Buckets Over Bullying

Initiative to stop cyberbullying by building upstanding digital citizens and advocating for accountability of cyberbullies and those who enable them.

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Caitlyn’s family has spoken about the importance of recognizing warning signs earlier, taking reports seriously, and ensuring that students are not left to navigate bullying alone.

Buckets Over Bullying stands with the Haynes Family.

Caitlyn Nell Haynes, forever 18.

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A 6-year-old child should never have to fear going to school.

As more details emerge, this family continues to push for answers, transparency, and accountability after their son was allegedly bullied and injured at Bronzeville Classical Elementary School.

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6 yr old was repeatedly bullied at Bronzeville Classical Elementary School and left hospitalized following an alleged attack.

Schools have a duty to keep our children safe.

Share this reel. Awareness creates pressure, & pressure creates change.

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11-year-old Nadiya Santiago, a joyful honor student and soccer lover at Frontier Middle School in Hamburg, NY, tragically took her own life on May 19 after what her family describes as relentless bullying.

Nadiya Santiago, forever 11

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It has been 9 years since Rosalie was bullied to death. And, in the past 9 years, there has been no change. Schools continue to turn a blind eye and fail to protect students from bullying.

Buckets Over Bullying stands with the Avila family.
Rosalie Avila, forever 13.

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Children today are growing up in a world where screens dominate daily life from morning to night.

The advisory encourages families to create healthier boundaries around screen use, and recognize that this issue goes far beyond social media alone.

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Adiel’s unspeakably tragic death has brought her family and the broader community to their knees, with renewed calls coming to raise awareness about suicide prevention and the dangers of cyber-bullying amongst young children.

Adiel Boyd, forever 12 #BlockTheBullies

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These are not isolated incidents; school officials are describing a repeated pattern of students using group chats, Snapchat, DMs, and gaming platforms to target classmates to tell each other to go kill themselves.

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The Organization for Social Media Safety @socialmediasafety, offers social media safety presentations for school and communities across the country. Their presentations educate students, parents, and faculty on the realities of social media related harms.

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These accounts are very problematic in Chicago as well.

Students at schools such as Francis W Parker create these accounts and in the past have used them to cyberbully other students.

Buckets Over Bullying stands with students and families navigating online harassment.

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Accountability is long overdue.

It is up to parents now.

Collective action is necessary to protect our children from online harms. We are passed having conversations and congressional hearings, we are in crisis that demands change.

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On January 13, 2022, they lost their son, Nate Bronstein, after he was viciously cyberbullied by certain Latin School of Chicago classmates and basketball teammates.

Nate reported this to the Latin School of Chicago, but Latin failed to notify Nate's Parent's.

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Latin School of Chicago condones cyberbullying and has complete disregard for student safety and well being.

To the Chicago-area businesses who choose to donate money to Latin School of Chicago:

STOP FUNDING A SCHOOL THAT DOES NOT
PROTECT STUDENTS FROM HARM

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This beautiful child Duncan Ballard died by suicide as a result of bullying in 2013.

Thirteen years later, nothing has fundamentally changed.

Schools still minimize it. Parents still excuse it.

We stand with the Ballard family,
Duncan Ballard, forever 14

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If Illinois politicians are serious about protecting children from online harm, this law must apply to ALL Illinois students, bell to bell.

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An 18-year-old student says he endured years of bullying at Noble Street College Prep.

Recently, he was chased with a knife inside the school.

We must demand accountability from Noble Street College Prep, the bullies and the parents of those who bully. 

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Social media platforms claim they've added restrictions & warnings for the “Blackout Challenge,” yet harmful content is still being fed to children through these platforms. Social media platforms can control this, yet they choose not to.

JackLynn Blackwell, forever 9

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Today’s digital environment is not just entertainment. It shapes behavior, creates pressure, & exposes kids to content they may not be equipped to navigate on their own.

Take a moment to watch this video, share it with others, & start a conversation with the people around you.

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This is an endemic - not isolated incidents-

Society often finds it easier to blame the victim and their family because it feels more comfortable than holding those who caused the harm accountable.

We stand with the Green family,

Gabbie Green, forever 12

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It has been 16 years since Tyler Clementi died by suicide after enduring horrifying cyberbullying.

To learn more about how to protect yourself and others from the harmful effects of cyberbullying visit https://t.co/gfWEBj9YaF

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