Cyber+Bullying+Facts

__ ** 11 Facts About Cyber Bullying ** __
 * 1) Nearly 42% of kids have been bullied online and almost one in four have had it happen more than once.
 * 2) Among this percentage, being ignored and disrespected were the most common forms of cyber bullying.
 * 3) Nine out of ten middle school students have had their feelings hurt online.
 * 4) About 75% have visited a Web site bashing another student.
 * 5) Four out of ten middle school students have had their password(s) stolen and changed by a bully who then locked them out of their own account or sent communications posing as them.
 * 6) About 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mails.
 * 7) The psychological and emotional outcomes of cyber bullying are similar to real-life bullying outcomes, except for the reality that with cyber bullying there is often no escape. School ends at 3 p.m., while the Internet is available all the time.
 * 8) The primary cyber bullying location where victimizing occurs, at 56%, is in chat rooms.
 * 9) Girls are about twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying.
 * 10) About 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than four out of ten say it has happened more than once.
 * 11) Cyber bullying has increased in recent years. In a national survey of 10-17 year olds, twice as many children indicated they had been victims and perpetrators.

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.
 * How to stop it once it starts: **

** The School’s Role: ** 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.

** The Parent’s Role: ** 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.