What is Cyber Bullying? Using computers, cell phones, the
Internet, text messaging, email, FaceBook, Twitter, or any other
technology to intimidate, threaten, or hurt others.
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Examples of Cyber Bullying Spreading Rumors. Posting negative
comments about others. Posting embarrassing photos. Sending
negative text messages. Teasing through Facebook or other social
networking websites. Recording embarrassing moments of others and
then posting the clip and/or commenting about the clip. Threatening
someone with harm online or via text. Cyber stalking.
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Examples of Cyber Bullying Teasing Through Facebook or Other
Websites.
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Examples of Cyber Bullying Leslies Story Leslies Facebook
account was hacked by a former friend. Her former friend gave her
devil horns on her pictures, called her names, and asked strangers
to call her. Police found out and prosecutors charged the former
friend with a crime. Her friend is now serving 6 months of
probation, 20 hours of community service, and can only use a
computer if she is supervised.
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Examples of Cyber Bullying Sending Negative Text Messages. What
is a negative text message? Is forwarding messages cyber bullying?
Why?
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Examples of Cyber Bullying Posting Embarrassing Photos. Would
you want this photo posted? Why is this bullying?
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CYBER BULLYING Threatening Someone. Example?
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CYBER BULLYING It can happen to anyone. 42% of kids have been
bullied online 35% of kids have been threatened online 58% of kids
admit someone has sent a mean or hurtful thing to them online Who
is doing it? 53% of kids admit having said something mean or
hurtful to someone else
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CYBER BULLYING Free Speech or Cyber Bullying? What is the
difference between free speech and cyber bullying? Think of some
examples of free speech. Is what you are saying meant to frighten,
intimidate, or cause distress by someone else or a group of people?
If the answer is Yes then it is not protected free speech, it is
harassment, and is cyber bullying that can get you in trouble.
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CONSEQUENCES OF CYBERBULLYING Cyberbullying can get you in
trouble with your parents, your school, or even the Police! Every
school has an anti-bullying policy. If you violate that policy, you
can be subject to discipline. State law says that harassment is
illegal and if you harass someone you can be charged with a
misdemeanor or a felony. Harassment means: knowingly frightening,
intimidating, or causing emotional distress to another person by
anonymously making a telephone call or any electronic communication
(Mo.Rev.Stat. 160.261).
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CONSEQUENCES OF CYBER BULLYING Megans Story: In 2006 13 year
old Megan Meier committed suicide after a fight on an instant
messenger with Josh, someone she met on the Internet. Josh was
really the mother of one of Megans classmates, Lori Drew, who
created Josh to find out if Megan was a true friend to her
daughter. Megan thought that Josh rejected her after the fight and
she committed suicide. Megans family pressed criminal charges
against those involved. Because of Megan and what happened to her
because of cyber bullying, every school has an anti-bullying policy
that includes cyber bullying and all incidents of bullying must be
reported.
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Consequences of Cyber Bullying YOU CANT TAKE IT BACK
http://www.nsteens.org/Videos/Cyberbullying-YouCantTakeItBack
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CYBER BULLYING WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?
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CYBER BULLYING What if you are being cyberbullied? Tell your
parents or another adult. De-friend or block the bully. Ignore the
cyber bully and get offline. Shut down your profile, website, chat
program, etc. or enhance your privacy settings and block the bully.
Change your screen name, profile name, gamer handle, etc.
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CYBER BULLYING Are you being a Cyber Bully? Ask yourself: 1.
Would I say this in person? 2. Am I sharing something that is
private? 3. Could this be misunderstood as something harassing? 4.
Would I want someone saying this to about me?
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CYBER BULLYING CONCLUSIONS Once you post it, you cant take it
back. If you are a cyber bully, you can get in trouble with your
parents, your school, even the Police! If you are being bullied,
tell someone. THE INTERNET IS FOREVER