2. Table of Contents
1. What is Cyber Bullying?
2. Categories of Cyber Bullies
3. Types of Cyber Bullying
4. Comparison to Schoolyard Bullying
5. Effects of Cyber Bullying
6. Cyber Bullying Statistics
7. Case Studies
8. How can we prevent Cyber Bullying?
9. Summary & Conclusion
10. References
3. What Is Cyber Bullying?
When the Internet, cell phones or other devices
are used to send or post text or images intended
to hurt or embarrass another person.1
A situation when a child, tween or teen is
repeatedly
'tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, e
mbarrassed or otherwise targeted' by another
child or teenager using text
messaging, email, instant messaging or any other
type of digital technology.2
4. What Is Cyber Bullying?
• Cyber Bullying is not limited to children
• In this case it is referred to as either:
– Cyber Harassment
– Cyber Stalking
5. Categories of Cyber Bullies
• Inadvertent
• Vengeful Angel
• Mean Girls
• Power Hungry
– Revenge of the Nerds
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7. More Types of Cyber Bullying
• Outing & Trickery
• Exclusion
• Cyber stalking
• Cyber threats
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8. Comparison to Schoolyard Bullying
• Means of anonymity
• Ease of Access
• Lack of teachers/other students
• "If someone is picking on you in the school
yard, you can go home, when it's on the
[computer], you have nowhere to go.”5
9. Effects of Cyber Bullying
• May sometimes be greater than traditional
bullying
• Low Self Esteem
• Victim begins to avoid friends and activities
• Increased suicidal tendencies
10. Effects of Cyber Bullying
• Attacks may occur at home
• Psychological and Emotional stress
• School marks
• Victims may be prone to act out
11. Cyber Bullying Statistics
• 42% of kids bullied while online
• 25% have been threatened
• 58% admit to have had mean or hurtful things
said to them
• 58% have not told their parents/an adult
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12. Cyber Bullying Stats…
• 99% of Canadian students have used the
internet
• 48% use it for at least an hour a day
• Nearly 60% use chat rooms and internet
messaging
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13. Case Study 1 : David Knight
• David lives in Burlington
• He had a rough time of
high school
• Cyber bullying began
later on, and continued
through his final year
14. David Knight
• A website was posted
making fun of David
• “Rather than just some
people, say 30 in a
cafeteria, hearing them
all yell insults at you, it's
up there for 6 billion
people to see. Anyone
with a computer can
see it" – David Knight
15. David Knight
• David ended up finishing his final year at
home
– “you can't get away from it. It doesn't go away when you
come home from school. It made me feel even more
trapped.” – D.K.
• Although his parents contacted the police, the
website still remained up
• It took the family seven months to get the site down5
16. Case Study 2 : Megan Meier
• Megan Taylor Meier
• Born Nov. 6, 1992
• From Dardenne
Prairie, Missouri
• Diagnosed with ADD
and Depression
17. Megan Meier
• Soon after switching schools and joining
MySpace, Megan (14) received a message from a
Josh Evans
• Josh had just moved into a nearby city
• Megan and Josh become online friends
• Megan’s family claimed she had her “spirits
lifted”
18. Megan Meier
• But the messages changed a tone in Oct. 2006
“I don't know if I want to be friends with you
anymore because I've heard that you are not very
nice to your friends”
• These messages escalated in harshness, and
ended with “Everybody in O'Fallon knows how
you are. You are a bad person and everybody
hates you. Have a shitty rest of your life. The
world would be a better place without you.”
19. Megan Meier
• Megan responded with “You’re the kind of boy a
girl would kill herself over.”
• She was found dead twenty minutes later
• 6 months later the FBI discovered the account
was created and maintained by Ashley Gillis and
Lori Drew
• County prosecutors decided not to file any
criminal charges
20. Megan Meier
• Although she was indicted by the federal court
• There was a gap of over a year before the
controversy was reported to the media
• The Drew’s names were originally excluded
• This case led to some developments in US laws
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21. How to Prevent Cyber Bullying
• Schools need to implement policies regarding the
use of technology
• Parents of students need to be aware of the signs
• Students must be made to understand the effects
of cyber bullying
• Difficult to know when to get law enforcement
involved
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22. Summary & Conclusion
• Cyber bullying is a subset of bullying that has far-
reaching consequences
• Cyber bullying is difficult to stop
• Children must be made aware of the risks
• With the right tools, cyber bullies can be stopped
23. References
1. National Crime Prevention Council. "Cyberbullying —
Celebrate Safe Communities." Home — Celebrate Safe
Communities. 2006. Web. 05 Apr. 2010.
<http://www.ncpc.org/cyberbullying>.
2. StopCyberbullying.org. "What Is
Cyberbullying, Exactly?" Stop Cyberbullying. Web. 06
Apr. 2010.
<http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbul
lying_exactly.html>.
3. WiredSafety.org. "Types of Cyberbullies."
WiredSafety: the World's Largest Internet Safety, Help
and Education Resource. Web. 06 Apr. 2010.
<http://www.wiredsafety.org/>.
24. References
4. Willard, Nancy. "Cyberbullying and Cyberthreats Effectively
Managing Internet Use Risks in Schools." Center for Safe and
Responsible Internet Use. Jan. 2007. Web. 5 Apr. 2010.
<http://www.cyberbully.org/cyberbully/>.
5. Leishman, Joan. "CBC News Indepth: Bullying." CBC.ca - Canadian
News Sports Entertainment Kids Docs Radio TV. 10 Oct. 2002.
Web. 05 Apr. 2010.
<http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/bullying/cyber_bullying.ht
ml>.
6. ISafe. "Cyber Bullying: Statistics and Tips." I-SAFE Inc. 2004. Web.
06 Apr. 2010.
<http://www.isafe.org/channels/sub.php?ch=op⊂_id=media_cyb
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7. "Suicide of Megan Meier." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web.
06 Apr. 2010.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Megan_Meier>.