I know, I know, it's the last day of school for millions of kids everywhere, and they aren't the only ones sprinting for the finish line. But before you relegate the backpack to the closet, you'll want to recreate this teacher's clever bullying lesson - using only a couple of red apples - at home.
Rosie Dutton, a teacher in Birmingham, England, recently took to Facebook describing the experiment. First, she repeatedly tapped and gently dropped one of the apples on the floor before class without telling the kids.
A town in Wisconsin has a novel way to deal with bullying: bill the parents.
Under a new ordinance, police will notify parents in writing of a bullying incident involving their kids. If a further incident occurs within 90 days of the initial notice, police will then fine parents. With court costs, the bill could run up to $124.
Dianne Hoffmeyer, a Canadian living in Michigan, was in line to buy some Timbits for her toddler when the pair of middle-aged women ridiculed her. They commented on her "nasty" hair and called her a whale. "Oh the whale needs to eat," they said.
It's back to school time which, for a lot of kids, sadly means back to being bullied. And the only one thing worse than being bullied yourself is watching your children being bullied.
In the explosive rant, Arbour claims fat shaming is not even a thing, and instead is the equivalent of "playing the race card, with no race." She says that although there are some exceptions, as a general rule obesity is not a disability, in her opinion.
A bad apple may not spoil the entire bunch, but it certainly seems that way for a New Jersey high school, which saw all of its football programs canned amid rumours of bullying and hazing. Parents and students are up in arms over the school's seemingly indiscriminate punishment.
A Pennsylvania-based teen with a learning disability recorded conversations on his iPad to prove that he was being bullied. Instead of his bullies meeting justice, he has been accused of "wiretapping."
What's your excuse? That's the caption under the now-infamous Facebook photo of Maria Kang, a six-packed wielding mom of three under three's. Even though Kang claims the photo is at least a year old, it has stirred up plenty of fresh controversy.