TIMELINE OF RECENT MEDIA STORIES ABOUT This timeline illustrates the number of mentions bullying had in the media over the period from 2005 to present. There have been specific cases that have brought bullying to the spotlight and resulted in court cases and death. Bullying specifically in the school setting is the most prevalent and tragic as it pushes many bullied students to take their own life, or in some cases, the lives of others as well as their own.

SUICIDES EVENTS COURT CASES

Tyler Clementi

3/30/12 3/30/11 The 9/17/09 Bully Casey Project Tyler Heynes Long Suicide 4/27/07 1/14/10 Eric Mohat Phoebe Prince Suicide 4/6/08 5/15/08 Suicide Carl Joseph 4/16/07 Lori Walker-Hoover Drew Suicide Virginia Trial 9/17/06 Tech Massacre Megan Meier Suicide

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

DETAILS OF STORIES

Megan Meier

Megan Meier was a 13 year old girl who committed suicide after being cyber bullied by a friend’s mother. The mother created a Myspace under the profile of a young male and harassed and cyber bullied Megan leading her to commit suicide.

Viginia Tech Massarce

Virginia Tech massacre was an attack on the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University that killed 32 people and wounded 25. The attacker was student Seung-Hui Cho who was known to have been bullied as a child while in school.

Eric Mohat

Eric Mohat was a 17 year old who was harassed and bullied in high school by fellow classmates in Ohio. After committing suicide, his parents took action and sued the school for not punishing bullies or preventing the .

Lori Drew

Lori Drew was put on trial for creating a fake Myspace to harass 13 year old Megan Meier who committed suicide due to Drew’s actions.

Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover

Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover was 11 years old when he committed himself. Carl was bullied in school prompting him to commit suicide.

Tyler Long Suicide

Tyler Long was bullied in school until he reached a breaking point and hung himself in his bedroom to be discovered by his father. His parents followed by suing the school for not taking action and preventing the bullying after the repeatedly complained.

Phoebe Prince

Phoebe Prince committed suicide as a freshman in high school after being taunted and harassed by 6 students in Massachusetts. She hung herself after being physically threatened and harassed in school.

Tyler Clementi Suicide

Tyler Clementi was a Freshman at Rutgers University when his roommate bullied him for being gay by videtaping his sexual encounters with another man and posting them on the for others to see. Tyler subsequently committed suicide and his roommate is awaiting sentencing in a highly publicized trial.

Casey Heynes

Casey Heynes was bullied in school for various reasons. One of his attackers was much bigger than he, but in a moment of fury, Heynes lifted the other child and slammed him down onto the cement. He became a sensation for being the bully who fought back with videos showing the attack.

The Bully Project

The Bully documentary is a recently released documentary that profiles five teens over a school year that have been bullied. It is meant to raise awareness and bring more attention to the prevalent and important issue of bullying.