Tag: bullying

Mom Homeschools Bullied Daughter, Now She Loves Learning and Has Her Own Business

When a major bullying incident proved to be the last straw, this mom from British Columbia took her daughter out of mainstream education and turned to “unschooling” for answers. Three years later, her daughter is thriving and is even running her own candle company. Nine-year-old Lily Harper, who describes herself as a “minipreneur,” has shipped over…


Virginia Mom Turning to Courts After Failing to Secure Harsher Punishment for Son’s Assault

A Virginia mother has decided to take legal action against Fairfax County Public Schools because she believes the district did not take the assault and battery of her son seriously or do enough to keep him safe after he suffered physical and emotional injuries. Taylor Brock’s son, a seventh grader, was assaulted on the school…


Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab Resigns Over Bullying Claims

Dominic Raab has resigned from his roles as the UK’s deputy prime minister and justice secretary over claims of bullying. Raab said in a statement on Friday that he felt “duty bound” to resign after an inquiry found he had acted in an “intimidating” manner, but he also claimed the findings “are flawed and set…


Photographer Captures Peregrine Falcon ‘Determined’ to Keep Bald Eagle Away From Its Nest Forever

A wildlife photographer has shared a series of incredible pictures of the interaction he captured between a peregrine falcon and a bald eagle on his trip to a Maryland dam. North Carolina-based Maynard K Knapp and his wife, Alison, were at Conowingo Dam—which is famous for eagles fishing in the river just below the dam—on the Susquehanna…


‘Wonderful’ Girl Commits Suicide After Videoed School Beating and Online Taunts From Her Assailants

Adriana Kuch saved a girl from drowning in a swimming pool, her 15-year-old friend Meredith told The Epoch Times. “Adriana was one of the most wonderful people I’ve ever met. We went to grade school together when she first moved here,” Meredith said. “She was awesome. She would do anything for anyone.” On Feb. 1,…


Community Helps Bullied Manitoba Boy Recreate Hockey Card Collection

Kindness has overcome bullying in one northern Manitoba community. Carleen Denell Fosseneuve posted on Facebook about how her grandson was bullied and his hockey card collection stolen, and many people reached out to help him rebuild his collection. “Kindness always wins,” said Wynston Martin, a 7-year-old St. Louis Blues fan from Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN), while…


Canada’s School Boards Are in Trouble, but You Can Do Something About It

Commentary Any reader of horror fiction will tell you that you need to be careful what you wish for. It’s no less true in education. School boards are “governing” boards, rather than “managing” boards. A governing board only has one employee: a superintendent, whose job it is to realize the board’s wishes. In practice, this…


New Zealand Government Unanimously Suspends Labor MP After Allegations of ‘Rampant’ Bullying

New Zealand MP Gaurav Sharma was suspended from the Labour caucus for breaching trust after he alleged widespread bullying and harassment occurred throughout Parliament and that his concerns around the issues had never been investigated. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the caucus had unanimously determined that suspension was the “most appropriate response” following “repeated breaches…


New South Wales Parliament Has Become Toxic: Premier

One in five people who work in the state parliament of New South Wales (NSW) have experienced sexual harassment in the last five years, a report into Macquarie Street’s culture has found. Premier Dominic Perrottet has labelled the findings of the independent report into the culture at NSW parliament as “sobering, confronting and completely unacceptable”….


Hong Kong Girl Gamer Bullied by Mainland Netizens, Live-streamed Herself Jumping Off Building

Following online verbal harassment an 18-year-old girl jumped from a building in Tin Yat Estate, Tin Shui Wai, Hong Kong, and died. After the incident, some mainland netizens pointed out that she had been bullied by mainland netizens and even live-streamed the whole process of jumping off a building on a mainland China website. But…