Problem Of Cyberbullying In The United States

These kind of surveys reveal the necessity of facing cyberbullying logically and prudently, among young people. Schools have very important role in controlling this issue between students. Some people believe that school should suspend students who have perpetrated cyberbullying, but since this kind of punishments can have serious consequences other options should be considered first before any suspension. In this paper we discuss why the suspension should be considered as the last option. Suspension will only result in hiding the fact of the issue and is not an effective solution, because it will not only harm perpetrator, but also will harm victim by preventing her/him from learning how to deal with issue wisely, and it only shows the lack of an elaborate educational system.

Cyberbullying has been a big problem for teens and adults around the world. Cyberbullying is the use of electronic communication to bully a person, typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature. For most cyberbullying isn’t anything serious it’s just a person just joking around or just speaking their mind but its more than that its feelings being involved families being broken even hearts.

Many girls in the world would get bullied for one simple mistakes. Nine percent of junior in high school has been bullied three or more times online. Nineteen percent of girls in middle school said they have bullied someone. Everywhere in middle school and teens in high school are getting bullied on the internet. The person who cyberbullying on the internet are most likely use alcohol, drugs, skip school, experiences in-person bully, unwilling to attend school, receive poor grades, and have low self-esteem. Being a victim of all bulling can be depressing for others because they feel like there no one there for them. It can harm whoever it happens to or the people they love because the results at the end can be upsetting if the victim commits suicide.

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

In this wonderful and at times, overwhelming age of technology, in which any person can send and receive information instantaneously and anonymously, cyber-bullying is rapidly emerging as one of the top problems facing today's youth. Cyber bullying is described by the National Conference of State Legislators as being "the willful and repeated use of cell phones, computers, and other electronic computer devices to harass and threaten others." Recent, highly publicized cases of cyber-bullying such as the stories of Tyler Clemente and Audrie Pott are only the tip of the iceberg in what is rapidly becoming an epidemic of cyber-bullying in America. At this moment, forty nine of fifty states have some type of anti-bullying laws in place, with eighteen

Cyberbullying is an epidemic that can effect anyone. It is a disease that is spreading more rapidly every day and is costing us our most precious resource, our children.

On a study of top ten reasons why teenagers in America commit suicide, cyber bullying ranks number two. Millions of lives, which are so full of youth, are stolen away every hour due to the callous harassment and humiliation towards them on social media. Cyber bullying should be deleted because cyber bullying installs low self esteem, anxiety, and the desperate need for an escape from these attacks in teenagers.

Cyberbullying is worse than physical bullying because the bully can remain anonymous and those being bullied have no safe haven. Bullying through the internet means the the bully can remain unknown. Because students are too nonchalant about their usernames and passwords, the bully could easily hack into another student’s account and take on their identity (Scott Meech, computer teacher) . Therefore, the bully would be untouchable and could remain a complete mystery. Due to the accessibility of the internet, a student could be bullied by anyone, anywhere and at any time of the day. This means that student is no longer safe from bullying by just going home. In fact, a 2006 survey revealed that

In the article, “If Suicide Happens… Questions Raised on Bullying as Cause” Gail states, “The bullying may reinforce negative images the person already has of him or herself, and plays into their sense of reality.”(Gail). Being mistreated by others can change your perspective of yourself. When other individuals say appalling things about another, those comments by others build up and become too much to deal with. When it becomes to much, the teenager can only see one way out and that is suicide. In the article “Should schools punish cyberbullies?” Kaitlin Menza states, “Yes. Being bullied online makes school unbreakable.”(Menza). Being bullied online makes going to school an even more difficult to get through than it already is. showing up at school after being bullied online can make matters worse. People that were being bullied online are now being bullied at school and this can mess up one's focus in class and extracurricular activities. Although bullying is tough at school, the Government can resolve this issue with a law that will help many

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

In conclusion, cyber bullying is a big problem in America, and it needs to be stopped. Cyber bullying has many harmful effects on children that can carry into adulthood. Just remember, think twice before you type, because if you say the wrong thing, you could really hurt

20% of children ages 11-18 have been victim to cyberbullying! 84% of cyber bullies have admitted to knowing who their target was. We need to put a stop to these cyber bullies and have them prosecuted for their wrong doings. Cyberbullying should be made a crime and cyber bullies prosecuted. Bills are being passed to stop cyberbullying, congress members in D.C support the bills because of the self harm and depression victims are suffering as a result of this bullying.

Cyber bullying can change how one judges themselves, bringing their self-esteem down, and making the victim question who they really are. It scares people mentally can do a lot of harm, for instance driving its victims to suicide. There was a 13 year-old girl from Ireland, who was bullied and harassed on ask.fm. Before she decided to suicide, she wrote a note, explaining why she was going to die and what caused it. To add on to that, her elder sister, at 15, committed suicide some time after her. The elder girl had also written a note, stating that she couldn’t live without her younger sister, and that negative things happen for a reason, and that she hoped that she would see her mother again (“Stories of 7”). Some suicidal stories could be just as harsh and painful, or even worse. Words hurt, even more than just a hit. They would echo in your mind, driving you nuts. Victims could end up dying, being driven to suicide by how much they were hurt. The worst part is that online, that person could be anonymous and you wouldn’t know whom that would be. Along with that, anything left on the Internet will be there forever. It would not be able to removable. Even if it does get removed, chances are, people would have copies, and screenshots of it (Fodeman and Monroe). Cyber bullying is just the form of electronic bullying a person by sending threatening or intimidating messages. Furthermore, cyber bullying online harms a lot of people, although not it makes no physical marks, every single hurtful comment hurts deep

Cyberbullying is bullying which occurs via utilization of electronic technology; electronic technology incorporates apparatuses and paraphernalia for instance cellular phones, computers, and tablets in addition to communication instruments which embrace social broadcasting sites, text messages, chat, and websites. Illustrations of cyberbullying include a derogatory text messages or emails, rumors sent through email or posted on social networking sites, and embarrassing pictures, videos, websites, or counterfeit profiles. (StopBullying.gov)

Many different schools throughout the U.S. have started developing a prevention method online. They are starting websites that can insure that the children are safe on the websites such as iSafe, Cyber Bullying: A prevention Curriculum, and Sticks and Stones of Cyberbullying. Many of these websites are starting to take effect all over the world, teenagers are starting to go on those rather than all the other apps or websites that have no filter. Many of the teenagers have been seen being more happy, and