Your Web News in One Place

Help Webnuz

Referal links:

Sign up for GreenGeeks web hosting
October 21, 2013 12:07 am GMT

Bully Apologizes After Aunt Asks Facebook Group to Support Nephew

Facebook-bully

A parade of 50 cars carrying 100 people showed up at an Oregon high school to support a bullied teen after his aunt made a plea for help on Facebook.

Halsey Parkerson's aunt witnessed her nephew being bullied while eating lunch with him at South Salem High School on Thursday. She asked a Facebook group of car fans for assistance, and on Friday, they came out in force to support Parkerson. Parkerson's aunt did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

See also: Facebook, Google+ Prepare for National Bullying Prevention Month

Local television station KATU captured the rally on camera, and reported that people came from as far as Vancouver, Canada to attend Read more...

More about Cyberbullying, Social Media, Oregon, Bullying, and Anti Bullying

Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/S7MNOIOE1UM/

Share this article:    Share on Facebook
View Full Article

Mashable

Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.

More About this Source Visit Mashable