Rumors & Lies: Gossip & Spies

3600-35, 20 minutes, 2005 The spiraling effect of rumors, gossip and misinformation can have a negative impact on reputations, drive a wedge between friends and cause heartache. This program, set in an urban school, shows students that questioning what you hear, setting the record straight and confronting those who spread...

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Urban Improv: Bystander Issues and Bullying

3600-36, 26 minutes, 2006 Three Vignettes illustrate incidents in which bystanders decline to become involved and an incidence of teasing that escalates into bullying. Group activities investigate the price of silence, bystanders’ responsibilities, rumors, cliques and bullying. Request

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Cruel Schools

3600-37, 24 minutes, 2004 Taunting, teasing and the playground brawl used to be considered child’s play. The schoolyard bully was just another rite of passage in adolescent life. Now, kids report times have changed. From Colorado to Michigan, most kids and experts say bullying is the first step of a...

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End the Silence: Stop the Bullying

3600-38, 27 minutes, 2004 It happens every day in our communities: one teen deliberately excludes another, a youngster humiliates a classmate for fun, or a more powerful teen physically intimidates another. This program shows teenagers that they are not powerless in the face of bullying when they decide to join...

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Bullying and Teens: Take a Stand

3600-39, 22 minutes, 2005 Bullies can use physical intimidation, emotional blackmail or the anonymity of the Internet to humiliate their targets. This program takes place in an urban school where bullying results in suspensions, lost friendships, despair and isolation. Students learn that to feel good about themselves they cannot remain...

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Extreme Bullying: The Truth about Hazing

3600-44, 23 minutes, 2011 Hazing commonly involves physically abusive, emotionally degrading and/or sexually violating acts that are used as a way to initiate a person into a group. This program examines the growing surge of hazing incidents at high schools, and distinguishes between different types of hazing practiced by girls...

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Bad Friendships: Doing more harm than good

3600-46, 23 minutes, 2003 This program was created to help young people understand the unique factors that can lead to unhealthy relationships. Students are also asked to consider the extended outcomes of bad friendships – including damaged reputations, lost integrity, guild and even problems with drugs or alcohol.   Request

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