Bullying has reared its ugly head, as Florida teen McKenna Brown, 16, took her own life last August. The teen experienced constant online harassment, forcing her to commit suicide.
Elizabeth Ann "Lizzie" Velásquez, author and motivational speaker, was born with a rare congenital syndrome, which affects her heart, eyes and bones, as well as her ability to accumulate body fat. Despite physical imitations and ridicule she's received, including being called the "The World's Ugliest Woman," she's learned to rise.
The new social media app, Yik Yak, which acts a "virtual bulletin board" has been growing in popularity among college students but for high schools, it often times is used to bully and issue threats to other students.
The Boston Globe reported that four of the players quit the team this season, citing allegations that Greenberg had been bullying all of the student athletes and were subject to her abusive behavior.
Justin Bieber has lately been raising eyebrows of many and inevitably receiving numerous criticism during his "Believe" world tour due to his publicized headline-making, controversial behavior. During his recent sit-down on a radio show, the 19-year-old pop star candidly shared how he has been feeling, in terms of cyber media bullying.
Rebecca Ann Sedwick was a 12-year-old girl who committed suicide last month after being viciously cyber-bullied by up to 15 girls for nearly a year through texts and online message boards. Arrests were made this past Tuesday, apprehending two girls who police believe are responsible for Sedwick’s death.
