Cyberbullying And Its Effects On The Education System

Cyberbullying is a relatively new threat, and it is very similar to traditional bullying. Despite the fact that cyberbullying and traditional bullying both share the common goal of harassment, cyberbullying differs from traditional bullying in that it does not stop at the schoolyard, and can continue when the victim is far away from the aggressor. It is just as devastating as common bullying, and sometimes is even more damaging. Professors Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin note in their journal, “Cyberbullying Creates Dangerous Stress and Anxiety”, that cyberbullying affects anywhere between 10-40% of students (contingent on their age group) (par. 1). J.D. Kelly A. Albin, in her article “Bullies in a Wired World”, defines cyberbullying as “…the ‘willful and repeated harm inflicted through use of computers, cell phones, and other electronic devices’” (157). It is caused by the fact that children feel their actions are mitigated when they use social media, as it creates the illusion of indirectness, and its effects range anywhere from mild depression to suicide.

This problem has become more pressing and has been a greater focus in the media. Social media has also brought the issue to the forefront in the last several years and, itself, plays a role in today’s age of bullying, cyber bullying. The Matt Epling Safe School Law (2011/2014) was amended in 2014 to add a section specifically directed at cyberbullying. The legislation identifies bullying as anything that is composed, spoken, acted out, or conveyed electronically. These acts are said to disrupt educational opportunity, impart emotional disturbances, influence physical and mental health, and/or impact the daily functioning of the educational institution (Matt Epling Safe School Law, 2011/2014). These definitions demonstrate the severity of the social problem,

While this technology held out the promise of a new era for interconnectedness, information sharing and education, it also came with a dark underbelly, as bigots and anti-Semites found it a useful tool for propagating hatred. The web sites they created have evolved over time and with the technology, yet they continue to be a very effective tool for spreading hatred, giving the bigots the ability to reach a potential audience of millions. Now, this ability to spread hateful sentiments electronically has reached new dimensions. It has taken on new life in the form of cyber bullying, or the ability to use (and abuse) the fairly new technologies of instant messaging, cell phones, texting, and online social networking to harass and intimidate. Nowhere has this new form of bullying been more prevalent than in middle and high schools. After all, it is teenage students who are most facile with these new technologies and who are most likely to employ them in a group social setting, such as school or camp. Indeed, the Internet, cell phones and other technological paraphernalia play a central role in the social lives of nearly all adolescents. While much of their online activity may be harmless enough, it has also provided an opening for would-be schoolyard bullies to spread innuendo, falsehoods and slander to dozens, even hundreds, of classmates with the touch of a button or click of a mouse. The real-world consequences of cyber bullying have been widely

Cyberbullying is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages in an threatening nature or tearing down an individuals character based on religion, gender, ethnicity, or disability. In terms of effects overall, cyberbullying has increased the use of communication via technology and has become more common among teenagers (Cabral 3). Technology has made it easy for bullies to find individuals via social media in the privacy of their on own homes., which has allowed them to express how they feel anonomously. This has become an issue that is occurring more and more in High Schools and Middle Schools across America. One of the biggest discussions when dealing with bullying and cyber-bullying would be how do we stop this epidemic to save the soul of our youth? Education is key, we have to educate one another on the effects of bullying to know that this is real and affects so many people to this day. Much of cyberbullying is the

There are many social problems in the US and throughout the world today. One of the most significant of those problems is bullying (Macfarlane & McPherson, 2004). More than 160,000 children avoid school each day because they are concerned about being bullied or because they have been bullied and are too afraid to go to school (Macfarlane & McPherson, 2004). Cyberbullying - the use of a computer or other electronic device to bully someone - is also on the increase. That can be harder to avoid, and children have even taken their own lives because of the harassment. Nearly three million students are bullied through the internet every year (Macfarlane & McPherson, 2004). The number of children who are bullied gets larger each year, as does the number of children who bully others. There are many reasons children are bullied, and just as many reasons that children bully other children, but the main concern is how to stop the problem and keep all children safe.

In their e-book, Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard, Sameer Hinduja and Justin Patchin define Cyberbullying as: “willful and repeated harm inflicted through the use of computers, cell phones, or other electronic devices” (36). Hinduja and Patchin are both Ph.D.’s, professors at universities, as well as primary researchers at the Cyberbullying Research Center. The research and community outreach that they are involved in could greatly reduce the number of cyberbullying cases worldwide. Cyberbullies typically operate through social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to harass, intimidate, threaten, embarrass or otherwise target an individual. Cyberbullying is awfully prevalent nowadays and it is a far bigger issue than most people realize. It is an issue that is quickly growing; as there are hundreds of thousands of people signing on to use these networks for the first time every day. According to NoBullying.com, 25% of teenagers report that they have experienced repeated bullying via their cell phone or on the Internet, while 52% report having experienced it at least

Cyber-bullying which occurs in the virtual world which many teenagers are active in. The Internet creates a virtual world that can result in very real consequences for people's lives .Hence this, challenges technologies that are designed to provide adequate protection for children, which are being rapidly developed by parents, schools and policy makers (King, 2010). Even though the temptation of hastily discovering a solution to cyber-bullying prominent among most policymakers, they should gradually create a solution and carefully considering the possible consequences that the solution may pose in the future. This report aims to investigate the state of cyber bullying in American schools. It will include

Imagine you are sitting at the computer with all your friends online then out of nowhere they start bullying you. that's called cyberbullying and thousands if not millions of kids and teenagers get cyber bullied everyday and it makes them feel horrible. Should schools and lawmakers do more to protect kids from cyberbullying? Some would argue that enough is already being done. Schools and lawmakers should do more to protect kids from cyberbullying because cyber bullying makes people kill themselves, their need to be consequences for cyberbullying, and lastly statics show that girls are more likely to get cyber bullied other than boys.

