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Phoebe Nora Mary Prince (November 24, 1994 - January 14, 2010) was a British-Irish student at an American high school whose suicide led to the criminal prosecution of six teenagers for charges including civil rights violations, [1] as well as to the enactment of stricter anti-bullying legislation by the Massachusetts state legislature.
Phoebe Prince (1994–2010), age 15, was an Irish student at an American high school who died by hanging herself on January 14, 2010, just 5 months after moving from Ireland to the United States due to school bullying and cyberbullying. [43]
Mass shooting, school shooting: Weapons: Glock 21.45-caliber semi-automatic pistol; Beretta M9 9mm semi-automatic pistol; Taurus 990 Tracker .22-caliber Revolver; Ruger 10/22.22-caliber semi-automatic rifle [1]
In response to Phoebe Prince's suicide, as well as that of Carl Walker—both of whom had been bullied before taking their lives—the Massachusetts legislature in 2010 passed what advocates call one of the toughest anti-bullying laws in the nation.
Legal analysts criticize the term bullycide because it links a cause with an effect under someone else's control. [8] Research shows those who are bullied have a higher probability of considering or performing suicide than those who are not. [5]
Wondering what Prince William actually said to Phoebe Dynevor and Ayo Edebiri during that viral BAFTAs pic? A video has finally been unearthed.
Namie, Gary; Namie, Ruth (1999). BullyProof yourself at work! : personal strategies to stop the hurt from harassment.Benicia, Calif.: DoubleDoc Press.
Hymel earned her Ph.D. in educational psychology from the University of Illinois in 1982. [2] She was a faculty member at the University of Waterloo before joining the Department of Education at UBC in 1993.