Incidents of bullying in schools across the country increased by 12 per cent last year, according to the latest statistics.

Incidents of bullying in schools across the country increased by 12 per cent last year, according to the latest statistics.

All the time.” That’s how often a 10th-grader at Hilltop High School said she was being tormented by a classmate during PE.How she reported it was discrete but direct: She dropped a note into a “bully box,” one of two metal lock boxes on campus that are a physical symbol of the school’s broad effort to combat bullying among students.

If your company has some employees who have decided to put off retirement for a few more years, you’ll want to keep an eye out for this troubling workplace trend.

Cyberbullying can affect any age group says the Beatbullying charity. Social media sites like Facebook are regularly being used to abuse teachers, says a survey. Of the 1,500 teachers who responded, 42% reported things like insulting comments, allegations of inappropriate behaviour and having photos passed around the internet.

A SUICIDE AND self-harm crisis centre Pieta House says it has experienced a 93 per cent rise in the number of people aged under 18 seeking their services last year.

Australia's Parliament House has a "toxic" culture in which staff are regularly bullied and cronyism is common, an inquiry has heard.

TALK. Keep the lines of communication open. Discuss sexting openly with them, talk through a situation where they might feel pressured into sending pictures of themselves. Stay calm and supportive.

14-year-old sues for libel over fake profile allegedly used to post racist, crude comments.

Since the Jan. 14 death of Phoebe Prince, the 15-year-old in South Hadley, Mass., who committed suicide after being bullied by fellow students, many onlookers have meditated on whether the circumstances that led to her after-school hanging might have been avoided.