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Town Takes Drastic Measure By Making Parents Pay (Literally) If Their Kids Bully Classmates

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 11:05:07 +0000

They say the sins of the father will be visited upon the son. Now, it’s about to go the other way. Monona, Wisconsin has passed a new “parent-liability” ordinance in which parents can be fined if their child bullies a classmate. Parents will have to cough up $114 for the first offense and $177 for [...]

5 Helpful Ways to Deal With a Bully at Work

Kathy Landin — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:16:39 +0000

iStockphoto If you’re being bullied at work, you don’t have to just take it. Statistics show that 35 to 45 percent of people in the workforce have experienced bullying at the office, and at least 15 percent have witnessed it (if they haven’t been a part). That means that we don’t just leave bullies behind once [...]

Mom Arrested for Attacking Son's Bully — Is It Fair?

Amy Sciarretto — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 11:45:02 +0000

If you mess with the bull, you get the horns, but if you mess with a cub, you get the Mama Bear. That's just what happened in Florida this week, when a mother was arrested after attacking the teen who bullied her son.

Pre-K Bullies? Really ?

Harley Myles — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:27:56 +0000

We have set out from day one to teach my daughter to go to the teachers and principals with their problems, instead of resorting to physical violence or to engage in name calling. We've taught her that there is a process and that as long as she told her teachers about it, that everything would be ok. But the problem is....It's not ok. We're indirectly responsible for showing our daughter that the system doesn't work. That she will either have to put up with being spat on and kicked or she'll have to take matters into her own hands, because her authority figures aren't doing anything about it.