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Lessons from Glee: Rumors aren’t cool

The backstabbing and rumor-spreading in last night’s episode of Glee led to the club covering Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’ album. Between Brittany’s gossipy online talk 

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“Look for the good days. Keep your chin up. School ain’t going to last forever”

These are the words of a 15 year-old student in Sydney, Australia. Because of his weight, Casey Heynes has been 

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How Teens Can Help Japan

Students and young people everywhere are wanting to help the people of Japan in the aftermath of the devastating 9.0 

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Student comes to teacher’s defense

In October, 2010 on National Anti-bullying Day, a classroom discussion about the rights of individuals turned into a viral video. 

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National No Name-Calling Week

Coming up on January 24, 2011 is the beginning of No Name-Calling Week. This is a week of educational activities 

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American flag banned at middle school

At the beginning of the 2010-2011 school year in California, Cody Alicea rode his bike to Denair Middle School. The 

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“The Bullying Ends Now” created by middle school teens

You may have heard about Cassidy Joy Andel, the young North Dakota teen who committed suicide at home on November 4, 2010.  

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Is file sharing and downloading music illegal?

File sharing is the practice of providing access to digitally stored information including music, movies, games, computer programs, ebooks and 

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What is Cyberbullying?

Traditional schoolyard bullying has escalated to hiding behind a computer and posting cruel or hurtful photos and messages. Simply put, cyberbullying is bullying someone 

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Arizona school district includes gay students as a protected class

Caleb Laieski is a 15 year old student at Willow Canyon High School in Arizona. He was regularly harassed at school 

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