violent attacks and incidents of bullying in American public schools has gone down in recent years, according...
Today’s Climate of Crime, Safety and Security at Schools, Colleges May 23, 2017 By Maria Danilova One in every 5 middle and high school students has complained of being bullied at school and the number of...
Suburban Chicago School District Settles Hazing Lawsuit for $1M November 10, 2016 Five former students of a suburban Chicago high school will receive $1 million to settle a lawsuit filed in connection...
Former Students Sue Kentucky Catholic School Over Sexual, Racial Harassment August 22, 2016 Three former students of a Catholic high school in Lexington, Ky., have sued the school, accusing administrators of failing to...
Missouri School District Settles Bullying Lawsuit for $300K July 16, 2015 A federal lawsuit filed by the parents of a 14-year-old southwest Missouri boy who killed himself after being bullied at...