Paula Hancocks talks to the mother of a 13-year-old victim about South Korea's bullied teenager suicides.
Seung-min's room has not changed in seven months. Even the bed is exactly as he made it, just hours before taking his own life. The 13-year-old was bullied at school, and he committed suicide by jumping out of his home's seventh floor window.
My experience with bullying began with a presidential order.
School bus monitor Karen Klein says she was bullied by students. She says she's never experienced anything like it.
"Bully," the controversial documentary that was handcuffed with an R rating by the MPAA, will be released in theaters as an unrated film, The Weinstein Company announced today.
Kareen Wynter takes a look at "Bully," a movie which hopes to help teens if only they can get their "R" rating lowered.
One innovative father spends $20,000 to develop an app that blocks teens' phones in the car.
How young is too young for a child to have a cell phone?
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius spoke out against bullying Wednesday at a middle school in Washington during a premiere of the anti-bullying documentary "Speak Up."
"Bully" director Lee Hirsch likens bullying to torture and hopes his movie will shed light on what he sees as a crisis.
The battle over "Bully's" R rating rages on.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known as Lady Gaga, remembers when she was bullied in high school. She returned from gym class and discovered profanity scrawled across her locker. "It sticks with you and it hurts. And I went home and cried. I didn't want to go to school," she said. Her story isn't unique. On any given day, 160,000 students opt to stay home because they are afraid of being bullied.
Lady Gaga arrives to discuss her mission to end bullying with members of the White House Office of Public Engagement.
It took two teenage suicide cases due to school bullying last year in South Korea for people to notice something was very wrong.
The parents of a 15-year-old Massachusetts high school student who committed suicide after being bullied by her classmates received a nearly quarter-million-dollar settlement, according to documents made public after a months-long attempt to uncover details of the agreement.
A former Rutgers University student who allegedly used a web cam to stream footage of his roommate's sexual encounter with another man has turned down a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail time.
Pop star Lady Gaga stepped up her battle against bullying Wednesday, announcing the creation of a new foundation aimed at empowering youth.
An AC360 study on bullying exposes the social combat in schools, and why the bullies are sometimes the victims too.
Tragic stories of young people committing suicide after being tormented by bullies have been widely publicized. So you'd imagine that most people would know how seriously bullying hurts people. Unfortunately, this is not always true.
Bob Faris and Rachel Simmons tell Anderson Cooper how schools can overcome the bullying crisis.
Jared Pettingill's parents wanted a safe place for their son to attend school where he wouldn't be harassed for being gay.
Jenny McCarthy tells HLN's Dr. Drew about her experience being bullied in high school.
Miranda Jones can remember many afternoons in the counselor's office in her small-town Colorado middle school, crying about other kids relentlessly teasing about her weight.
Travis Browk, also known as "Mr. Mojo" talks about his nationwide "No Bullying Tour."
In this week's SI, I wrote an essay about DeSean Jackson of the Eagles. In it, I neglected to mention the enormous human tragedy of the Eagles losing three football games and instead focused on something else: Jackson's crusade against bullying.
New York state Sen. Jeffrey Klein aims to update the state's harassment laws with new legislation amid national efforts to modernize laws that protect citizens from cyberbullying.
Thousands of screaming teenage girls waving "We love Cody Simpson" posters didn't pack a mall outside Detroit just to hear the Australian-born teen singer perform over the weekend. They also were there to support the recently launched anti-bullying campaign called Defeat the Label.
Saying overweight kids bear the brunt of bullying and harassment at school, an advocacy group wants additional wording included in proposed congressional legislation designed to fight the problem.
Facebook and Time Warner Inc. announced a joint campaign urging students, parents and educators to "Stop Bullying: Speak Up."
Defense attorneys entered a not guilty plea Monday for the roommate of the Rutgers University student who committed suicide following a candid online broadcast of his sexual encounter with another man, prosecutors say.
As a former victim of bullying who speaks at schools across the country, I meet many distraught parents who want advice on how to help their bullied child. I ache for them because I remember what my own mom and dad went through, never knowing the shape I'd be in when I came home from school.
