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Published: 04/20/10

Phoebe Prince: Victim of Bullycide -- or of a Deeper Problem?

By  Mary Winter - Politics Daily
Phoebe Prince:  Victim of Bullycide -- or of a Deeper Problem?

The suicide of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince in South Hadley, Mass., in January has shone a white hot light on bullying -- in particular, cyber bullying -- perhaps the most venal bullying of all because it's viral and it's faceless. A beautiful girl with a Mona Lisa mien is dead. The nation is outraged, and prosecutors are going after six of her classmates with a vengeance. ...

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Published: 03/29/10

Teen Suicide Leads to Indictment of 9 Students

By  David Knowles - AOL News
Teen Suicide Leads to Indictment of 9 Students

(March 29) --Two days before a high school dance, 15-year-old Phoebe Prince hanged herself at her parents' home. Now, investigators have accused nine of her fellow students with the bullying that may have prompted the suicide. At a news conference today, Northwestern Massachusetts District Attorney Elizabeth Scheibel detailed the charges against Prince's fellow students at South Hadley High School. They included statutory rape, violation of civil rights, criminal harassment and disturbance of a school assembly, The Boston Globe reported. Prince, who recently immigrated to the United ...

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