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Bullying...Stand Up, Speak Out

Bullying is an epidemic facing teens today.  MCS is working hard to stop the bullying problem.  Below are several websites, book titles, a CNN video, and National Public Radio podcasts that discuss bullying.  For more information, or help, contact principal, Julie McCabe.

 

The agony of a girl who just wanted to fit in. Boston Globe article by Jenna Russell
A world of misery left by bullying.  Boston Globe article by Jenna Russell
For many, ‘mean girl’ practice starts early: Bullying on rise in lower grades  Boston Globe article by Bella English
Ganging Up on Bullying: Researchers: Taunting Can End When Adults Step In, an NPR report by Vicky Que

A Thin Line MTV's campaign was developed to empower you to identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse in your life and amongst your peers. The campaign is built on the understanding that there's a "thin line" between what may begin as a harmless joke and something that could end up having a serious impact on you or someone else.
Cyberbullying Research Center is dedicated to providing up-to-date information about the nature, extent, causes, and consequences of cyberbullying among adolescents. Cyberbullying can be defined as "willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices."
National Center for Bullying Prevention-Whether you are an educator, student, family, or individual who cares about students, here you'll find the tools you need to address bullying in your school, recreational program, or community organization.
Coalition for Children: Dealing with Bullies. Information, videos, contact information for help edcuating young people about bullying.

Books of Interest

Fiction Books
Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson--After finally getting noticed by someone other than school bullies and his ever-angry father, seventeen-year-old Tyler enjoys his tough new reputation and the attentions of a popular girl, but when life starts to go bad again, he must choose between transforming himself or giving in to his destructive thoughts.

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson--A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.

Inventing Elliot by Graham Gardner--Elliot, a victim of bullying, invents a calmer, cooler self when he changes schools in the middle of freshman year, but soon attracts the wrong kind of attention from the Guardians who "maintain order" at the new school.

Kissing the Rain by Kevin Brooks--Fifteen-year-old Moo Nelson, shy, overweight, and bullied by his classmates, finds his life spinning out of control after he witnesses a car chase and a fight that results in a murder.

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher--The daily class discussions about contemporary issues serve as a backdrop for a high-school senior's attempt to answer a friend's dramatic cry for help.

Margaux with an X by Ron Koertge--Margaux, known as a "tough chick" at her Los Angeles high school, makes a connection with Danny, who, like her, struggles with the emotional impact of family violence and abuse.

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult--The daughter of a judge in a New Hampshire school shooting case witnessed the events, but cannot remember the last several minutes of the attack.

Exposed by Susan Vaughn--In this timely novel, Vaught sends readers on a fast-paced and gripping ride through cyberspace, as a teenage girl is targeted by an online predator.

Non Fiction
Odd Girl Out by Rachel Simmons (PROF 302.5 SIM)--Boys use direct physical and verbal behavior to bully others, says Simmons, but society denies those weapons to girls, so they deploy backbiting, exclusion, rumors, name-calling, and manipulate psychological pain on target victims. Drawing on her training in political science and women's studies, she explores epidemic, distinctive, and destructive aggression of girls.

Please Stop Laughing at Me...by Jodee Blanco (302.5 Blanco)--This powerful memoir chronicles how one child was shunned--and sometimes physically abused--by her classmates from elementary school through high school. It is an unflinching look at what it means to be the outcast, and how bullying has been mishandled by the mental health community.

Colmbine High School Shooting: School Violence by Judy L. Hasday (373.788 Hasday)--Illustrates the basic scientific principles behind the disaster and includes personal accounts of survivors.