What is Cyberbullying?

what is CYBERBULLYING? SENDING MEAN MESSAGES OR THREATS TO A PERSON'S EMAIL ACCOUNT OR CELL PHONE GIRLS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF CYBERBULLYING. GIRLS ARE ALSO AS LIKELY TO BECOME CYBERBULLIES! 1/2 #01 SPREADING RUMORS ONLINE OR THROUGH TEXTS WHO ARE THE VICTIMS OF CYBERBULLYING? TEENS & PRETEENS ARE VICTIMS OF CYBERBULLYING #02 POSTING HURTFUL OR THREATENING MESSAGES ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES OR WEB PAGES ONLY 1N 10 TEENS tells a parent if they have been a cyberbully victim. #03 PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE ELSE ONLINE TO HURT ANOTHER PERSON LESS THAN 1 IN 5 cyberbullying incidents are reported to law enforcement. CELL PHONES ARE THE MOST COMMON CYBERBULLYING TECHNOLOGY #04 TAKING UNFLATTERING PICTURES OF A PERSON AND SPREADING THEM THROUGH CELL PHONES OR THE INTERNET IF YOU'VE BEEN CYBERBULLIED DON'T FEEL BAD! #05 EXTING OR SPREADING These celebrities have been bullied too. SEX UALLY SUGGESTIVE PICTURES OR MESSAGES ABOUT A PERSON kBem #06 VARD MEGAN FOX DEMI LOVATO MILEY CYRUS ROBERT PATTINSON RIHANNA CYBERBULLYING EFFECTS ADVICE FOR TEENS Cyberbullying can have devostating efFects on young people. DON'T SHARE ANY PERSONAL INFO ONLINE OR IN TEXTS THAT COULD HUMILIATE YOU. NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR ACCOUNT PASSWORDS, EVEN TO FRIENDS. NEVER OPEN MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW OR FROM KNO WN BULLIES. Victims are more likely to experience low self esteem IIN 5 SERIOUSLY CONSIDER SUICIDE. HOW CAN WE STOP CYBERBULLYING? TRY BLOCKING CYBERBULLIES WHO SEND YOU HURTFUL MESSAGES. DON'T DELETE THE MESSAGES! YOU CAN USE THEM AS PROOF LATER. ADVICE FOR PARENTS WAIT UNTIL HGH SCHOOL TO ALLOW TEENS TO HAVE PRIVATE PHONES & EMALS ENCOURAGE TEENS TO TAKE OCCASIONAL BREAKS FROM TECHNOLOGY KEEP HOME COMPUTERS IN SHARED SPACE FORBID TEENS FROM SENDING MEAN MESSAGES (EVEN IF SOMEONE ELSE DID FIRST) BE THE BIGGER PERSON! DON'T SINK TO THEIR LEVEL TELL AN ADULT IF YOU ARE BEING CYBERBULLIED. SOURCES www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/cyber-bullying-statistics.html BROUGHT TO YOU BY www.calera.biz www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_and_suicide_research_fact_sheet.pdf