Cyber bullying

Cyber bullying

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  What is Cyberbullying ?  Cyber bullying is bullying that takes place using electronic technology. Electronic technology includes devices and equipment such as cell phones, computers, and tablets as well as communication tools including social media sites, text messages, chat, and websites.
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  Examples  Examples ofcyber bullying include mean text messages or emails, rumors sent by email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or fake profiles.
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  Effects of Cyberbullying Cell phones and computers themselves are not to blame for cyber bullying. Social media sites can be used for positive activities, like connecting kids with friends and family, helping students with school, and for entertainment. But these tools can also be used to hurt other people. Whether done in person or through technology, the effects of bullying are similar.  Kids who are cyber bullied are more likely to:  Use alcohol and drugs  Skip school  Experience in-person bullying  Be unwilling to attend school  Receive poor grades  Have lower self-esteem  Have more health problems
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  Frequency of Cyberbullying  The 2013-2014 School Crime Supplement (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics) indicates that 7% of students in grades 6–12 experienced cyber bullying.  The 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey finds that 15% of high school students (grades 9-12) were electronically bullied in the past year.  Research on cyber bullying is growing. However, because kids’ technology use changes rapidly, it is difficult to design surveys that accurately capture trends.
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  Facts about cyberbullying