The growing use of technology is one of the major context that increase cyber and traditional bulling among children and adolescents. One study done by Agatston, Kowalski, and Limber (2007) examined 150 students in two middle schools and two high schools. During the study the students were divided by gender into two focus groups. Cyber bullying was described for the students as using the internet or other technology such as cell phones to be intentionally mean or to harass others students (Agatston, Kowalski, & Limber, 2007). Results indicated three things. First, that students were very familiar with technology (Agatston, Kowalski, & Limber, 2007). Second, the majority of the students indicated that they own cell phones and had internet access at home (Agatston et al., 2007). Third, students indicated that they were currently experiencing the majority of cyber bullying outside the

Cyberbullying is the use of electronic devices with the intent of inflicting harm on another. Cyberbullying has steadily increased with new technology. Many international organizations and campaigns have emerged to defend the victims of this crime. An anti-bullying organization came about by youth in Canada to address the issues surrounding bullying in our society. This advocates for bullying awareness online, insisting that not enough government attention has been given to the issue of cyberbullying. It strives to influence the criminalization of this in Canada through public awareness. Its efforts cause question of the tolerance that cyberbullying has in our justice system. It seems ironic and illogical that internet users feel unsafe while participating in the online community. Why are laws not already in place prohibiting any feeling of nervousness? In order to facilitate the feeling of security among internet users, cyberbullying needs further attention from the government in the form of consequences associated with the offense. Legal punishment specific to cyberbullying needs institution as it constitutes the same as that of bullying outside of the virtual world, that it compromises the safety of its victims. By not implementing legal punishment towards cyber bullying, it voices the idea that the justice system condones the behavior and will encourage offenders.

In the past ten years, cyber bullying has become wildly spread. In schools, instead of altercations being face to face most of the bullying is being done behind a computer, or a phone screen. It’s a shame that schools aren’t doing enough to prevent kids from being tortured over the internet. Most schools aren’t noticing that even though it may not be happening during the week or on school computers it’s still happening and is affecting the students.

In this day and age, people are glued to their electronic devices. This fixation on iPads, cell phones, computers, etc. starts at a very young age. The use of social media such as Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, and Twitter has made headlines with cyberbullying in schools. Cyberbullying happens everyday, everywhere, to people of all ages and walks of life. Schools are working very hard to inform students and their families on this subject matter. Due to the overuse of electronic devices and social media, cyberbullying has become a nation wide issue and parents and educators are responsible to educate and spread the word on preventing such heinous acts. As a substitute teacher, I see how technology plays a huge part in

Cyberbullying is an unforeseen consequence of the rapid increase of children’s use of technology. Cyberbullying is a specific kind of harassment that takes place on an electric device i.e. computers, smartphones, and tablets. The aggressor will use communication tools like email, texts, and chat rooms, as well as social media sources such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat. Online harassment is different from a regular bullying because it is something that can happen twenty-four hours a day, it has no limits. Another reason why this type harassment is an issue is that it can happen anonymously, which makes its origins hard to trace. Children can sometimes be affected negatively by these bullies. These affects are

With the use of so many electronics and the need and use of social media. Cyber bullying has sky rocketed to the number one form of bullying ( Thompson & Cohen, 2014). In a quest to get tough on cyber bullying a number of schools around the world have begun to confiscate and inspect student’s electronic devices. In an attempt to help decrease the bullying. Cyber Bullying takes place 24 hours a day and 7 days a week ( Thompson & Cohen, 2014). With the suicide rate increasing the way it is due to the negative effects, many schools districts have adopted formal policies generally noted in student handbooks and online on the school websites which permits teachers and administrators to seize electronic communication devices and review their contents under certain situations. Clearly bullying is a problem regardless the age of the student and the type of school the student attends. It has a negative effect on the bully as well as the victim and it even impacts how children perform at school. The problem of bullying is so extensive it causes internal conflict for bystanders. Bullying is such a long-term cycle that it can influence the adult life which in turn perpetuates the cycle of abuse. Bullying is more prevalent among males than females and occurred with greater frequency among middle school youth than high school youth (Siris & Osterman, 2012). For males physical and verbal bullying were common and for female students verbal bullying and rumors were common.

We use technology in almost every aspect of our daily lives; it is how we stay connected in this fast-paced world. Technology provides many benefits, but it has the potential to destroy many people. With technology use on the rise, bullying has taken a new, more destructive form. Cyberbullying, as defined by the Cyberbullying Research Center, is the willful and repeated harm inflicted through the medium of electronic text (qtd. in Chait). Cyberbullying is a serious problem and has serious consequences.