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(CNN) — There are a lot of risks when it comes to adolescents using screens — and a new multinational study shows weight-related bullying may be among them.
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN
Addressing bullying is a full-time job, and for three days those attending the World Anti-Bullying Forum will have resources to help them bring awareness to bullying.
The World Anti-Bullying Forum was held at the Raleigh Convention Center on Wednesday. The event was hosted by UNC-Chapel Hill's School of Education for the event's first time outside of Europe.
"Going back to school brings a lot of new experiences all at once, so it's very understandable for kids and parents to feel worried about the transition," says UNC Health psychologist Samantha Pflum, PhD.
UNC Health Talk
Stop bullying in its tracks! Equip yourself with practical tips and guidance on how to intervene and support your child when they are being bullied.
Kaila Curry, WRAL audience engagement producer
Bullying can be physical, verbal or take place online, via social media networks or direct messaging.
Board members say they plan even more changes later
Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter
A child welfare panel in North Carolina got its first look at the latest student risk behavior survey. The data paint a bleak picture of student mental health, access to guns, and violence.
Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief
11-year-old Dalaya Hooper is feeling all the love and support this weekend.
Leslie Moreno, WRAL multimedia journalist
A young girl says classmates have been making fun of her because of the color of her skin. After the heartbreak of bullying, 11-year-old Dalaya Hooper is now getting support and compliments from people across the country on social media.
A young girl says classmates have been making fun of her because of the color of her skin.
Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter and Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter
The biggest problem the school system is facing is cyberbullying, which happens off campus, making it difficult for school leaders to take action.
Lora Lavigne, WRAL reporter
The internet, various social media apps, and smartphones have taken bullying to a level that is almost impossible to monitor or manage.
Gale Wilkins, WRAL contributor
Like kryptonite is to Superman, peer support is to bullies. It minimizes their power!
Gale McKoy Wilkins, WRAL contributor
A Wendell Middle School student died Tuesday by suicide, family members told WRAL News.
A Wendell Middle School student died Tuesday by suicide, family members told WRAL News. Austin Pendergrass was an eighth-grade student at the school. He was 13.
Austin Pendergrass was an eighth-grade student at the school. He was 13.
Chelsea Donovan and Eric Miller, WRAL reporters
An act of school bullying described as 'very disturbing' was caught on camera Friday at a small, rural school in the town of Conway. Now a mother is afraid to send her 14-year-old back to Conway Middle School.
Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter
An act of school bullying described as 'very disturbing' was caught on camera Friday at small, rural school in the town of Conway. Three students appear to have her son cornered in a restroom. One student in particular appears to try to kiss the victim before shoving him around, grabbing him by the shirt, pushing him up against a wall.
A Johnston County mother who threatened alleged bullies on her daughter's school bus is now facing criminal charges for her actions.
A Mount Holly couple is demanding Gaston County Schools change its bullying policy after they said cell phone video showed a student slapping and pulling the hair of their fifth-grade daughter, who has special needs, on a school bus.
Many people learn at an early age that life can be tough - peer pressure, grade pressure, bullies, self-image, acceptance. Haelee Moone, 13, was no stranger to those difficulties.