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Facts about CyberBullying

1) Nearly 43% of kids have been bullied online. 1 in 4 had it happen more than once.
2) Over 80% of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most common medium for cyber bullying.
3) 68% of teens agree that cyber bullying is a serious problem.
4) Only 1 in 10 victims will inform a parent or a trusted adult of their abuse.
5) Bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider committing suicide.
6) About 75% of students admit they have visited a website bashing another student.
7) About 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out 10 say it has happened more than once.
8) Girls are about twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying.
9) 90% of teens who have seen social-media bullying say they have ignored it. 84% have seen others tell cyber bullies to stop.
10) 81% of young people think bullying online is easier to get away with than bullying in person.
11) 70% of students report seeing frequent bullying online. Filling up your friends' Facebook feeds with positive posts instead of negative ones can boost
school-wide morale. Start a Facebook page for students to submit positive acts they see in school to promote a culture of positively on and offline.

CyberBullying
What exactly is cyberbullying? CyberBullying is a type
of bullying that takes place using electronic
technonolgy. 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.

Some examples of CyberBullying are sending mean

text messages or emails, spreading rumors about
other people, and posting embarrassing photos or
videos of someone on social media.
Ways to stop cyber bullying:

The effects of cyber bullying

1) Don't respond- If someone bullies you, remember that your reaction is

usually exactly what the bully wants.

Kids who are cyberbullied are most

likely to:

2) Save the evidence- the great thing about digital bullying is the harsh
comments, threatening text messages, etc can all be saved somehow.
3) Block the bully- if the bully is harassing you in text message, IM, and social
media you can block them.

use alcohol and drugs

skip school
experience in-person bullying
be unwilling to attend school
receive poor grades
have a lower self esteem
have more health problems

Families all over the world lose their

child because of CyberBullying. Let's
fight to STOP CyberBullying once and
for all.

This is a real l if e st ory of a girl t aking her own l if e because of cyberbul l ying.
Rachael Neblett, a seventeen-year old high school student from Kentucky began receiving threatening emails through her
MySpace account, in the summer of 2006. The anonymous emails were of a stalking terroristic nature. Rachael?s parents brought
the emails to the attention of the principal of her high school. As the emails included details of her movements during class and
after school, it was obvious that the bully was another student at the school. In October Rachael received an email stating ?I am
not going to put you in the hospital, I am going to put you in the morgue." After receiving that email, Rachael did not want to go to
school or go out with her friends. On October 9, shortly after receiving the threatening email, Rachael took her own life.
Peyton, Rachael's older sister writes: "My little sister committed suicide October 9, 2006. Her name is Rachael Neblett. I
am here to tell you a little about her. She was 17 when she died, and the most amazing girl you would ever meet. She was an
out-going, loving, and caring person. You would never dream that she would do that to herself. ? .She was not just my sister, she
was my best friend. .. All I have now is a big, black hole where my heart was. Because my little sister is gone, I won't be able to see
her anymore--no more trips to the mall, no more smiles, hugs, late movie nights, nothing. It's gone.?
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