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Among Juneau schoolchildren, a pervasive culture of verbal violence

Posted: March 8, 2015 - 12:04am

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Michael Penn | Juneau Empire

Bullying of a middle-school girl comes in multiple forms-at school and through the internet.

By STEPHANIE SHOR

JUNEAU EMPIRE

The rift between Sarah and another classmate at a Juneau elementary school started innocently enough. But by the end, one young girl had turned to self-harm as a means of escape.

Bullied

“Sarah,” whose full identity is being withheld for her own protection, now attends middle school in the Juneau School District and said bullying has been life-changing.

Sarah and a classmate started competing for friends, and fitting in wasn’t easy. Being popular was one thing, but having a group of allies was another. Sarah said appearances meant everything and the struggle to be liked was akin to survival. The quarrel spiraled into hatred, and the classmates became bitter enemies.

“The school didn’t really do anything about it. They tried to make us make up and I tried my best to and then (the classmate) started acting insane,” Sarah said.

The identities of Sarah’s bullies have also been withheld.

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JD Supra Thought Leaders in #Cybersecurity

Most-Viewed on JD Supra

by Paul Ryplewski on December 2, 2013

 As we rapidly approach the close of 2013, here’s a quick look at some of the top articles to grab reader attention on JD Supra last month. For your interest, great work by smart people, covering privacy, social media issues, hiring and firing, the recent Google Books decision, corporate compliance, cyber bullying, Iran sanctions, Bitcoins, patent trolls, and much more.

November recap – enjoy:

1. Who Pays When Employees Crash Their Cars After Hours? It Could Be You… – by Brooke Arena, Lindsey Connor Hulse, and Michael Weil in the Orrick Global Employment Group
2. Alberta’s Highest Court Dismisses Employer’s Appeal In Calf-Roping Case: Agrees That Trial Judge’s Verdict Was Unreasonable – Lindsay Mullen at Dentons
3. GoldieBlox v. Beastie Boys: Something Here Doesn’t Rhyme – Sarah Feingold for JD Supra In-House Perspectives
4. Here’s What’s Missing from Your Company’s Social Media Policy – JD Supra Legal Perspectives
5. It’s Not Just the NSA: Your Keyboard Knows Who You Are, Too – Lance Koonce at Davis Wright Tremaine

20 more well read articled follow.\

Read it all:

http://scoop.jdsupra.com/2013/12/articles/jd-supra-contributors/most-viewed-on-jd-supra-10/

Charges Dropped in Cyberbullying Death, but Sheriff Isn’t Backing Down

MIAMI — In both word and deed, Sheriff Grady Judd of Polk County has long approached crime fighting as a moral quest, a clear-cut fight between good and evil, with no-nonsense punishments for offenders.

Brian Blanco/Associated Press

Pallbearers wearing antibullying T-shirts carried the coffin of Rebecca Ann Sedwick.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/22/us/charges-dropped-against-florida-girls-accused-in-cyberbullying-death.html?_r=0

N.K. (a minor) and Jody Lueck v. St. Mary's Springs Academy - Cyber Bullying, Discrimination

N.K. (a minor) and JODY LUECK, Plaintiffs,

v.

ST. MARY'S SPRINGS ACADEMY OF FOND DU LAC WISCONSIN, INC., Defendant.

Case No. 12-CV-1052-JPS. August 16, 2013.

Bullying is an extremely serious problem in our country, and it has grown in both scope and visibility in recent years. With the advent of social networking sites, bullied children often find themselves without the benefit of a safe harbor. Not only must they be on guard at school, but also now at home, where there are digital portals—computer, tablet, and phone—to yet more ridicule. The national media has covered the issue extensively, after several horrifying incidents ultimately led to suicide.

After a thorough review of the evidence, which included the use of a Facebook page to post various insults, the Court concluded that St. Mary's did not act with deliberate indifference. Therefore, it granted their motion for summary judgment on the Title VI and Title IX claims. 

Since the Court granted summary judgment on the Title VI and Title IX claims, it found lack of jurisdiction over the state law claims and therefore, dismissed them without addressing the merits.

All claims in this matter having been disposed of, the case is hereby DISMISSED.

http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=6447035143298347741&q=N.K.+(a+minor)+and+JODY+LUECK,+Plaintiffs,+v.+ST.+MARY%27S+SPRINGS+ACADEMY+OF+FOND+DU+LAC+WISCONSIN,+INC.,+Defendant.&hl=en&as_sdt=2,14