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Pennsylvania Fire Company Suspended for Use of Racial Slurs, Bullying, and Harassment
A Swatara Township, Pa. fire company is suspended because members were using racial slurs. The Lawnton Fire Company was taken out of service on May 31, according to the Director of Fire Services, Mike Ibberson. The company is prohibited from responding to calls or participating in any EMS operations in the township, until further notice,…
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This Is Us Star Lonnie Chavis Claps Back at Trolls Who Made Fun of the Gap in His Teeth
What is the world coming to when a 10-year-old has to gather (presumably) grown-ass trolls and straighten them out? Nonetheless, that’s exactly what Lonnie Chavis, the actor who plays young Randall on NBC tear collector This Is Us, had to do yesterday after he was bullied because of the gap between his front teeth. But…
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It’s OK Not to Be OK: 2 Black Teens Use Tech to Prevent Suicide
What if there were an app that helped save teens from suicide? This is the question that 11-year-old Charlie Lucas not only asked himself but came up with an answer for when he teamed up with his 15-year-old sister, Hannah, who had attempted suicide because of illness, bullying and depression. Together, with the support of…
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Mother Says Bronx, NY, Teen Stabbed to Death Was Protecting Little Brother From a Bully: Report
A teen killed Saturday in New York City’s Bronx borough was defending his younger brother from bullies, says his mother. Alijay Morgan, 16, was stabbed to death in an encounter with three men at a basketball court in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx, reports News 12. Police say they found him at 6:30…
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Virginia School District Investigating Video Showing 7-Year-Old Being Bullied on School Bus
The Greensville County Public Schools district in Emporia, Va., has launched an investigation into a now viral video that shows a first-grade student being bullied by other students on a school bus. In the heartbreaking video, students are seen filming the 7-year-old Gabriel on their own phones as well as laughing and teasing him, even…
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Father of 9-Year-Old Girl Who Committed Suicide Cautions Parents Not to Miss the Warning Signs
Charles Weatherspoon was preparing lunch for his family Jan. 4 when he told his son, Charles, to run some vitamins up to his sister, A’layah. Charles came back moments later from his sister’s room, telling his father that A’layah was playing a prank and pretending to be asleep. When Weatherspoon went up to check on…
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White 7th-Grader Bullied at Philadelphia School Because of His Race, Parents Say
The parents of a seventh-grade Philadelphia student are demanding answers after the family woke up to graffiti on the side of their home in what they believe is a racially charged incident. “Snitching Ass. Die Cracker,” the words spray-painted on the side of the home read. “They don’t like me; they never did,” Joey…
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Elementary Schoolboy Set 7-Year-Old Girl’s Hair on Fire, Outraged Mother Says
A Detroit mother is demanding answers after she says her two daughters told her that a student at their elementary school set her 7-year-old’s hair on fire before blowing it out. The incident happened at Noble Elementary School while the kids were standing in the lunch line, WXYZ-TV reports. Judy Holland took pictures of her…
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Oregon Mother Furious After 13-Year-Old Son Given Note With Racial Slur
A Lake Oswego, Ore., mother is calling for stiffer punishment after students at her son’s high school gave the 13-year-old a sticky note with the n-word written on it. Jennifer Cook said that her son, Christiaan Bedford, was given the note on Friday by three white students at Lake Oswego Junior High School. However, although…
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Bully Ripped Teen’s Wig Off Her Head Over $5 Bet While Another Student Recorded, Mom Says
A Snapchat video shows the cruel moment when a young boy walked up behind a teenage girl at a Tennessee high school and yanked her wig off her head, causing her pain and humiliation. Now the girl’s mother is standing up and speaking out. The incident was recorded at Franklin High School. The Snapchat video,…
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