Youth Venture

STOP CYBER BULLYING IN ITS TRACKS!!

Ive never been cyber bullied but i know how it feels to be intimidated by peoples hate.
Many people dont report their being bullied because 1) they have no proof 2) their scared of being bullied even more due to sniching and 3) their embarrased that their being bullied!
WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING?
"Cyberbullying" is when a someone is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another person or persons using the Internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. It has to have a minor on both sides, or at least have been instigated by a minor against another minor. Once adults become involved, it is plain and simple cyber-harassment or cyberstalking. Adult cyber-harassment or cyberstalking is NEVER called cyberbullying.
PREVENTING CYBERBULLYING
Educating the kids about the consequences (losing their ISP or IM accounts) helps. Teaching them to respect others and to take a stand against bullying .
HOW CAN YOU STOP IT ONCE IT STARTS?
Because their motives differ, the solutions and responses to each type of cyberbullying incident has to differ too. Unfortunately, there is no "one size fits all" when cyberbullying is concerned. Only two of the types of cyberbullies have something in common with the traditional schoolyard bully. Experts who understand schoolyard bullying often misunderstand cyberbullying, thinking it is just another method of bullying. But the motives and the nature of cybercommunications, as well as the demographic and profile of a cyberbully differ from their offline counterpart.
WHATS THE SCHOOLS ROLE IN THIS?
When schools try and get involved by disciplining the student for cyberbullying actions that took place off-campus and outside of school hours, they are often sued for exceeding their authority and violating the student's free speech right.
WHATS THE PARENTS ROLE IN THIS?
Parents need to be the one trusted place kids can go when things go wrong online and offline. Yet they often are the one place kids avoid when things go wrong online.