Bullying among school children is nothing new.
Bullying
among
school
children
is
nothing
new
.
Yet for young people today, there is a relatively new form of bullying which can occur even when the bullies are nowhere near their victims.
Yet
for
young
people
today
,
there
is
a
relatively
new
form
of
bullying
which
can
occur
even
when
the
bullies
are
nowhere
near
their
victims
.
Cyber-bullying is one of the bad sides of new technology and involves using devices like mobile phones and computers.Cyber-bullies can strike at any time, no matter where they or their victims are.
Cyber-bullying
is
one
of
the
bad
sides
of
new
technology
and
involves
using
devices
like
mobile
phones
and
computers.Cyber-bullies
can
strike
at
any
time
,
no
matter
where
they
or
their
victims
are
.
So it is possible to cyber-bully someone within the safety of their own home.22 percent of young people in the UK claim to have suffered from cyber-bullying.
So
it
is
possible
to
cyber-bully
someone
within
the
safety
of
their
own
home.22
percent
of
young
people
in
the
UK
claim
to
have
suffered
from
cyber-bullying
.
Not only are cyber-bullies harder to avoid, they are also harder to catch.
Not
only
are
cyber-bullies
harder
to
avoid
,
they
are
also
harder
to
catch
.
It is all so easy to send an threat by text on a pay-as-you-go phone with an unknown number.
It
is
all
so
easy
to
send
an
threat
by
text
on
a
pay-as-you-go
phone
with
an
unknown
number
.
It takes no time at all to set up a false Facebook, Twitter, blog or social network account and to post an insulting message.
It
takes
no
time
at
all
to
set
up
a
false
Facebook
,
Twitter
,
blog
or
social
network
account
and
to
post
an
insulting
message
.
And, if you know how to hide your IP address, you can upload an insulting video to a website like YouTube and your victim wouldn't know who to blame.
And
,
if
you
know
how
to
hide
your
IP
address
,
you
can
upload
an
insulting
video
to
a
website
like
YouTube
and
your
victim
would
n't
know
who
to
blame
.
One of the most upsetting things about cyber-bullying is that it can involve more people than traditional forms of bullying.
One
of
the
most
upsetting
things
about
cyber-bullying
is
that
it
can
involve
more
people
than
traditional
forms
of
bullying
.
A bully can insult you or tell lies about you and share that information with the entire school at the touch of a button-and for some teenagers that is all too hard to bear.
A
bully
can
insult
you
or
tell
lies
about
you
and
share
that
information
with
the
entire
school
at
the
touch
of
a
button-and
for
some
teenagers
that
is
all
too
hard
to
bear
.
The UK charity Beatbullying suggests that up to 44% of suicides among ten-to-fourteen-year-old, for example, may be bullying-related.
The
UK
charity
Beatbullying
suggests
that
up
to
44
%
of
suicides
among
ten-to-fourteen-year-old
,
for
example
,
may
be
bullying-related
.
The good news is that the world is starting to get wise to cyber-bullying.Schools and websites like http: //www.children-int.org offer lots of advice and victim support and social network sites now advise users to think carefully about their privacy settings so that personal information is only shared with friends.
The
good
news
is
that
the
world
is
starting
to
get
wise
to
cyber-bullying.Schools
and
websites
like
http
:
//www.children-int.org
offer
lots
of
advice
and
victim
support
and
social
network
sites
now
advise
users
to
think
carefully
about
their
privacy
settings
so
that
personal
information
is
only
shared
with
friends
.
Many also provide a red button to click to report disturbing activities.
Many
also
provide
a
red
button
to
click
to
report
disturbing
activities
.
Bullying among school children is nothing new. Yet for young people today, there is a relatively new form of bullying which can occur even when the bullies are nowhere near their victims.  Cyber-bullying is one of the bad sides of new technology and involves using devices like mobile phones and computers.Cyber-bullies can strike at any time, no matter where they or their victims are. So it is possible to cyber-bully someone within the safety of their own home.22 percent of young people in the UK claim to have suffered from cyber-bullying.  Not only are cyber-bullies harder to avoid, they are also harder to catch. It is all so easy to send an threat by text on a pay-as-you-go phone with an unknown number. It takes no time at all to set up a false Facebook, Twitter, blog or social network account and to post an insulting message. And, if you know how to hide your IP address, you can upload an insulting video to a website like YouTube and your victim wouldn't know who to blame.  One of the most upsetting things about cyber-bullying is that it can involve more people than traditional forms of bullying. A bully can insult you or tell lies about you and share that information with the entire school at the touch of a button-and for some teenagers that is all too hard to bear. The UK charity Beatbullying suggests that up to 44% of suicides among ten-to-fourteen-year-old, for example, may be bullying-related.  The good news is that the world is starting to get wise to cyber-bullying.Schools and websites like http: //www.children-int.org offer lots of advice and victim support and social network sites now advise users to think carefully about their privacy settings so that personal information is only shared with friends. Many also provide a red button to click to report disturbing activities.