Transcript Bullying - Kent City School District | Preparing and

Things To Know
SOURCES: http://www.bullyingstatistics.org/content/bullying-statistics-2010.html
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/cyberbullying-what-teachers-and-schools-can-do
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56 percent, of all students have witnesses a bullying crime take place
while at school.
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15 percent of all students who don't show up for school report it to being
out of fear of being bullied while at school.
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71 percent of students that report bullying as an on-going problem.
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One out of every 10 students drops out or changes schools because of
repeated bullying.
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One out of every 20 students has seen a student with a gun at school.
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Top years for bullying include 4th through 8th graders in which 90 percent
were reported as victims of some kind of bullying.
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54 percent of students reported that witnessing physical abuse at home
can lead to violence in school.
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Among students of all ages, homicide perpetrators were found to be
twice as likely as homicide victims to have been bullied previously by
their peers.
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There are about 282,000 students that are reportedly attacked in high
schools throughout the nation each month.
Sending mean messages or threats to a person's
email account or cell phone
 Spreading rumors online or through texts
 Posting hurtful or threatening messages on social
networking sites or web pages
 Stealing a person's account information to break
into their account and send damaging messages
 Pretending to be someone else online to hurt
another person
 Taking unflattering pictures of a person and
spreading them through cell phones or the
Internet
 Sexting, or circulating sexually suggestive
pictures or messages about a person
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42% of kids have been bullied online-1 in 4
have had it happen more than once.
21% of kids have received mean or threatening
e-mail or other messages.
58% have not told their parents about an
online bullying incident.
14% have received mean or hurtful comments
online.
13% have been the subject of rumors online.7%
have had someone impersonate them online.
8% report receiving a threatening cell phone
text.
5% have had a mean or hurtful picture posted.
anxiety
 depression
 Suicide – “Bullycide”
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Once things are circulated on the Internet, they
may never disappear, resurfacing at later times to
renew the pain of cyber bullying.
Girls are more likely to spread rumors, while boys
are more likely to post hurtful pictures or videos.
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things teens post online now may reflect
badly on them later when they apply for
college or a job.
 Cyber bullies can lose their cell phone or
online accounts for cyber bullying.
 cyber bullies and their parents may face
legal charges for cyber bullying, and if the
cyber bullying was sexual in nature or
involved sexting, the results can include
being registered as a sex offender.
 Students
may say they got "dissed" on
Facebook
 Students had their phone flooded with mean
texts.
 Even little kids have been known to hack into
Club Penguin to sabotage each other's games.
Problems spill over to the classroom, making cyberbullying an issue
Students are so worried about cyberbullying that they can't focus on their
studies or are afraid to come to school. It has become a school climate and
safety issue.
Monday is the new Friday – Kids are upset because of what happened online
over the weekend
Experts say banning technology is not the answer, but rather teaching kids to
be good digital citizens.
As a teacher, you can be a powerful force in promoting a climate of respect.
Educate yourself and be on the lookout for signs that cyberbullying is taking
place
These social networking sites, popular among tweens and teens, can be a breeding ground for
cyberbullying.
1. Formspring
Formspring users anonymously post comments about other people. In essence, it is an open invitation
for insults and gossip, and has been linked to the suicide of 17-year-old Alexis Pilkington.
2. Chat Roulette
Users are randomly matched with strangers around the world to engage in webcam-based
conversations. According to a March 2010 survey conducted by RJMetrics, 13 percent of users are
either nude or appear to be engaging in a lewd act.
3. Stickam
Stickam features live streaming video, audio, images, and video chat. With more than 4 million
members and content from networks like MTV, G4, and CBS, the site seems to be reputable. However,
the New York Times reported three predator arrests linked to the site.
4. Foursquare
A location-based app in which users identify where they're located in return for virtual badges like
"Mayor" and "Super Mayor." It can be used to broadcast exclusion and could be dangerous since kids
could be revealing their locations to strangers.
5. 4chan
4chan is an anonymous digital bulletin board mostly used for the posting of manga and anime. It's "norules" policies have provoked media attention. Source: SafetyWeb