“National Bullying Prevention Month,” isn’t until October, but social media sites are already gearing up for the conversation. Facebook released a social media safety manual Wednesday to help parents, children, and educators better understand and safely utilize the platform. The manual, officially titled the “Facebook for Educators and Community Leaders Guide,” joins a handful of  [ Read More ]

The weekend death of a Pleasant Hill teenager highlights the continued need for a statewide focus on suicide prevention and bullying, state officials and local advocates say. Sheryl Moore, mother of Alexander Betts Jr., 16, believes bullying contributed to the death of her son, who attended Southeast Polk High School. The teen’s death was a  [ Read More ]

Children fail to understand cyber-bullying. With so many households now having access to broadband services there are many kids that now spend a huge amount of time online, using the internet for all sorts of things from entertainment and listening to music to education, emailing, and social networking. Read more: http://t.co/BV8dWK8