Criminal Charges in South Hadley Bullying/Suicide Case

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<p>I’m really glad to see that they are finally beginning to criminalize bullying. This will allow teachers and parents options and recourse when attempting to stop bullying from occuring, whereas before, I think, parents really did not have any way to address this, nor did police…perhaps a precedent will be set which will make it more difficult for kids to continue to harrass those who are different or outsiders much the same way things changed when they criminalized the fist fights boys used to have on the playground and began to call it assualt. </p>

<p>Still very sad for the girl and her family.</p>

<p>[9</a> charged with bullying Mass. teen who killed self | General Headlines | Comcast.net](<a href=“Discovery Hub - News & Technology”>Discovery Hub - News & Technology)</p>

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<p>There is already another thread on this with background information in the Parent Cafe.</p>

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<p>I added a link to this story at the end of the existing thread about Phoebe Prince: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/856893-article-says-15-year-old-girl-driven-suicide-bullying-6.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/856893-article-says-15-year-old-girl-driven-suicide-bullying-6.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Perhaps a moderator could merge this thread with the other one.</p>