‘Jocelynn Deserves Justice!’: 11-Year-Old Texan Kills Herself After Bullies’ Deportation Threats

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‘Jocelynn Deserves Justice!’: 11-Year-Old Texan Kills Herself After Bullies’ Deportation Threats

“This is what violent nationalism does,” said one observer. “It seeps into the minds of children and turns playgrounds into nightmares.” An 11-year-old Texas girl took her own life following relentless bullying from classmates, some of whom threatened to call U.S. immigration authorities to deport her mother—who says she was never notified by school officials […]

Bullying May Have Long-Term Health Consequences

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DURHAM, N.C. — Bullied children may experience chronic, systemic inflammation that persists into adulthood, while bullies may actually reap health benefits of increasing their social status through bullying, according to researchers at Duke Medicine.The study, conducted in collaboration with the University of Warwick, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Emory University, is […]