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MA: D.A.'s response to bullying 'extreme'

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

The DA for Hampshire County (MA) has brought criminal charges against 9 youth involved in months of bullying of another classmate. The classmate,a fifteen year old girl who recently moved to the area from Ireland, hanged herself. D.A.'s response to bullying 'extreme' By Daily Hampshire Gazette Created 04/01/2010 - 04:00 To the editor: The students who directly bullied and tormented Phoebe Prince, their parents, school administrators, teachers and bystanders who knew about it and did nothing, each contributed to her death. To different degrees, all are responsible. Phoebe Prince's suicide culminated in a communitywide failure to respond and protect her. Now, Northwestern District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel has responded to this failure by taking the extraordinary step of bringing criminal charges against nine girls and boys under the age of 18 she has identified as the most culpable...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on April 01, 2010 (boomark / email).