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Alex, star of hit documentary, moves on from tragic reality of America's 13million bullied schoolchildren | Daily Mail Online

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Alex, star of hit documentary, moves on from tragic reality of America's 13million bullied schoolchildren | Daily Mail Online

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Life after Bully: Teenage star of hit documentary finally escapes his tormentors... and finds happiness in new school

Alex Libby's life has changed since he featured in the hit anti-bullying documentary, Bully.

The highschool freshman now has other students come up and hug him in the corridors, has good friends and gets on well with his teachers.

The unlikely fame has potentially saved him from becoming one of two thousand American teenagers who have committed suicide because of relentless aggression from their peers.

Some 13million schoolchildren in the U.S. are victims of bullying, with 3million absent from class each month because they cannot cope with the torment.

The award-winning documentary by Lee Hirsh follows five kids and families over the course of a school year, including two families who have lost children to suicide because of bullying.

Alex agreed to take part in Bully in the hope that his persecutors would stop tormenting him.

He didn't realise that the brave act would bring him national notoriety, a trip to the White House and a chat with a beauty pageant winner.

Much of the bullying took place on the school bus, on which Kim Lockwood, assistant principal of East Middle School in Sioux City, Iowa, insisted the kids were 'as good as gold'.

Alex knew different.

'Most of the kids on that bus, I knew from elementary school, and we were good friends then,' he said in the documentary.

'But then in middle school, everything changes, and it's all about popularity and who dresses the best and who's the most athletic and who has the best hair. I was not the kid with the best hair.'

The bullies in Iowa called him 'fishface'. They threatened to break his bones, sexually assault him and kill him.

Perhaps, more crucially, the bullies scared away other kids who were his genuine buddies.

'I craved friends. I didn't have any friends. That was all I wanted, some friendship, someone to come over, someone to lift me back up when I'm knocked down. I didn't have that, he said.

However, today things have changed dramatically, reports the Des Moines Register .

A move to a new school, Edmond Memorial School in Oklahoma, has broken the cycle of bullying but Alex is also enjoying his unlikely fame and has become a spokesperson for the bullying cause.

He wears a T-shirt that says, 'I stand for the silent'.

Alex is not the only one: the documentary has already been seen by over 90,000 American schoolchildren and has 97,000 'likes' on its Facebook page .

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Life after Bully: Teenage star of hit documentary finally escapes his tormentors... and finds happiness in new school

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Alex Libby's life has changed since he featured in the hit anti-bullying documentary, Bully. The highschool freshman now has other students come up and hug him in the corridors, has good friends and gets on well with his teachers.

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Copy of iWONDER Research Notes - Google Docs

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Copy of iWONDER Research Notes - Google Docs

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About WE Charity - WE Charity Foundation (WCF)

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For 25 years, WE Charity empowered change and worked in five key areas - education, water, health, food and opportunity - to create transformative and lasting impact.

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How to Prevent Bullying | StopBullying.gov

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How to Prevent Bullying | StopBullying.gov

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Parents, school staff, and other adults can help prevent bullying.

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Stop Bullying on the Spot

When adults respond quickly and consistently to bullying behavior they send the message that it is not acceptable. Research shows this can stop bullying behavior over time.

Parents, school staff, and other adults in the community can help kids prevent bullying by talking about it, building a safe school environment, and creating a community-wide bullying prevention strategy.

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StopBullying.gov provides information from various government agencies on bullying, cyberbullying, prevention and response.

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I wonder how does bullying affect others? (internally/externally)

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1. https://newsela.com/read/akron-anti-bullying/id/22652 (Newsela)
2. https://newsela.com/read/gender-stereotypes-kids/id/35460 (Newsela)
3. https://newsela.com/read/wizards-felix-overcoming-bullying/id/36511
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All these creditable sources because they include the IMVAIN checklist and Newsela was a option Mrs. Ramani suggested us to use. Also, all of these articles are about "Bullying".

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Bullying occurs within a social context. Students integrate the values and social norms from the school and wider community social contexts as they develop their personal relationships.

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How does stress affect/result in bullying?

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Why do people have to result in negative behavior when they are stressed?

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Newsela - Boys and girls pick up harmful stereotypes very young, study says

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Newsela - Boys and girls pick up harmful stereotypes very young, study says

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This is a creditable source because:
- There are multiple sources that give me similar information
- The author lists his/her name at the top of the article.
-  The author doesn't gain anything personally if gender-biast stops.
- There is information that we can relate to.

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Newsela | Gender roles in children are set by around age 10, a new study says

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A study says boys will be boys and girls will be girls despite attempts at gender neutrality.

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MAIN IDEAS (Passage no. 2) - Google Docs

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MAIN IDEAS (Passage no. 2) - Google Docs

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Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

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I wonder what causes bullying?

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Newsela - Once bullied, short and called "stupid," he's now in the NBA

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Newsela - Once bullied, short and called "stupid," he's now in the NBA

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his is a creditable source because:
- There are multiple sources that give me similar information
- The author lists his name at the top of the article.
-  the author doesn't gain anything personally if bullying stops.
- The guy in the article has experienced bullying before.

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Newsela | He had to go through a lot of hoops to make it to the NBA

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Newsela - Ohio students try to break the cycle of bullying

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Newsela - Ohio students try to break the cycle of bullying

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This is a creditable source because:
- There are multiple sources that give me similar information
- The author lists his name at the top of the article.
-  the author doesn't gain anything personally if bullying stops.
- The guy in the article has experienced bullying before.

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Newsela | Ohio community wages war on bullying

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Ohio high school students highlight problem of bullying.