Cyberbullying: Scourge Of The Internet

CYBERBULLIED HOW BULLIES HAVE MOVED FROM THE PLAYGROUND TO THE WEB 42% OF TEENAGERS WITH TECH ACCESS REPORT BEING CYBERBULLIED OVER THE PAST YEAR. THAT NUMBER GROWS AS MORE KIDS GAIN ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY: 69% of teens own their own computer or smartphone device OF THOSE TEENS: 80% are active on one or more social media sites FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATION AMONG TEENS IS BECOMING UNNECESSARY PER TEXTS DAY THE AVERAGE US TEEN SENDS 60 420 TEXTS EACH WEEK THAT'S ONE TEXT [VERY 12 MINUTES OR FOR 12 HOURS STRAIGHT VS 2X What the average And girls aged 14 to 17 send adult sends an average of 100 a day EVERY 1 IN 3 KIDS AS DO 1 IN 2 KIDS DAY: AGED 3 TO 5 > AGED 6 TO 9 USE THE INTERNET 7.5 MILLION FACEBOOK USERS ARE UNDER AGE 13 Of those kids on Facebook: 1 IN 10 REPORT BEING BULLIED ON THE SITE WHICH ADDS UP TO 800,000 KIDS (MORE THAN THE TOTAL POPULATION OF WASHINGTON, DC) 81% OF YOUTHS SAY BULLYING ONLINE is easier to get away with than bullying in person. So maybe that's why 1 IN 3 KIDS HAVE BEEN THREATENED ONLINE. 3 MILLION KIDS ARE ABSENT FROM SCHOOL EACH MONTH BECAUSE THEY FEAR BULLIES THE EQUIVALENT OF THE ENTIRE CITY OF CHICAGO SKIPPING SCHOOL. BULLIED KIDS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO COMMIT SUICIDE AS NON-BULLIED KIDS 1 IN 5 CYBER-BULLIED TEENS , THINKS ABOUT SUICIDE 1 IN 10 ATTEMPT IT AND EACH YEAR, ABOUT 4,500 TEENS SUCCEED IN KILLING THEMSELVES SUICIDE IS THE NO. 3 KILLER OF TEENS IN THE US N 으 1 : NO: 2: N 으 3 : CAR ACCIDENTS HOMICIDES SUICIDE 20% 16% 14% From 1985 to 2007, INTERNET AND TECH CONSUMPTION GREW DRAMATICALLY SUICIDE RATES IN GIRLS AGED 15-19 ROSE 32% AND SO DID TEEN SUICIDE RATES: AND 76% IN GIRLS 10-14 90% of teens who witness online And only about 2 in 5 victims will tell their parents bullying say they ignore it INTERNET, CELL PHONE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA USE WILL ALL CONTINUE TO GROW AMONG TEENS But if more and more people speak up: BULLYING DOESN'T HAVE TO. [1] HTTP://CMCH.TV/MENTORS/HOTTOPIC.ASP?ID-70 [2] HTTP://DIGITALLIFE.TODAY.MSNBC MSN.COM/ NEWS/2012/06/04/12050875-FACEBOOK-CONSIDERS-FRIENDING-KIDS-12-AND-YOUNGER-WITH-PARENTAL-CONTROLS?LITE [3] HTTP://TECHLAND.TIME.COM/2012/03/20/POLL-FINDS-AVERAGE-TEEN-LIKE-TOTALLY-SENDS-60-TEXTS-A-DAY/ [4] HTTP://WWW.PROWLMAGAZINE.COM/2012/05/CYBERBULLYING-FACTS/ (5] HTTP://THEREALTIMEREPORT.COM/2011/03/18/ABOUT-50-OF-U-S-CHILDREN-AGES-6-9-ARE-ONLINE-DAILY/ [6] HTTP://WWW.WEBMD.COM/MENTAL-HEALTH/NEWS/20070906/DRAMATIC-INCREASE-IN-TEEN-SUICIDE [7] HTTP://GEEKFORE.COM/MOVIE-REVIEW-BULLY/ [8] HTTP://WWW.PEWINTERNET.ORG/REPORTS/2010/CELL-PHONES-AND-AMERICAN-ADULTS/OVERVIEW.ASPX [9] HTTP://WWW.CDC.GOV/VIOLENCEPREVENTION/PUB/YOUTH_SUICIDE.HTML [10] HTTP://WWW.VOXTEENCOMMUNICATIONS.ORG/IMPACT/BLOGENTRY.ASPX?BLOGENTRYID-10346942 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Brought to you by: Online College.org BY NO ND