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Thursday, March 07, 2013  A letter sent home to families in the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown School District on March 6 said two shotgun shells were found in the trash can of the fourth, fifth and sixth grade section of the cafeteria.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  The mother of a 5-year-old boy, who she says was roughed up inside the Altmar-Parish-Williamstown Elementary School, is accusing the district of not doing enough to stop bullying. APW School Superintendent Gerry Hudson says "we’re reactive and proactive" and points out that the district has established an anti-bullying taskforce.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  The bullies of yesterday teased kids in hallways and on playgrounds, but today mean kids hide under the mask of social media.

Friday, July 20, 2012  The online campaign that aimed to raise $5,000 to send bullied New York bus monitor Karen Klein on vacation is winding down - after tallying more than $683,000.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  An 8th grade student at Jamesville-DeWitt Middle School is heading to Washington, D.C. to take part in a national conference on stopping violence.

Friday, June 29, 2012  The four Athena Middle School students and their families agreed to a one-year suspension from school and regular bus transportation.

Saturday, June 23, 2012  Just a couple of days after a video surfaced of Greece School District bus monitor Karen Klein being harassed by students, another video has surfaced of a student yelling profanities at a school bus driver in Watertown, NY.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  At least two of the young boys have written to bus monitor Karen Klein to say they're sorry.

Thursday, June 21, 2012  The upstate New York bus monitor who was the target of a videotaped verbal assault at the hands of four middle schoolers does not want the boys to face criminal charges.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  Video of a Greece shcool bus monitor being harassed by students is making its way around the web and outraging viewers.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Students at Madison-Oneida BOCES in Verona are trying to change the world, one click at a time.

Monday, April 30, 2012  A suspected case of bullying moved from the classroom to the court room in Ohio.

Monday, December 05, 2011  A high school in upstate New York has suspended some students after the suicide of a bullied gay teenager.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  A 16-year-old girl is hoping her story of being bullied will help others deal with the problem.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011  There have been countless stories in recent years about gay teens taking their own lives because of bullying.