After someone snapped a photo of her and posted it on online, Balpreet Kaur was ridiculed for following the tenets of her Sikh faith. But instead of hiding or lashing out, she politely posted a reply—and turned a bullying situation into a inspiring example of tolerance, support, and inspiration.
This compassionate teacher went above and beyond the call of duty in order to cheer up a 5-year-old student who was being bullied for her haircut.
Instead of being angry at his son's bully, this man approached the boy with compassion - and now, they are all enjoying the wonderful results.
Pop star Lady Gaga launched her new foundation with some powerful friends at Harvard Wednesday, a non-profit charity whose mission is to "foster a more accepting society and help youth challenge meanness and cruelty.
NEVER keep anyone from dancing. That's the message coming from social media in support of a man who was laughed at and shamed for dancing in public. Now a huge party is in the works for him.
I knew something had to be done, said Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, whose foundation was adrift without a focus. The final straw came on Easter Sunday when a 15-year-old girl in nearby Maryland took her own life after months of cyber-bullying. Thus began this 5-foot-8 running back's pro-kindness crusade.
Bullied every day for years because of his lisp, Josh moved to London, Ontario, in 2011. Determined not to be put in a box by his new classmates, the remarkable young man dramatically changed the trajectory of his life with one small idea: he would hold open the door at school each day. He held the door open for hundreds of teenagers that first morning - and every morning since. At first they didn't know what to make of the stranger, but then, something happened.
A high school freshman could hardly believe she landed a nomination to the homecoming court for the big fall dance. She had expected a more popular girl would be picked. Later she learned the votes had been a prank. But she decided not to back down. As news of the cruelty spread, the school, family members, and the community rallied around her.
To combat bullying and to simply cheer up students at his high school, Jeremiah Anthony set up a Twitter Account a year and a half ago that posts compliments about kids and teachers.
After witnessing a close friend suffering through cyber bullying, 14 year old Azariah Brown decided to do something about it. She founded a website for teenage girls called, Love Share Care. She wanted a social online hangout where adolescent girls 13-17 can share photos, post status updates, and send love shouts.
Scott Shaver and Katie Buell were crowned prom king and queen last week at Westview High School. Katie is an all-American girl, class president, champion in girls basketball, and an absolute sweetheart, according to her teachers. Yet, it seems every student, no matter their ability, is accepted here and treasured. Scotty, as the kids call him, is a HUGE personality at the school, brought out of his shell over four years by the nurturing attention given, not only by specialized staff who have tutored him as a special needs student with autism, but by the accepting student body.
A 4th grade student was having a horrible day, being teased about his newly shaven head. His teacher sacrificed her own hair to show the ultimate kindess.
Schools in Guam say there has been a massive decline in the number of reported bullying cases in the past four years -- down by more than 80 percent.
A tiny farming town in Michigan is rallying around a 16-year-old girl who became humiliated when her high school voted to elevate her to the homecoming court as a joke and then laughed at her in the hallways for having so few friends. In an inspiring turnaround, Whitney Kropp's embarrassment gained her thousands of friends.
Every Friday afternoon one extraordinary teacher asks her students to take out a piece of paper and write down the names of four children they'd like to sit beside the following week. The children know that these private requests may not be honored. After the students go home, she takes out those slips of paper, places them in front of her and studies them. She looks for patterns. Who is not getting requested by anyone else?
Three years ago, Fred and Vivian Morgan turned their 10-bedroom home into a private school to give bullied kids a safe place to learn and heal.
"The James Gang" is officially patrolling the jungle gym at a Minnesota school, protecting a boy from any more bullying. They even bought him a Playstation.
Money was raised for a flight from the UK, a hotel, and the greatest party of his life-all because he was shamed online and thousands came to his defense.
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