Thursday, April 7, 2011

Cyberbullying

STOP Cyberbullying

What is Cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying can be somewhat of a broad definition, yet it covers many different areas. Bullying in itself is when a person will intentionally try to hurt someone emotionally through comments, actions, intimidation, physical contact, looks, etc. Cyberbullying is when this is happening through online social networking sites, emails, or instant messages. This can happen between peers or even a parent harassing a child. This is a growing problem with kids. Many kids (and people in general) think that it is easier to simply "hide behind" a computer and attack others in this way. It is also common for someone to impersonate another person and try to hurt others through comments this way. The links above will provide lots of information regarding this issue.

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