How Schools Can Stop Cyberbullying

How Schools Can Stop Cyberbullying

Bullying can often be stopped fairly easily when it occurs openly. Bullying behind the scenes, though, is another matter. How do you know it’s happening at all? The earlier an educator can stop cyberbullying, or prevent it altogether, the better. Here’s how...
Everything You Need to Know About Bullycide

Everything You Need to Know About Bullycide

The effects of bullying can be long-lasting and detrimental to a student’s physical and mental health. Sometimes, bullying can even be fatal. In extreme cases, bullying has driven students to commit suicide in a tragic phenomenon known as “bullycide.” Here’s...
Signs of Bullying and How to Address It

Signs of Bullying and How to Address It

Bullying: a topic that is in no way new but still causes major issues in our schools. The effects of bullying can be long-lasting and sometimes fatal. Knowing the signs of bullying as well as how to step in will help create a solution to this problem. What Is...
Lauryn’s Law and Teen Suicide Prevention

Lauryn’s Law and Teen Suicide Prevention

In 2013, Lauryn Santiago took her own life at just 15 years-old. In the months leading up to Lauryn’s death, her mother was aware that something seemed off. Lauryn’s mother, Linda Diaz, reached out to the school and asked for the counselor to set up a meeting with...
The Internet and Depression: How It Can Hurt and Help

The Internet and Depression: How It Can Hurt and Help

Researchers have found both positive and negative links between the internet and depression. While internet use itself cannot cause depression, there’s no shortage of research that it can worsen it. But given the right resources, the internet can also lessen...