Cyberbullying: An Old Problem with a New Twist

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CyberbullyingAn Old Problem witha New Twist

• By Stephanie Yates

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Cyberbullying??

• Defined by Nancy Willard as
• being cruel to others by sending or posting
  harmful material or engaging in other forms of
  social aggression using the Internet or other
  digital technologies

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Forms of Cyber bullying

• Exclusion
• Flaming
• Harassment
• Outing
• Trickery
• Impersonation
• Denigration
• Cyber stalking

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Where it occurs

• Rarely occurs at school though it creates a
  number of problems within schools
• Occurs 24/7
• No safe place to hide

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Who are the bullies?

• Classmates
• Stranger or an anonymous person
• Cyber bullying by proxy

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Effects

• Can cause low self-esteem, depression, avoidance,
  poor grades and anger
• 60 of youths believe online bullying is as bad
  or worse than real-life bullying
• Afraid to use technology that they are expected
  to use

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Who can help

• 41.5 of victims tell no one
• 38 tell an online friend
• Reluctant to tell adults because
• Afraid nothing can be done to help
• Do not want to appear weak
• Afraid parents will limit their use of computer
  and/or cell phone

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What can we as educators do?

• Instruct teens on safe Internet practices
• Keep up to date on changes in technology
• Watch and limit bullying situations in real-life
• Involve students in anti-bully campaigns

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What else can be done?

• Provide students with online communication skills
• Be aware of warning signs that a student is the
  victim of cyber bullying or a cyber bully
  themselves
• Promote responsible behavior in students
• Strong moral values
• Healthy social expectations

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Legal Implications

• Tinker Standard
• School officials may intervene only when there is
  a substantial and material threat of disruption
  or interference with the rights of other students
  
• Hazelwood Standard
• School officials may impose educationally-based
  restrictions

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Resources

• http//www.cyberbullying.us/01_cyberbullyingfactsh
  eet.pdf
• http//www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullyin_emotional
  _consequences
• http//www.cyberbullying.us/cyberbullying_warning_
  signs.pdf
• http//www.cyberbullying.us/safe_responsible_socia
  l_networking.pdf
• http//www.cyberbullying.us/research.php
• http//www.cyberbully.org/docs/disinhibition.pdf
• http//www.cyberbully.org/docs/cbctpresentation.pd
  f
• http//www.cyberbully.org/docs/cbcteducator.pdf
• New bottle but Old Wine A Research of
  cyberbullying in schools by Qing Li