A couple of studies show that the effects of bullying on children are both long-term and significant. Significant because bullying leads teens to develop distrust, which hinders their ability to form ...

Reacting to voter outrage and intense negative publicity, the Michigan legislature is backing away from a bill passed by the Senate Nov. 2 which allows bullying if it represents "a statement of a ...

The roots are Dutch and German and go back to an origin that means “brother” in the 16th century, but it took just about 100 years to go from the kind of brother who is an ally to the kind who is an ...

Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs, spoke during debate March 18, 2025 in opposition to legislation changing the definition of bullying and harassment in Iowa state code to remove references to ...

Summit School District last spring grappled with an uptick in the use of racially charged language and a rise in reported bullying incidents compared to the prior school year. While parents brought ...

Iowa lawmakers moved forward with legislation Tuesday to change how bullying and harassment of students is defined in Iowa Code, removing references to bullying being based on an “actual or perceived ...

North Dakota's anti-bullying law will specifically cover cyberbullying starting Thursday. The state's first anti-bullying law was signed by Gov. Jack Dalrymple in 2011, but its language did not ...