Up 35% of teens have been threatened at some point online
70% of students report seeing frequent bullying online
68% of teens agree that cyber bullying is a serious problem.
81% of young people think bullying online is easier to get away with than bullying in person.
What is Cyber Bullying
Bullying can take on many forms: verbal, physical and socialand can happen at many places: playgrounds, hallways andmore. Cyberbullying is simply another “place” for bullying to take place.
We define cyberbullying as the use of technology to verbally, socially or psychologically bully.
Cyber bullying can happen in many different “places” such as: cell phones, text messaging, e-mails, websites, video, blogs and any other electronic communication.
Cyberbullying can be as or more hurtful to victims as “real life” Bullying, as on-line attacks are usually very vicious.
Cyber bullies sometimes, but not always, know their victims in real life.
Cyber victimization has been shown to cause:
- Poor self-esteem
- Emotional spirals
- Repeated school absences
- Depression
- Even suicide
Cyber-bullying is not limited to a time and space as “real life” bullying is, the victim is constantly exposed to it and there is often no escape, making it so much more damaging to victims.
