as of 2009 only 13 states have passed cyberbullying laws
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Laws Against Cyber Bullying
As of 2009 only 13 states have passed
cyberbullying laws.
A recognized legal problem
State legislatures are consideringnew laws to address the problem
Megan MeierCommitted suicide after being bullied on MySpace
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=3882520&page=1
More laws needed to cyberbullying
CYBER BULLYING
STATISTICS
Over 40% of all teenagers reported being bullied
10% of kids bullied told their parents
about the incident
Only 18% of the cases were reported to a local
national law enforcement agency
Top 3 Cyber bullying locations
Location #1
56% of cyber bullying occurs in
Chat rooms
Location # 2 49% are victimized
via Instant Message
Who can guess where the last
location of cyber bullying occurs mostly?28% via emails
Cyber Bullying Affects
1) Poor grades2) Emotional spirals3) Poor self esteem
4) Repeated school absences5) Depression
6)Suicide
In the know
Only 15% of parents are “in the know” about their kids
social networking habits
Where are children and youth cyber bullied the most?
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
TeensPre-Teens
Facebook and Myspace will overtake chat rooms
4th-8th grade students Cyber Bullying
Sales
mean or cruel things said to them onlinesaid that they have sad mean or hurtful things to others have been bullied onlineHave never told their parents
58%
53%42%
60%
Tips for Students,
Parents and Teachers
Tips For Students
Take 5
Some Ideas Throw a baseball
Shoot hoops
Run/Walk
Play an Instrument
Hug a Friend
Stop
Block
Tell
Tips for
Parents
-Talk to your kids
-Monitor Internet
Speak with students, teachers,
administrators to develop rules
Refuse
Tell friends to stop
Block communication
Report to a trusted adult
Or to
wiredsafety.org www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying
cyberbully assembly