Defendant Austin Renaud is "very relieved that this is over," says his lawyer
CNN's Anderson Cooper and his panel discuss the case of Phoebe Prince, the Massachusetts teen who committed suicide.
The guilty pleas of students in a Massachusetts school harassment case this week thrust the spotlight back on bullying in the United States, but the issue is also drawing more attention beyond America's borders.
Three more teenagers admitted Thursday that they took part in bullying a 15-year-old schoolmate who subsequently committed suicide, a Massachusetts prosecutor said. But, as was the case the day before with two other teens involved in the hazing of Phoebe Prince, the more serious charges were dismissed and none of them will serve jail time.
Two teens are sentenced to probation for bullying 15-year-old Phoebe Prince. HLN's Vinnie Politan reports.
The roommate of the Rutgers University freshman who killed himself after his sexual encounter with another man was broadcast online was indicted Wednesday on privacy and bias charges, the prosecutor of Middlesex County in New Jersey announced.
The roommate of a Rutgers student who killed himself after his sexual encounter was broadcast online is indicted.
The mother of a Texas teenager who committed suicide last year filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday, arguing the school he attended did nothing after receiving complaints he was being bullied.
The family and friends of Jon Carmichael will speak out Thursday about his suicide and the effects of bullying.
President Obama and the first lady talk about preventing bullying and how parents can combat the problem.
Kirk Smalley is going to the White House to fight bullying on behalf of his son who committed suicide in 2010.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted the first-ever White House Conference on Bullying Prevention Thursday.
CNN's Ali Velshi explains net neutrality and talks about the implications of new rules approved by the FCC.
As 2010 draws to a close, we who report on the ever-evolving digital space have been given the perfect backdrop for looking back at the year that was and the year ahead.
CNN's Kiran Chetry explores how kids are socialized and how that relates to bullying.
"Tell someone": It's the phrase most often modeled as the first step in stopping bullying.
AM's Kiran Chetry visits a Canadian school that is using a human baby to teach empathy and prevent bullying.
A group of protesters traveled Thursday to a small Arkansas town, where they held a demonstration to call for the resignation of a school board member who posted anti-gay comments on a social networking site.
CNN's Anderson Cooper reports on the shocking anti-gay rant posted by an Arkansas school official on his Facebook page.
The Arkansas Department of Education has condemned anti-gay comments made by a local school board member and posted on a social networking site.
CNN's Anderson Cooper talks to a man who alerted an Arkansas school board about an official's anti-gay Facebook rant.
There were no scars, no bruises to indicate the abuse Allyson Pereira, a 16-year-old high school sophomore in New Jersey, had suffered.
Half of all high school students say they have bullied someone in the past year, with nearly as many saying they have been the victims of bullying, according to a new study released this week.
An anti-bullying video message from President Barack Obama is symbolic, the founder of the "It Gets Better" project said Friday, but the president "has the power to do more."
President Obama discusses the recent tragedies regarding young people and children being bullied.
One mom is taking a stand against bullying by taking the issue to the president.
The mother of an 11-year-old boy who hanged himself after allegedly being bullied at a Georgia school says her daughter also has been a victim of taunting.
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has teamed up with Facebook to reduce the amount of hate speech and anti-gay bullying that goes on around the internet.
A mom of a bullied teen calls into HLN for advice on how to end the tormenting her son endures at school.
When most of us think about school bullying, we envision a student being teased or ostracized by classmates, someone who typically sits alone at lunch, doesn't get invited to parties and who others make the butt of cruel jokes.
Mike Sarkany has been hiding from bullies for a long time.
For Joey Kemmerling, it was his decision to reveal his sexual orientation that triggered relentless bullying at school.
Jason, 13, knows he is an easy target for bullies at his middle school in Long Island, New York.
CNN's Anderson Cooper speaks with a panel of teenagers who have dealt with bullies at school.
