Our 6th
grade has put together some very serious public service announcement
podcasts against cyberbullying. Five different videos will be
showcased to help spread the word to our students and community. No
students were actually bullied. Stay tuned for more broadcasts.
11 Facts About Cyber-bullying
- Nearly 35% of kids have been threatened online and almost one in five have had it happen more than once.
- Among this percentage, being ignored and disrespected were the most common forms of cyber bullying.
- Nine out of ten middle school students have had their feelings hurt online.
- About 75% have visited a website bashing another student.
- Four
out of ten middle school students have had their password(s) stolen and
changed by a bully who then locked them out of their own account or
sent communications posing as them.
- About 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mails.
- The
psychological and emotional outcomes of cyber-bullying are similar to
real-life bullying outcomes, except for the reality that with cyber
bullying there is often no escape. School ends around 3 p.m., while the
Internet is available all the time.
- The primary cyber-bullying location where victimizing occurs, at 56%, is in chat rooms.
- Girls are about twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyber-bullying.
- About
58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them
online. More than four out of ten say it has happened more than once.
- Cyber-bullying
has increased in recent years. In a national survey of 10-17 year olds,
twice as many children indicated they had been victims and perpetrators
of online harassment in 2005 compared with 2000.
Sources:
Stop Cyber-bullying
Know to Love
New York State School Counselor Association
National Crime Prevention Council | 