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Friday, January 11, 2013  Bullying appears to be at the core of the incident, which occurred just minutes after administrators had announced new lockdown safety procedures prompted by the Newtown, Conn., school slayings.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  A unique intervention program in Columbia is looking to stomp out bullying by attacking it head-on before the problem gets out of control.  A Midlands school resource officer is using martial arts to teach discipline and teamwork.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Sumter County deputies say no charges will be filed in a fight in a middle school bathroom that was uploaded to the Internet.

Monday, April 02, 2012  The Sumter community is outraged after a video of a what appears to be a teenage boy being bullied in a middle school bathroom surfaced on the internet this weekend.

Thursday, September 30, 2010  Bias-crime charges are possible in the case of a New Jersey college student who committed suicide after a video was streamed online showing him having sex with a man.