Kierra Watson-Cyber Bullying

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W a t s o n | 1 Abstract: There are many children being bullied, whether it’s at school or online and because of this we have a lot of children committing suicide. Social media sites can be used for optimistic events, like connecting children with associates and family, assisting scholars with school, and for amusement. But these implements can also be used to offend other people. Whether done in person or through technology, the effects of bullying are similar. There are many ways for parents and schools to prevent cyber-bullying. They could come together and create a solution to the problem. Kierra Watson Richard B. Leebert English 1301-Composition 1 5 October 2015 Cyber-bullying: Can You Prevent It? Although cyber-bullying is commonly known I will argue how its effects on teenagers can be prevented. I will also give information on how teachers, students, and parents should come together to resolve this issue. Schools should educate students about the penalties that come with victimization of a peer. Teaching student’s too respect others and take a stand against bullying will help as well. There are different intentions about cyber-bullying, the results and reactions for each type of cyber-bullying incident differs as well. Only two types of cyber- bullying have something in common with modern schoolyard bullying. Although, professionals who understand schoolyard bullying often misinterpret cyber-bullying, they think it’s just

W a t s o n | 2 another routine of bullying when in reality they both differ from each other. The intentions and natures of cyber-communications, the profile of a cyber-bully differs from their online counterpart. According to “Stop Bullying.gov” (2015) “The 2010-2011 School Crime Supplement (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice Statistics) indicates that 9% of students in grades 6–12 experienced cyberbullying. The 2013 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey finds that 15% of high school students (grades 9-12) were electronically bullied in the past year. Research on cyberbullying is growing. However, because kids’ technology use changes rapidly, it is difficult to design surveys that accurately capture trends.’’ (Web) Knowing what it is, how to avoid it, and how to handle the situation if you or someone you know is a target of cyber-bullying is the ultimate importance. Cyber-bullying can affect anyone who is linked to the Internet and frequently uses their electronic mail, instant messaging or any other part of the net. Instructors, superintendents, and parents should know the characteristics of this phenomenon and what they can do to help their children overcome this evolving type of technology-menace. According to the Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Website, a recent poll of 1,000 children revealed that "One-third of all teens (12-17) and one-sixth of children ages 6-11 have had mean, threatening, or embarrassing things said about them online." Although, when schools try and get involved by penalizing the student for their cyber-bulling actions that happened outside of school hours, they often get charged for surpassing their right and violating a student’s free speech right. In order to solve this problem another method can be used, such as, the school being very effective by working with the parents to discontinue and remedy cyber-bullying situations. They can also inform the scholars on cyber-ethics and the law.

W a t s o n | 3 If schools can become resourceful they will be able to elude the claim that their engagements surpassed legal authority for off-campus cyber-bullying actions. Parents should be provided with education. School administrators should inspire parents to discuss cyber-bullying with their children and the penalties of this type of demeanor, including punishment. You would think that children would be able to trust their parents when a situation goes wrong online, yet they avoid their parents instead. Children tend to avoid their parents because parents tend to overreact. They avoid telling their parents because children have a fear that their parents will make the situation worse not better. For example, parents will call the other parents, the school, blaming the victim or taking away their Internet rights. Sometimes when a child is cyber-bullied or being bullied period they tend to shut everyone out and start staying to themselves because they don’t know how to handle the situation, this often leads to suicide. Once this happens the parent is left questioning themselves about “why couldn’t they see the signs?” or “what they could have done to prevent this from happening?” To solve this problem, parents should be more supportive although parents may be tempted to give the “sticks and stones lecture” words and cyber-attacks can wound a child very easily and have a lasting effect. If the child doesn’t want their parent’s too help them in this situation, then the parent should encourage their child to speak to a guidance counselor at school or the parent should talk to the guidance counselor about keeping an eye out for their child and how they handle the situation. Also, parents should oversee their children while they use online services. If a parent oversees their children when they are using online services it will help their children learn accountable online behavior. There was a three-year old Australian study on the consequences of cyber-bullying. In this study they found that mental health problems, including apprehension and misery, were more predominant among children who stated that they had been cyber-bullied

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