According to DoSomething.org "Over 3.2 million students get bullied each year" and "Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying." The National School Climate Center and the Tony Blair Faith Foundation are trying to inspire students to stand up for one another using a format that is typically used for bullying.
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April 24, 2015
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March 22, 2015
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January 23, 2014
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January 07, 2014
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is having their inaugural national conference to focus on how all students can find their time thrive.
December 20, 2013
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June 25, 2013
It's 2013 and surely that means that members of the LGBT community are more accepted and safer. It depends...
May 29, 2013
In education, we hear a great deal about bullying but are there testing bullies too?
March 07, 2013
Schools have a difficult time understanding the needs of transgender students, which is a population at high risk of dropping out, being bullied and suicide.