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Phoebe Prince was a freshman at South Hadley High School, her principal called her “smart and charming”, and she even had a date for the school’s big event, the winter festival. So why did Phoebe Prince take her own life? Was school and cyber bullying a major factor?

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Twenty-eight students at McLure Middle School in Seattle, Washington have been suspended for cyber bullying a fellow classmate.

The cyber bullying incident involved a Facebook page that urged students to sign up to share in the dislike of the…

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Kiwi Commons is proud to announce that the Ontario Legislature recently came together to formally recognize and support Canada’s annual National Bullying Awareness Week.

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A teenage student living in South Florida is taking action against her principal, Peter Bayer, after she was suspended for creating a Facebook page that was criticizing one of her teachers, Sarah Phelps.  A federal judge has ruled that…

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Created by Melissa, a Youth Intern Writer at RadicalParenting.com.

Sometimes youth need to hear advice from another youth in order for it to make sense.  So I’m on a mission to help protect youth by providing the most honest and straightforward…

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Ofcom recently released figures that suggest some parents need to ramp up web safety talks with their kids.  According to the Ofcom report, over half of 11 to 16 year olds feel there is a shortage of parental advice when…

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Kiwi Commons is proud to be a part of Bullying Awareness Week from November 15 – 21, 2009.  This week is dedicated to raising awareness and putting a stop to all types of bullying, whether on or offline.

What can you…

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Every day, thousands of teenagers participate in what has been labelled “sexting” (sending sexually explicit pictures of themselves using cell phones or the internet) and cyberbullying.

For most of us, the concept is ludicrous. We would know those pictures could have…

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Girls at ‘Jane’s’ local high school terrorized her.  It started as name calling and spitting, and then progressed to cyberbullying through MSN Messenger.

Anxious, overwhelmed and depressed, Jane sought help through Southlake Regional Health Centre in Newmarket (ON).  Here, she told…

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CyberBully Alert is a downloadable software tool designed to document cyberbullying or any online harassment and send alerts to notify pre-approved guardians of the incident by email or text message.

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