Nurse receives £25k payout after co-worker rolled their eyes at her
A tribunal ruled that the act amounted to bullying. A nurse has received a £25k payout after her coworker rolled their eyes at her. A tribunal found that Maureen Howieson was subjected to ‘rude, isolating, bullying, and belittling’ behaviour by her co-worker, Jisna Iqbal. The 64-year-old quit her job following the co-workers’ ‘strained’ relationship at […]
7 months ago
Schoolgirl left in tears after bullies ‘tear her prom dress to pieces’
Her local community has rallied around the 11-year-old One primary school student’s summer prom was ruined by a bully who tore her dress to shreds last month. Described as a ‘real-life Cinderella’, 11-year-old Jessica Robinson was targeted by another kid and left to fend for herself as the rest of the smartened-up youngsters merely got […]
7 months ago
Mum divides internet after telling her kids to ‘hit back and defend yourself’ against bullies
A Louisiana mom has gone viral — and ignited a fierce debate on social media — after boldly stating that she’s raising her kids to hit back when someone hits them first. Brittany Norris, 27, took to TikTok with an unflinching message: “If someone hits my kid, I’m not raising them to go tell the teacher. Not […]
8 months ago
Over £75,000 has been raised for young refugee who was bullied in viral video
A hell of a lot of money! A GoFundMe page set up for the alleged victim in a viral bullying video has raised over £75,000 for the boy and his family. Police are to charge a 16-year-old boy with assaulting a 15-year-old boy after the video of alleged bullying was shared widely on social media. The video […]
7 years ago
Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo make amazing gestures to viral Keaton Jones
If you’re being bullied in school, there’s pretty much no better allies you could ask for than Luke Skywalker and Captain America. Oh, and maybe some real life MMA fighters to boot. After Keaton Jones’ video about his experience with the bullies at his school went viral, the internet sprang into action and showed its […]
9 years ago
The Taoiseach was asked about bullying and the irony of his response was something special
Do you believe there is a safe working environment in Leinster House? This was the question put to Leo Varadkar today. Without pause for reflection the Taoiseach spun the question all the way back to a comfortable topic… himself. After a week in the USA, the Taoiseach seems to have brought home Donald Trump’s ability […]
9 years ago