Stop bullying in your school! Here are some links regarding bullying Tribeca Video Interview: Lee Hirsch - The Bully Project The Bully Project Mean Girls: Cyberbullying Blamed for Teen Suicides Life Lessons: Addressing School Bullying http://www.stopbullying.gov/ - provides information from various government agencies on how kids, teens, young adults, parents, educators and others in the community can prevent and stop bullying. http://www.stopbullying.gov/community/tip_sheets/best_practic es.pdf - Best Practices in Bullying Prevention and intervention http://www.stopbullying.gov/educators/immediate_intervention/i ndex.html - link to immediate intervention for educators (sub page from website above) http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/myths-about-bullying- secretary-arne-duncans-remarks-bullying-prevention-summit - August 2010 speech by Secretary Anre Duncan at the Bullying Prevention Summit (U.S. Dept. of Education website) http://www.jodeeblanco.com/ - web site for author Jodee Blanco, Survivor turned Activist and author of Please Stop Laughing At Me, and Please Stop Laughing At Us. Please Stop Laughing At Me is on the summer SMS Reading list. Ms. Blanco is currently on a book tour and provides seminars for students, educators and parents. http://rosalindwiseman.com/ - web site for Rosalind Wiseman, author and educator http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/16/ac-360°-investigates- roots-of-bullying-to-find- solutions/?iref=obinsite<http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/1 6/ac-360%C2%B0-investigates-roots-of-bullying-to-find- solutions/?iref=obinsite> - Anderson Cooper 360, Bullying It stops Here (Bullying as social combat) http://www.thispainwillpass.com/kids.html - a website devoted to stopping Bullycide, has a powerful video of the anti bullying song by Lovers and Liars - Anthem for the Lonely - Bullied to Death http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNFcunYHqPo - link to direct youtube video of Lovers and Liars - Anthem for the Lonely http://www.stopbullyingnow.com/ - web site presenting practical research based strategies to reduce bullying in schools http://teens.lovetoknow.com/Bullying_Statistics - Slideshow about Bullying Statistics http://www.parentfurther.com/high-risk- behaviors/bullying<http://www.parentfurther.com/high-risk- behaviors/bullying?utm_campaign=parentfurther- search&utm_medium=search&utm_source=google&utm_term=bul lying> - website by the Search Institute, has statistics and facts about bullying, provides suggested books and web sites to turn to for help http://www.bullyalarm.com/ - a free website that schools can enroll in to allow anonymous reporting of bullying incidents at their school http://www.bullyfree.com<http://www.bullyfree.com/> - web site for Dr. Allan Beane's The Bully Program. Presentations available for students, parents and teachers. http://www.jaredstory.com/bully.html - a website devoted to anti bullying, established by a mom, Brenda High, whose son, Jared High, was a victim of bullycide. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTJwFv2dnWQ - The Amanda Cota story, a moving memorial video by her Mom about Amanda and how she was killed by bullying. It brings home the message of the pain and the power of words to destroy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j6YA03hm4k&feature=relate d - Words Hurt Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8j4Fxko1Ck&feature=related  - Video by WordsCampaign.com about the power of words to hurt and ending bullying http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJpe2F5MXVU - bullying sucks http://www.bullying.org/ - Canadian anti bullying organization created after the Columbine killings and the copy cat school killing in Canada. It was created to provide a community response and a community wide committment to end bullying. They have online professional programs and presentations that schools can use to combat and end bullying. http://www.bullying.org/htm/main.cfm?content=1063 - anti bullying pledge created by Bullying.org http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2010/11/teen_suici de_victim_was_tired.html - article about 14 year old boy, Brandon Bitner (straight A student, talented violinist, creative individual), who committed suicide after being bullied for being "emo". The article has suggestions from Jodee Blanco, author of Please Stop Laughing At Me List of just a few of the many teen victims of bullycide (suicide caused by bullying): Justin Aaberg Brandon Bitner (14) - bullied for being "emo" Asher Brown (13) Amanda Rebecca Cota (1992-2009) Daniel DiPronio Mendez Hayley Fentress (14) Ty Field Megan Gillan (1993-2009) Janeem Herrera (11) Jared High (13) (1985-1998) Samantha Kelly (14) Jeremiah Lasater Sam Leeson (1994-2008) Billy Lucas (15) Megan Meier (1992-2006) Eric Mohat (17) - Parents, William and Janis Mohat have filed a federal lawsuit against the school, not seeking money damages, rather seeking that the school recognize their son's death as a "bullycide" and put in place a badly needed anti bullying program. Paige Moravetz (14) Phoebe Prince (15) Chanelle Rae (1995-2009) Jamey Rodemeyer (14) - Buffalo, NY Sept. 2011 Ty Smalley Sladjana Vidovic (16) - Parents (with 2 out of 3 other suicide victims parents at the same school) have filed a law suit against the school. Carl Walker-Hoover (11) 1997 - 2009 Seth Walsh (1997 - 2010) Alex Wildman (14) Hope Witsell (13)