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well-intentioned educators can be overwhelmed by the day-to-day dilemmas that bullying poses for them

“To leave Tyler’s mental health problems out of the film is an egregious omission,

mental health history.

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pulled him from all of his honors and AP classes,

claims that Tyler had a girlfriend who broke up with him in fall 2009

We hear that bullying—and bullying alone—caused his death.

ongoing court battle. Ju

If Tyler had been accurately portrayed as a kid with mental health challenges that were very hard for him to manage, he wouldn’t seem so attractive.

The suicide note has seemingly nothing to do with bullying

They seem to be about middle school and the first year and a half of high school.

The lawyer for the Murray County schools says that no one in the district remembers hearing from Hirsch or his crew

he only thing that matters in explaining Tyler’s death is that school officials failed to prevent bullies from tormenting him.

And believe me, I know that by describing the other problems Tyler was facing, I will be accused of blaming the victim.

campaigns that certain members of the media are all too eager to embrace.

irst, research shows a strong link between Asperger’s and suicide and a link between bipolar disorder and suicide as well.

oversimplifies and distorts.

who owns the material that students post

Gaggle,

Gaggle, for instance, allows a student to join only at the invitation of a teacher, does not allow students to have private conversations, and has filters (originally developed for school email systems) that block inappropriate language, sense bullying or threatening references, and feature a scanner that detects pornography.

"interactive environments" rather than social networks

ePals social-networking site.

heir writing is so much more improved,

online forum

Gaggle typically costs schools and districts about $5 a year p

ePals offers some services for free

Livemocha

foreign languages,

Jamboree for Arts Camp & Music,