Bullying of Special Needs Students Remains Problematic

Posted by on Friday, March 18th, 2011

The topic of bullying has been front-and-center this past month, including an anti-bullying conference held last week with President Barack Obama, along with First Lady Michelle Obama. The conference addressed the administration’s anti-bullying campaign and plans to hold school districts accountable if they don’t adequately protect bullied students. Then a video went viral this week [...]

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Autism Bullying Reaches New Low in St. Paul Incident

Posted by on Sunday, January 16th, 2011

In what can only be described as a sickening case of extreme bullying, five individuals (3 adults and 2 juveniles) have been charged with felony kidnapping and aggravated robbery after they lured a 16-year-old autistic teenager into a neighborhood area and attacked him after initially indicating they wanted to "hang out" and be his friend.  [...]

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  • * In 1970, Autism affected 1 out of 10,000 children
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