Laws Against Cyber Bullying

As of 2009 only 13 states have passed

cyberbullying laws.

A recognized legal problem

State legislatures are consideringnew laws to address the problem

Megan MeierCommitted suicide after being bullied on MySpace

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=3882520&page=1

More laws needed to cyberbullying

CYBER BULLYING

STATISTICS

Over 40% of all teenagers reported being bullied

10% of kids bullied told their parents

about the incident

Only 18% of the cases were reported to a local

national law enforcement agency

Top 3 Cyber bullying locations

Location #1

56% of cyber bullying occurs in

Chat rooms

Location # 2 49% are victimized

via Instant Message

Who can guess where the last

location of cyber bullying occurs mostly?28% via emails

Cyber Bullying Affects

1) Poor grades2) Emotional spirals3) Poor self esteem

4) Repeated school absences5) Depression

6)Suicide

In the know

Only 15% of parents are “in the know” about their kids

social networking habits

Where are children and youth cyber bullied the most?

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

TeensPre-Teens

Facebook and Myspace will overtake chat rooms

4th-8th grade students Cyber Bullying

Sales

mean or cruel things said to them onlinesaid that they have sad mean or hurtful things to others have been bullied onlineHave never told their parents

58%

53%42%

60%

Tips for Students,

Parents and Teachers

Tips For Students

Take 5

Some Ideas Throw a baseball

Shoot hoops

Run/Walk

Play an Instrument

Hug a Friend

Stop

Block

Tell

Tips for

Parents

-Talk to your kids

-Monitor Internet

Speak with students, teachers,

administrators to develop rules

Refuse

Tell friends to stop

Block communication

Report to a trusted adult

Or to

wiredsafety.org www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying

cyberbully assembly