Cyberbullying

Is cyber bullying a problem in our school?

By Mr. Marseille

What is cyberbullying?

Step 1- Define the problem

Cyberbullying is the use of the Internet and related technologies

to harm other people, in a deliberate, repeated, and hostile manner. As it has become more common in society, particularly among young people, legislation and awareness campaigns have

arisen to combat it.

DO NOW: Answer the following questions.

Have you ever heard about cyber bullying? Have you ever been a victim of cyber

bullying? Do you know someone who has been a

victim of cyber bullying? Do you know someone who is a cyber bully? How comfortable are you to be around a

cyber bully? Would you report an act of cyber bullying? Do you think Cyber bullying is a crime?

How can we solve the problem of Cyberbullying?

As an active member of our society, we need to do the

following:

Steps of Public Policy Analyst

Define the Problem Gather the Evidence Identify the Causes Examine Existing Policy Develop Solutions Select the Best Solution

Nasty messages and images from identified and unidentified sources.

Taking screenshots of digital evidence from internet.

Obtain the content from the victim’s phone or the offender’s phone.

Use information from students, local, and national surveys.

Why are people engaged in Cyberbullying?

Define the Problem

Most Controversial Bullying Case

http://www.parenting.com/gallery/cyber-bullying-stories Oct 20, 2012 ... A new study from Dalhousie University in

Halifax that analyzed 41 cases of cyberbullying, There have been 41 suicides since 2003 involving

cyberbullying in the United Studies have indicated that the number of youth reporting cyberbullying

instances varies greatly depending on the definition of the term and the age of those surveyed. In the following study, Sameer Hin- duja and Justin W. Patchin, of the Cyberbullying Research Center, sampled 4,441 teens, ranging in age from 11 to 18, from a large school district in the southern U.S.

Gather the Evidence

Why are people engaging in cyber bullying?

Internet provides a perfect forum for cyberbullying

The objectives of bullies are Power, Control, Domination, Subjugation

Some experts believe that people engaging in Cyberbullying have some psychiatric disorders.

Lack of supervisions.

Identify the Causes

How does the school system deal with Cyberbullying?

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed legislation that will help protect students from cyberbullying as well as other forms of harassment, bullying, and discrimination. (July 9, 2012)

The law aims to protect students

against all forms of harrassment.

NYC Citywide Students Code of Conduct

B36

B36 Posting, distributing, displaying, or sharing literature or material containing a threat of violence, injury or harm, or depicting violent actions against or obscene, vulgar or lewd pictures of students or staff, including posting such material on the Internet.

Examine the Existing Policy

Guidance Interventions• Parent outreach• Intervention by counseling staff• Guidance conference(s)• Restorative Approaches• Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)• Individual/group counseling• Peer mediation• Mentoring program• Conflict resolution• Development of individual behavior contract.

Range of Possible Disciplinary Responses to Be Used in Addition to Guidance InterventionsD. Parent conferenceE. In-school disciplinary actions (e.g., detention, exclusion from extracurricular activities or communal lunchtime)F. Removal from classroom by teacher (After a student is removed from any classroom by any teacher three times during a semester or twice in a trimester, a principal’s suspension must be sought if the student engages in subsequent behavior that would otherwise result in a removal by a teacher.)G. Principal’s suspension for 1-5 daysH. Superintendent’s suspension that results in

What can we do to ensure our children safety against

Cyberbullying? Students will complete their

assignment and propose solutions to the problem of Cyberbullying.

Develop Solutions

Task

Work independently,

or in groups of four to

Develop solutions:http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/TIPS/worksheet5.doc