Should students who commit Cyber bullying
be suspended from school?
By: Lyric Boyd
Students who commit cyber bullying should be suspended from school
What is Cyber bullying?• The use of technology to degrade or humiliate
another person or group.
Cyber bullies use…..• Internet/web pages• Picture messaging/text
messaging
• Email• Blogs
Did you know……• Girls are about twice as likely as boys to be
victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying?
Types of Cyber bullying• Gossip• Harassment• Cyberstalking
Gossip• Posting or sending cruel gossip• Ruin relationships
Harassment• Repeatedly posting
– Rude messages– Insulting messages
Cyberstalking• Unwanted messages• Intimidating messages• May include threats
Fact• If you spend more than 3 hours on social
networks per day, then you are 110% more likely to be a victim of cyberbullying.
What motivates cyber bullying?
• Anger• Revenge • frustration
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Why do teens cyber bully their peers?
• Most do it for entertainment
Effects of Cyber bullying• Feeling Ill• Feeling suicidal• Feeling disinterested in school
Feeling ill• Can cause stomach ulcers• Skin conditions• Insomnia (sleeplessness)
Feeling suicidal• Hopelessness• Only way to escape pain
Feeling disinterested in school
• Higher rates of absenteeism• Try to avoid bullies (drop out)• Grades suffer
Types of cyber bullies• Mean Girls• Vengeful Angel
Mean Girls• Remind people of their social status• Often done in groups
Vengeful Angel• Righting Wrongs• Protecting themselves
Phoebe Prince• Dated a popular football
player• Harassed on Twitter and
Facebook• Hung herself in a
Stairwell• Students posted mean
comments on her Facebook memorial Page.
Why suspension?• It makes teens uncomfortable• The more uncomfortable, the worse they do
in school.