Suit in Mass. bullying case was settled for $225K (AP)
AP – A lawsuit brought by the parents of Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old Irish immigrant in Massachusetts who committed suicide after relentless bullying, was settled for $225,000, according to documents made public Tuesday.
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Suit in Mass. bullying case was settled for $225K
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Sexual assault reports up at U.S. military academies: report (Reuters)
Reuters – The U.S. Department of Defense said on Tuesday that there was a rise in reports of sexual assault at the nation’s military academies in the most recent school year and announced new policies to help victims.
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UMass gives scholarships to bullied boy’s siblings (AP)
AP – The University of Massachusetts says it is offering full scholarships to the siblings of a Springfield boy who hanged himself in 2009 after incessant bullying at school.
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Teen cleared in bullying case expresses sympathies (AP)
AP – A teen who was exonerated in connection with a Massachusetts classmate’s bullying-related suicide says he’s grateful to her family for asking prosecutors to drop the charge against him.
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DA drops statutory rape charge in bullying case (AP)
AP – Prosecutors have dropped a statutory rape charge against a teenager who dated a 15-year-old Massachusetts girl who later was bullied and committed suicide.
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DA drops statutory rape charge in bullying case
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College Admissions: Myths, Advice for Rejected Students (Time.com)
Time.com – College-admissions questions and answers: Will that wait list really move?
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2 teens in Mass. bullying case get probation (AP)
AP – Two Massachusetts teens accused of harassing a 15-year-old classmate who later hanged herself were sentenced Wednesday to a year of probation, the first of five anticipated plea deals in a case that drew worldwide attention to school bullying.
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1 teen in Mass. bullying case still faces trial (AP)
AP – Five teens are expected to resolve charges against them this week in the bullying of a 15-year-old Massachusetts girl who later committed suicide.
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1 teen in Mass. bullying case still faces trial
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Official: Kids gave ‘flu shot’ with found needle (AP)
AP – School officials in Massachusetts say two elementary school children were given medical attention after they played doctor with a hypodermic needle that one of them found on the street on his way to school.
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USDA funds more fruits and veggies for school kids (Reuters)
Reuters – State agencies will get more federal funding to provide fresh fruits and vegetables at schools, the Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday.
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