As a mother, you send your children off to their first day of kindergarten with pride, anticipation and excitement. But a part of you can't shake those nagging questions: Will they make friends? Have someone to play with at recess? Be bullied?
Should cyberbullies be punished by their schools? That's the question posed in this gut-churning article from the New York Times.
Bullying in the workplace can begin innocuously enough. You might not even realize it at first.
As cyber bullying emerges as a nasty and easy supplement to traditional schoolyard taunts, a raft of online tools have come on the market to help parents prevent it or respond to it.
The internet has made bullying more widespread and damaging than ever. Should anti-bullying laws be strengthened?
It's difficult for parents to know if their child is a bully or a bully's victim. Children will not tell you, so you need to be tuned in to your child every day.
Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi was 18 when he jumped off the George Washington Bridge to his death.
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres speaks candidly about bullying, its effects, and what can be done to stop it.
One night before going to bed, I walked into the bathroom, opened the medicine cabinet, and swallowed an entire bottle of aspirin. I was 12, poor and not very attractive.
CNN's Carol Costello speaks with Kirk Smalley, who wants to stop bullying in schools after his son committed suicide.
Kirk Smalley's 11-year-old son Ty committed suicide after being bullied. Smalley now works to try to protect other kids from bullies. He spoke to CNN's "American Morning's" Carol Costello about his efforts.
Dr. Phil McGraw, better known simply as Dr. Phil, brought his fiery brand of advocacy to Capitol Hill Thursday on the topic of student cyber-security, and specifically online bullying.
Internet safety experts talk about cyber bully prevention in the wake of Tyler Clementi's death.
The New York state senate passed passed an anti-bullying bill Tuesday night to protect all students from discrimination, including that based on gender identity and sexual orientation.
A lawyer comments on one of the suspects allegedly involved in a school bullying case.
A father is apologizing after storming a school bus and yelling at his daughter's classmates for bullying.
A Florida man apologized Tuesday for boarding his daughter's school bus earlier this month and threatening the other children and the driver, saying he acted out of frustration over students bullying his daughter.
School bullying is the target of a two-day summit in Washington that kicked off Wednesday morning with Education Secretary Arne Duncan saying bullying undermines learning in schools.
Prosecutors say Phoebe Prince took her own life after she was harassed by other teens. CNN's Alina Cho reports.
During the last afternoon of her life, 15-year-old freshman Phoebe Prince was loudly berated in the high school library and she was taunted again as school let out, court documents say.
It's tough enough having to avoid products with peanuts and other ingredients as a kid with severe food allergies. It's tougher when someone at school waves a granola bar in your face at the peanut-free lunch table.
Children in Grades 3 through 6 who are obese are more likely to be bullied than their normal-weight peers, a new study has found.
The teen tried to kill herself even before she moved to a Massachusetts high school, new court documents allege
"I'd dearly like to see admission and contrition," says Jeremy Prince
Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw tackled the subject of cyberbullying on Capitol Hill on Thursday.
Note to Educators and Parents: The suicide of high school student Phoebe Prince has brought national attention to the issue of bullying and what parents, teachers and students can do to stop it. The following CNN videos, articles and other online resources offer opportunities for families, schools and communities to discuss and address bullying.
A teen commits suicide after allegedly being bullied by kids at school. CNN's Kiran Chetry reports.
There are ways to prevent or mitigate the damage bullying can do to a child, experts stressed after nine Massachusetts teens were charged with harassment in the suicide of a 15-year-old.
CNN's Kyra Phillips and Daily Beast writer Lucinda Banks explore the recent suicides by teen victims of bullies.
Once again, the nation is outraged that school bullying has claimed another victim. As news spread about the indictment of nine teens who are accused of relentlessly bullying 15-year-old Phoebe Prince to suicide this year, parents everywhere asked: "How could this have happened? Where were the adults?"
A mother whose 11-year-old son committed suicide tells lawmakers bullying in schools has to stop. Mary Snow reports
Eleven-year-old Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover liked football, basketball and playing video games with his little brother.
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