Cyberbullying Needs To

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By: Jamie Borenstein

Cyberbullying has ERUPTED in today’s

society as COMPUTERS and SMARTPHONES are

the MAIN forms of COMMUNICATION used by TEENS and TWEENS.

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Cyberbullying is when individuals use TECHNOLOGY to HARASS, THREATEN, EMBARRASS or TARGET another person.

-Kids Health

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Victims are attacked via phone

calls, texting, instant

messaging, social

networks, Micro

blogging, and rating

sites to name a

few.Picture By: mcritz (Flickr)

Source: CYBERBULLYING PDF

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“Cyber-aggression

occurred most often among

relatively popular young people,

rather than among those on the fringes of the school hierarchy,” -Diane Felmlee, Pennsylvania

State University

Source: From bullying to relationships: Mapping our online communications

“Those engaging in cyber-aggression also were unlikely to target strangers but

often were in close relationships with their victims at one point in time, close enough to know how to harm them.”

- Diane Felmlee, Pennsylvania State University

Source: From bullying to relationships: Mapping our online communications

By causing all of this harm…

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Over 160,000 students SKIP school every YEAR to avoid being bullied by their peers.

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Source: From bullying to relationships: Mapping our online communications

There are different reasons to why

cyberbullying takes place…

Some of those reasons include: Trying to make

people conform to certain norms.

AND…Photo By: JD Hancock (Flickr) Source: From bullying to relationships: Mapping our online communications

Competing for girlfriends

or boyfriends.

Photo By: JD Hancock (Flickr) Source: From bullying to relationships: Mapping our online communications

The recent cyberbullying statistics are inexcusable

and out of this world!

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The National Organization Fight Crime conducted a

poll and found 1 in 3 teens

and 1 in 6 preteens have been victims

of cyberbullying.

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As well, studies show 1 in 4

children have been

cyberbullied more than

once.

Source: 11 Facts About Cyber Bullying Photo By: Jon Diez Supat (Flickr)

Trust is important! Only 1 in 10 victims will inform a parent or trusted adult of their abuse.

Source: 11 Facts About Cyber Bullying Photo By: mikebaird (Flickr)

Being a victim can lead to depression,

suicide thoughts, as well as lower

academic achievement.

Being cyberbullied can cause

many effects…

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Cyberbullying affects

people in many

countries all around the

world. Many Canadians today are victims of

cyberbullying.

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But WAIT!

There is still

HOPE….

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Prime Minister Stephen

Harper and the Federal

Government

are now considering NEW laws to

PREVENT cyberbullying.

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These will include a ban on

distributing intimate images without consent.

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“We are expediting a review of the

Criminal Code with

the provinces that was already

underway on these very matters, to

identify potential gaps with regard to

cyberbullying,”-Steven

Harper

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“And we are looking for

other practical

suggestions to combat

such terrible acts.” -Steven Harper

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These suggestions include….

Forcing internet and

cellphone providers to

cut off service to

people who engage in

cyberbullying.

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As well as….

Source: citytv news

educating the Canadian public.Photo By: Duncan Rawlinson

(Flickr)

Sources• http://

esciencenews.com/articles/2013/01/20/from.bullying.relationships.mapping.our.online.communications

• http://org.kidshelpphone.ca/media/80712/2012-cir-cyberbullying.pdf• http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/talk/cyberbullying.html• http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-cyber-bullying• http://

www.ctvnews.ca/canada/society-must-do-whatever-it-can-to-stop-cyberbullying-pm-says-1.1276185

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