Cyberbullying Video

What is Cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying: The use of electronic communication to
bully a person, typically by sending messages of an
intimidating or threatening nature(from Oxford Dictionary).

Effects of Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying can completely change someones life, it can
affect them in many aspects such as:
Using Alcohol and Drugs
Receive poor grades
Skipping School
Stress induced health problems

Misconceptions
Most people think that a screen protects them but that is
not the case. 80% of bullies don't even know they are
hurting the person until it is too late.

Cyberbullying is a criminal offense.

Consequences
Criminal Defamation: When someone is spreading
information (usually false) that is meant to hurt someones
reputation - If sued Defamatory is punishable up to 5 years
in prison
Criminal Harassment: When someone is doing something
to make a person fear for his or her safety - If sued
Harassment is punishable up to 10 years in prison

Graph
Sometimes the bully isnt your worst enemy. This graph here shows friends as the third most frequent
cyberbully.

Statistics
More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyberthreats
online.

Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied

repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet.
90% of social-media using teens have witnessed cruel behaviour
on the internet and ignored it.
More girls are cyberbullies then guys; 59% of cyberbullies are

females (41% male).

Statistics 2
Fewer than 1 in 5 bullying incidents are reported to the
police.
About 50% of young people have been cyberbullied in
some way and between 10 and 20% experience it
frequently.
81% of teens believe that cyberbullying is the easiest
type of bullying to get away with
80% of teens use a cell phone, this makes it the most
used technology for cyberbullying.

Who To Inform
Did you know more than half of the teens getting cyber bullied on the internet
dont tell their parents. When cyberbullying happens you should let someone
know. To prevent You could tell:
Your parents
Siblings
Friends
Teachers
Guidance Counsellors
A therapist
Only 1 in 6 parents of a victim is aware that their child is being cyberbullied.
Adults and peers may have experience in situations like this and it is good to
tell them what is going on.

How Can We Prevent Cyberbullying

Parents Can...

Monitor Social Media

Keep their kids off dangerous
websites
Regularly check in on their childrens
social life
Put safety locks on websites they find
unsafe for their children
Set up a meeting with the parents of
the bullies parents (if possible)
Inform the police (if harmful or
dangerous threats are said)

Schools Can...

Have assemblies on Bullying

Spread awareness
Make consequences
Monitor students computers while in
school
Restrict certain applications while on
school network
Send newsletters to parents about
preventing cyberbullying
inform parents on students behaviour

If someone is cyberbullying you it is smart to block and report them to the online service provider to
avoid them ever contacting you again.

How Specifically can Parents and Teachers Help?

Parents are most responsible when dealing with child safety on the
internet. Parents and teachers need to be supportive of the child
during this time. When someone is being attacked verbally and/or
mentally they must get help.
Teachers have difficulty dealing with these situations. Teachers have
to work with parents because it is illegal to deal with the problems
outside of school. They can reinforce good behaviours throughout
their classes.

Conclusion
Whether cyberbullying is from a computer, tablet, or phone.
Whether youre posting an embarrassing picture of
someone or threatening them online it is all wrong. Some
bullies dont take it seriously and a lot of them dont even
think they are hurting the other person. But cyber bullying
isnt a joke and people dont laugh about it.
If you need to talk to someone about cyber bullying we
encourage you to call Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or
visit them at kidshelpphone.ca

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