Howard County
Between Sept. 15, 2018, and April 1, 2019, 884 incidents of bullying, harassment or intimidation have been reported to the Howard school system, according to a report.
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Howard County
A Folly Quarter Middle School family is calling on top school officials, the superintendent and the school board to evaluate school bullying countywide in light of an alleged sexual cyberbullying attack on their daughter, according to a statement sent out Sunday night.
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Politics
Maryland’s House of Delegates voted 136-0 to reprimand of Democratic Del. Jay Jalisi of Baltimore County for “an ongoing pattern of bullying and abusive workplace behavior.”
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Politics
Baltimore County Del. Jay Jalisi statement about ethics panel findings of bullying, abusive behavior
The Maryland General Assembly ethics committee recommended a public reprimand for Baltimore County Del. Jay Jalisi for what they described as an “ongoing pattern of bullying and abusive workplace behavior.” Here is his response.
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Politics
The Maryland General Assembly's ethics committee is recommending a public reprimand of Baltimore County Del. Jay Jalisi for "an ongoing pattern of bullying and abusive workplace behavior." Lawmakers are receiving a 16-page report on the Democratic delegate. It says he abused and bullied his staff.
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Crime
In Maryland, at least 16 incidents of hate or bias citing Trump or his campaign were reported to police in 2016 and 2017, according to police reports.
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Baltimore Ravens
Ravens center Bradley Bozeman and his fiance Nikki Hegstetter have started their own anti-bullying campaign and are taking it to local schools.
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Howard County
Sprigeo, a website and app allows for students and parents to send reports of bullying and other incidents to the school system 365 days a year.
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Carroll County Education
A Winters Mill High School student has been disciplined following a now viral video of an incident where he kicked the chair out from under another student who was not standing during the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Columbia
Interim Superintendent Michael Martirano unveiled the latest efforts to combat bullying in schools.
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Carroll County News
In sixth grade, Olivia Steinrock's life was turned upside down. "One day we were all friends and the next we weren't. I never understood why," she said.
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Carroll County Education
In September, the current board of education voted to move forward with some of Title IX updates related to the "Dear Colleague" letter from the federal government sent last spring.
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Howard County
Howard County politicians' calls for the resignation of three-time Howard County Sheriff James Fitzgerald came swiftly Thursday following the release of a scathing report that documents more than five years of alleged bullying and discrimination by Fitzgerald. But sources close to the sheriff said the findings of the report have been "common knowledge" for years, revealing the independence of an elected official who sources said has gone unchecked for years.
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Carroll County Education
After a summer of meetings, CCPS continues to move forward with updating Title IX-related policies.
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Carroll County News
Fourth-graders at Ebb Valley Elementary School received a special lesson this week about how to protect themselves on the Internet from bullies and others who may wish to do them harm, as having a cellphone or tablet computer becomes the norm for students, even of elementary school age.
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Carroll County News
"Speak of Hope" is devised piece about ways social media affects suicide and bullying.
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Baltimore County
Frequent use of social media among school age children is causing a new set of challenges for teachers, administrators and school counselors: cyberbullying.
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Features
High school students in Maryland who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender constantly hear derogatory remarks and are often verbally, physically and sexually harassed and assaulted by their classmates. Fewer than half report the abuse.
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Laurel Leader
Dr. Thomas a'Becket who has practiced dentistry in Laurel since 1997, was recently named president-elect for the Maryland State Dental Association. Additionally, in August he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award at the annual Chesapeake Dental Meeting. The Patuxent Art League has announced the 24th annual Open Juried Art Exhibition to be held Dec. 7-31 at the Montpelier Arts Center and is currently calling for artists' entries. The Prince George's County Public Schools are conducting an
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Carroll County News
Grandparents — often becoming confidants to their grandchildren — will be learning tips and tools to protect their grandchildren from bullying at the second annual Grandparents Conference.
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Features
It was perhaps Robin Williams' way of taking up queer characters with just the right balance of warmth and pitch-perfect irreverence that made the LGBT community love him most.
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Features
A coalition of youth advocates in Maryland is calling on state officials to improve services for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender kids and young adults in schools, foster homes and detention centers across the state, saying those youth are being marginalized and bullied in spaces that should be safe for them.
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Baltimore Insider
Maryland Institute College of Art senior Lindsay Bottos responded to the hateful messages sent to her Tumblr account by making them into art.
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Harford County
Faith Billings broke into tears Tuesday evening as the former Aberdeen High School student described how dealing with bullying during her middle and high school years, plus what she described as an uncaring and hostile high school principal, forced her to drop out of high school and quit the sport she loved, softball.
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Harford County
There were 82 reported cases of alleged bullying and/or intimidation in Harford County Public Schools in the 2011-12 school year, according to a state-mandated reporting process.
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Harford County
Aberdeen Mayor Mike Bennett made his feelings known on bullying issues in his community's high school Thursday, responding to a Facebook post written by Baltimore Ravens player Ray Rice regarding bullying at Dundalk High School.
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Towson
American Education Week will sweep through our local schools, Grace's Law, which took effect on Oct. 1, Grace's Law took effect on Oct. 1, Woodbrook Players present "The Odd Couple" at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church, St. Thomas Aquinas Moms' Group meets every other Thursday morning, Lenore Koehler, director of the Towson Presbyterian Preschool, has announced that the preschool will hold an open house
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Howard County
Howard County Executive Ken Ulman and Howard County Public Schools Superintendent Renee Foose announced on Friday two new measures to prevent bullying before and after the school bell rings.
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Facebook and Maryland's school systems will pilot an initiative next year that should help make it easier to get offensive or hurtful language on the social media site taken down.
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Readers Respond
Bullies thrive when civility and respect for others decline
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More than a year after a Howard County girl committed suicide after experiencing months of online harassment, the county on Wednesday unveiled a community program meant to discourage bullying via computer and in person.
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Baltimore Ravens
Ravens inside linebacker Jameel McClain is speaking out against bullying and cyberbulling as a global ambassador for Stomp Out Bullying, a cause that affected him growing up in Philadelphia.
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The Maryland State Board of Education on Tuesday approved new emergency planning guidelines meant to help local school systems better prepare for disaster.
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Laurel Leader
Greg Parker is convinced that if you begin erasing bullying during childhood, it will pay rich dividends in the future. So the lawyer and Laurel resident has assembled a nonprofit called the Brighter Future Anti-Bullying Foundation. His plan: to become more interconnected with lawmakers at all levels, school boards, principals, PTAs and kids. Here's how his color-splashed website lays it out: "Ensuring kids can go to school, learn and reach their full potential without fear of intimidation from
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The Cartoon Network continues its conversation with kids and families about speaking up against bullying with a special presentation of "The Bully Effect" at 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 28.
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Harford County
A federal lawsuit has been filed against the Harford County Public Schools and two school officials on behalf of a disabled student, who the suit claims was subjected to years of continuous bullying and threats from other students
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The Howard County Public School System is hosting four student forums this month focusing on bullying prevention efforts in schools.
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