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> > Fairfax County teen leads anti-bully crusade
> >
> > A local teenager is leading a nationwide
> crusade
> > against bullying with the help of a data
> scientist
> > and web-based technology.
> >
>
http://www.wtop.com/149/3541124/Fairfax-County-tee
>
> > n-leads-anti-bully-crusade
> >
> > WASHINGTON - A local teenager is leading a
> > nationwide crusade against bullying with the
> help
> > of a data scientist and web-based technology.
> >
> > "We can track down and see where bullying
> occurs
> > the most," explains Viraj Puri, 13, of Fairfax
> > County. "It puts pressure on the authorities to
> > fix bullying as soon as possible."
> >
> > The teen has also been speaking with lawmakers
> and
> > attorneys general in his effort to crack down
> on
> > bullying activity.
> >
> > According to the tech-savvy teen, the site
> scans
> > the Internet and pinpoints key words that
> indicate
> > bullying activity is occurring in a particular
> > place.
> >
> > "We use social network such as Facebook,
> Twitter
> > and that kind of stuff," Puri explains. "We're
> > trying to improve it as time goes on."
> >
> > Puri says he took action after his brother was
> > verbally and psychically bullied in middle
> > school.
> >
> > Puri's website, www.bullyvention.com, features
> a
> > map of the United States with certain areas
> > highlighted. In those spots, bullying has
> recently
> > been a problem.
> >
> > Below is an image of the map:
>
> Fairfax County teen leads anti-bully crusade
>
> A local teenager is leading a nationwide crusade
> against bullying with the help of a data scientist
> and web-based technology.
>
http://www.wtop.com/149/3541124/Fairfax-County-tee
> n-leads-anti-bully-crusade
>
> WASHINGTON - A local teenager is leading a
> nationwide crusade against bullying with the help
> of a data scientist and web-based technology.
>
> "We can track down and see where bullying occurs
> the most," explains Viraj Puri, 13, of Fairfax
> County. "It puts pressure on the authorities to
> fix bullying as soon as possible."
>
> The teen has also been speaking with lawmakers and
> attorneys general in his effort to crack down on
> bullying activity.
>
> Puri's website, www.bullyvention.com, features a
> map of the United States with certain areas
> highlighted. In those spots, bullying has recently
> been a problem.
>
> According to the tech-savvy teen, the site scans
> the Internet and pinpoints key words that indicate
> bullying activity is occurring in a particular
> place.
>
> "We use social network such as Facebook, Twitter
> and that kind of stuff," Puri explains. "We're
> trying to improve it as time goes on."
>
> Puri says he took action after his brother was
> verbally and psychically bullied in middle
> school.
>
> With recent events being discovered in Fort Lee
> New Jersey the map is being updated.
>
> Below is an image of the map:
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