CYBERBULLYING Amber Bennett Dustin Morrow Xulong Peng INTRODUCTION
CYBERBULLYING Amber Bennett Dustin Morrow Xulong Peng
INTRODUCTION • Cyberbullying is the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. (http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Cyberbullying) • Cellphones, instant message, mobile devices, social network websites etc. .
BACKGROUND • 43% of teens experienced cyberbullying (NCPC, 2007) • 20% of students admitted to cyberbullying others (CRC, 2010) • 23% of teens were cyberbullied by someone they did not know (NCPC, 2007) • More girls were cyberbullied than boys
IMPACTS OF CYBERBULLYING • Cyberbullying can cause psychological harm and often leads to suicide. • It can also lead to: • Sadness • Depression • Embarrassment
UNFORGETTABLE CYBERBULLYING CASES • Megan Meier (1992 – 2006) • Story • State Senate Bill 818 “modifies various provisions relating to stalking and harassment” • Federal “Megan Meier Cyber Bullying Prevention Act” • Did not pass • Jessica Logan (1990 – 2008) • Story • House Bill 116 (Jessica Logan Act)
• Amanda Todd (1996 – 2012) • Blackmailed, bullied • Bill C-13
VIDEO • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=HFsf. DLCkf. QU/
ORGANIZATIONS
END TO CYBER BULLYING • Founded May 1, 2011 • Non-profit organization aimed at combating cyberbullying • Mission: • “To raise awareness, provide a plethora of cyberbullying information, offer compassionate, approachable services, and mobilize students, educators, parents, and others in taking efforts to end cyberbullying. ETCB will work to create a global social networking arena where all users can feel safe and positive. ”
ETCB INVOLVEMENT • Events • Be The Change – Kickstart Cocktail Event • ETCB: Initiate Your Own Chapter • ETCB Kickstart Volunteer Meeting • Online Activism • Encourages people to take positive actions onine • Prevention information for teens, parents, and educators
CYBERSMART • National cybersafety and cybersecurity education program managed by the ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority). • Outreach: • Developed to train students, parents, and teachers about online safety through the provision of web-based and face-to-face events • Internet Safety Awareness Presentations • Professional Development Workshops • Pre-service Teacher Program
STOMP OUT BULLYING • Originally Love Our Children USA in 2003 but changed in 2005 when “founder Ross Ellis recognized a critical need to address the issue of bullying and cyberbullying” • Global Ambassadors: • • • Nick Cannon Taye Diggs Melissa Joan Hart Mario Lopez And many others…
BLUE SHIRT DAY™ WORLD DAY OF BULLYING PREVENTION • First Monday of each October • October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month • To signify its importance, STOMP Out Bullying created Blue Shirt Day
PREVENTION VIDEO • http: //www. cnn. com/2015/03/02/health/cyberbullying-incollege/index. html/
LAWS • WISCONSIN STATUTE § 118. 46 • KENTUCKY REVISED STATUTES ANNOTATED § 158 • Different states have different stances to prevent bullying: • Bullying is in it’s own class and is treated separate from harassment • Bullying is no different than harassment and is treated equally
IDEALS • Prevent harassment • Prevent inhibition on learning • Prevent inhibition to work safely
PROBLEMS • The First Amendment • Anonymity • Slow response to reaction
SOLUTIONS • Because it occurs online, things can be done to prevent future bullying. • Electronic mediums allowing filtering • Server owners create rules • Bullying treated by state as harassment (some states already do this)
REFERENCES • http: //www. ncpc. org/resources/files/pdf/bullying/Teens%20 and%20 Cyberbullying%20 Research%20 Study. pdf • http: //nobullying. com/ • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=v 2 QRbl 3 H 0 ug • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=GRidp. O 7 k. UO 0 • http: //www. gbfirm. com/parents-of-jessica-logan-resolve-case-against-sycamore-school-district/ • http: //www. ohioschoolplan. org/03 -13 -12. html • https: //www. lawlibrary. ab. ca/staycurrent/2014/12/10/bill-c-13 -protecting-canadians-online-crime-act-received-royalassent-december-9 -2014/ • www. endcberbullying. org/ • http: //www. cybersmart. gov. au/ • http: //www. stompoutbullying. org/ • http: //cyberbullying. us/advice-for-adult-victims-of-cyberbullying/ • https: //docs. legis. wisconsin. gov/statutes/118/46 • www. stopbullying. gov
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