Cyberbullying
A report commissioned by the NSPCC, conducted in collaboration with King’s College London, reveals the level that ‘sexting’ has reached among teenagers, with schoolgirls facing increasing pressure to provide sexually explicit pictures of themselves, a threat that appears to come from friends and peers rather than strangers. MORE >>>
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Rochester schools Superintendent Michael Muñoz said the district is in the early stages of planning public meetings that would focus and encourage a community-wide discussion on the looming problem of bullying in the schools. “I’ve had some conversations with our community partners, and I think we’re looking at some type of World Cafe-type discussions inviting [...]
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Springfield police say a mother threatened to kill a 14-year-old girl on Facebookusing racial slurs. Officers say the woman’s son had a child with the young girl. The teenager who is referred to only by her initials in court documents told officers she posted that Crystal Smith’s son did not call or visit their child [...]
High technology has gotten ahead of state law when it comes to Internet abuse involving children hassling other children, and one state senator hopes to do something about it. A new generation of middle and high school students is using computers to intimidate classmates and create phony Web sites that subject them to public ridicule. [...]
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Social media is fast becoming as ubiquitous as the air we breathe. In recent months, many schools and districts around the country have taken steps to create social media policies and guidelines for their students and staff. In my work with several districts to draft these documents, I have seen many approaches that work well, [...]
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Consumer Reports has a Facebook page, it reports on the third page of its June cover story on privacy in social media. Along with some 900 million other people and organizations around the world who use Facebook, CR apparently derives some benefit from having that page. It also reports that… •“Facebook recently partnered with the [...]
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Since it opened nationwide last month, “Bully” has captured national attention and sparked conversations as moviegoers realize just how serious and prevalent bullying is in today’s society. The film, said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, “has been a jarring wake-up call.” For Deb Crerie, an educator in Virginia, ”Bully” reinforces the fact that everyone – [...]
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(NOTE: I posted this study (a downloadable PDF document) to contrast with this article from the Huffington Post that claims that 97% of middle school children are cyber-bullied. Quite a contrast. Here is the HuffPo article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/signe-whitson/cyberbullying_b_1462459.html) Bullying is a form of youth violence. Although definitions of bullying vary, most agree that bullying includes: 1 [...]
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Don’t forget the May 4th deadline if you are interested in presenting at the International Bullying Prevention Conference Nov. 4-6, 2012 inn Kansas City! Submit online at www.stopbullyingworld.org.
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It returns to her in flashbacks — the Sunday morning in late September when Alyssa Rodemeyer discovered her 14-year-old brother hanging in the backyard. “Sometimes, in a second, like out of nowhere, I can relive the whole thing,” she said. It’s been eight months since Jamey Rodemeyer died, eight months since the morning when Alyssa’s [...]
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