 Just ignore it?: Statistics show bullying has been tapering off nationwide. But the problem in Northeast Ohio remains worse than the national average, and in one local school district, the families of two students say their children were bullied to death. WKSU’s Vivian Goodman looks at the extent of the problem in this first part of the series: Mean Kids.
FULL STORY |  Cyberbullying: The typical bully isn’t waiting in the alley with a baseball bat. She’s lurking in cyberspace, stabbing at tender hearts with dainty taps at her keyboard. WKSU’s Vivian Goodman looks at who is bullying whom, and how, in part two of this week’s series: Mean Kids.
FULL STORY |  When Victims Can't Fight Back: A child who's pushed around on the playground, shaken down for lunch money, excluded from games, or called "gay" always has the option of telling a teacher or parent. But many don’t. Some children stay silent out of fear; others because they don't have the words. In today’s segment of Mean Kids, WKSU's Vivian Goodman reports on the toll bullying takes on children with special problems and special needs.
FULL STORY |  Bullied to Death: The Mohat family mourns a son who shot himself to death. The Vidovic family lives with the memory of a daughter hanging from her window. And Kirk Zajac is haunted by what he did to Andy Lehman, a boy he bullied until the day Andy threw himself in front of a truck. In this segment of “Mean Kids,” WKSU’s Vivian Goodman reports on local families dealing with the most extreme consequence of bullying: suicide.
FULL STORY |  No Legal Recourse: Since 2007, Ohio has had a law against bullying. It says schools must report every incident on their websites. But few schools do. Even when they know about it. And usually, they don’t. In this segment of Mean Kids, WKSU’s Vivian Goodman reports on legal approaches to the problem of bullying.
FULL STORY |  It Takes a Community: More than 40 percent of Northeast Ohio’s children are either bullies or their victims, a higher percentage than the national average. And only one in four bullying victims in our region tells anyone about it.
In the conclusion of the series Mean Kids, WKSU’s Vivian Goodman looks at the latest approaches and the best hope for bullying prevention.
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