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Bullying 2000-2013
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Obama Signs Hate Crimes Prevention Act
President Obama signs into law the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, a measure added to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2010. The law expands hate crimes laws to protect individuals against violence based on gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. -
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Pheobe Prince commits suicide
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Florida teen beat to the point of an induced coma
Florida fifteen-year-old Wayne Treacy kicked Josie Lou Ratley, also 15, so viciously that doctors had to induce a coma and remove part of her skull. -
Alexis Pilkington
Alexis Pilkington, 17, of Islip, NY took her own life after being mocked on Formspring — and the online attacks persisted even after her death. However, her parents said cyberbullying wasn't the main cause of her suicide. -
Jon Carmichael commits suicide
Thirteen-year-old Jon Carmichael committed suicide. A friend said he had been bullied at his Texas school "because he was short." Another friend's mother said, "If there's one positive thing that would come out of this is that kids would learn to treat other kids with respect." -
9 Teens charged in death of a classmate
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Christian Taylor, 16, killed himself
Christian Taylor, 16, killed himself after months of bullying — a bully allegedly told him, "you need to just go commit suicide and get it over with." His mother says his school did nothing to punish Taylor's tormentor. -
Minnesota fifteen-year-old Justin Aaberg hanged himself.
Minnesota fifteen-year-old Justin Aaberg hanged himself. Friends say he was bullied for his sexual orientation and had recently been through a breakup. -
Billy Lucas, 15, hanged himself in his family's barn in Greensburg, Indiana.
Billy Lucas, 15, hanged himself in his family's barn in Greensburg, Indiana. A fellow student said bullies assumed he was gay, called him homophobic names, and told him to commit suicide: "They said stuff like 'you're like a piece of crap' and 'you don't deserve to live.'" A graduate of Lucas's high school, now 21, says homophobic bullying is a long-standing problem there: "I can't help but take it personally because when all of this was happening to me I was the same age he was. I also attempte -
Thirteen-year-old Seth Walsh of Tehachapi, CA died of his injuries after trying to hang himself.
Thirteen-year-old Seth Walsh of Tehachapi, CA died of his injuries after trying to hang himself. Friends say he had endured years of bullying for being gay. -
Eighteen-year-old Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge after two dorm-mates allegedly filmed him having sex and streamed the footage over the internet.
Eighteen-year-old Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge after two dorm-mates allegedly filmed him having sex and streamed the footage over the internet. Their lawyers now say they were the only ones who saw it, but the fact remains that Clementi was the victim of a serious invasion of privacy. In the wake of his suicide, New Jersey lawmakers have introduced an "anti-bullying bill of rights" that would be the toughest in the nation. -
Texas thirteen-year-old Asher Brown shot himself after a long history of bullying that had forced him to change schools.
Texas thirteen-year-old Asher Brown shot himself after a long history of bullying that had forced him to change schools. Brown had recently come out, and his father said, "They called him different names for being homosexual. He just had enough." -
Raymond Chase, a nineteen-year-old sophomore at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI, hanged himself in his dorm room.
Raymond Chase, a nineteen-year-old sophomore at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI, hanged himself in his dorm room. Chase was openly gay, but friends say he was not bullied. We include him in this list anyway since his death has been discussed alongside other recent suicides of gay youth. -
Nineteen-year-old Zach Harrington of Norman, Oklahoma killed himself after attending a City Council meeting where other attendees made homophobic statements.
Nineteen-year-old Zach Harrington of Norman, Oklahoma killed himself after attending a City Council meeting where other attendees made homophobic statements. His father says he was also bullied in high school, and "feared for his safety on many occasions." -
A fourteen-year-old boy in Newark, Delaware trapped another boy, who was only seven, in a portable toilet and then pushed it over, leaving the younger boy covered in human waste.
A fourteen-year-old boy in Newark, Delaware trapped another boy, who was only seven, in a portable toilet and then pushed it over, leaving the younger boy covered in human waste. Said one police officer, "This is the most disturbing case of bullying I've ever seen." -
A Long Island fourteen-year-old was beaten on his school bus two days in a row by boys who also yelled homophobic slurs.
A Long Island fourteen-year-old was beaten on his school bus two days in a row by boys who also yelled homophobic slurs. Neither the bus driver nor an adult monitor on the bus reported the assault the first time it happened, leaving the victim vulnerable to getting hurt again. -
Bullies beat him and called him a "terrorist."
A sixteen-year-old from Staten Island was repeatedly bullied by classmates for his Muslim heritage. Bullies beat him and called him a "terrorist." -
White House hosts anti-bullying conference
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hold a conference to discuss bullying prevention and punishment and brainstorm ways to address bullying from government and non-government roles. About 150 students, parents, teachers and advocates attend. -
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Bullying Training
Bullying Prevention Training for School-based Health Care Workers, Administrators, and Parents
