By

Christina Peach

*Cyber-Bullying

What is Cyber-Bullying

It is when a child is tormented, threatened, harassed,

humiliated, embarrassed or targeted by another child

using the Internet, mobile phone, or other type of

digital technology.

Bullying is nothing new

It has existed since the beginning of time!

Traditional Cyber

*Bullying

VS

Traditional Bullying

• face to face• outside of the home• Children had a safe place at home• hard to avoid and easy to spot• Typically intimidated, harassed or beaten up• Boys were more prone to bullying others• You knew who was doing the bullying

Cyber-Bullying

• Virtually invisible to adults• Bullying online last forever(no safe place)• Anonymous ( occurs more often)• Boys and girls now partake in bullying• Done online (text messages, chat, social networks,

and email)• 24 hours 7 days a week

42% have been bullied while online 35% have been threatened while online

21% received threatening messages or emails 53% have said hurtful things to another online

58% have NOT told an adult about the occurrence

Statistics

*Gender Differences of

bullies

Boys

*Bully boys and girls

*Physical intimidation

*Bully openly

*Bully in the form of racist, sexist, or homophobic remarks.

Girls

*Lash out verbally

*Spread rumors

*Tend to bully only other girls

*Disguise bullying

*Bully in the form of racist, sexist, or homophobic remarks.

*What’s the Big Deal?

Long Term Effects

• Low self-esteem• No confidence• Low school

attendance• Poor school

performance• Depression• Anxiety• Health problems• Suicidal thoughts• Suicide• Acts of violence

This is why it has to stop

* 15 year old originally from Ireland

*Moved to Massachusetts in 2009

* Endured multiple acts of cyber bullying for months

* Hung herself on January 14,2010

*Phoebe Prince

Her school has since adopted a comprehensive anti-bullying policy

* 13 year old from Missouri

* Diagnosed with low self esteem and depression

* hung herself on October 17, 2006, after an adult made a fake MySpace under the name Josh Evans , and started sending hateful messages to Megan.

*Megan Meier

Her death prompted cities to adopt anti- bullying laws and ordnances

School Shootings

* 12 years old

* Honor student from Missouri

* Took pistol to school shooting a 13 year old student then killing himself

*March 2, 1987

*Nathan Farris

“Tired of Being Teased”

* 16 years old

* Pearl, Mississippi

* Stabbed mother then went to school killing two girls and wounding seven others on October 1, 1997

*Luke Woodham

“I killed because people like me are being mistreated everyday”

“Push and we will push back”

* April 20, 1999

* Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris

* Killed 34 people

* The boys had been bullied and scorned by classmates before the incident

*Columbine

There are stipulations that Columbine had some connections to bullying

Who is responsible?

My answer is that EVERYONE is responsible!

Parents• Be aware of children’s actions• Limit unsupervised internet• Confront issues• Be proactive not reactive

Social Networks• Enforce age limits• Create algorithms to search keywords• Be proactive not reactive

Law Enforcement• Create Ordinances• Set up fines• Be proactive not reactive

Schools• Create anti-bullying policies• Be alert• Stay involved with students• Be proactive not reactive

Society• Don’t except it

Students• Don’t continue to ignore it if it doesn’t involve you• Tell and adult or school administrators• Be proactive not reactive

Remember it could be your child, friend,

or school next!

We all have to be PROACTIVE