Can stopping cyberbullying lower teenage suicide numbers? Tammie Lee Tammie Lee Reading A 11/27/10

Introduction When a child, preteen, or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen, or teen. When a child, preteen, or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen, or teen. “People are starting to realize words can do more than hurt somebody. It can cause them to do desperate, desperate things.” “People are starting to realize words can do more than hurt somebody. It can cause them to do desperate, desperate things.” There are no reliable statistics for the number of teen suicides There are no reliable statistics for the number of teen suicides

Why do people cyberbully? Technology and messaging is available to them for a long period of time Technology and messaging is available to them for a long period of time No supervision No supervision Lack of activity Lack of activity Lack of maturity Lack of maturity

What is cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is to bully online or with any other messaging device like text messaging Cyberbullying is to bully online or with any other messaging device like text messaging

When does cyberbullying occur? When kids are bored and they have too much time on their hands and too many tech toys available to them for a long time. When kids are bored and they have too much time on their hands and too many tech toys available to them for a long time. Outside of school hours Outside of school hours

Where does cyberbullying occur? On the computer On the computer  Chats  Instant messaging  s  Message boards  Social networking sites Text messages Text messages

How does cyberbullying affect the victim? Children have killed each other and committed suicide after being involved in a cyberbullying incident Children have killed each other and committed suicide after being involved in a cyberbullying incident Poor academic performance Poor academic performance Depression Depression Further isolation Further isolation

Middle School English Teacher They teach courses in English language and literature They teach courses in English language and literature $70,800 in the state of Maryland $70,800 in the state of Maryland There will be 27,330 teaching jobs taken in Maryland by 2016 There will be 27,330 teaching jobs taken in Maryland by 2016 The percent change from 2006 to 2016 is 18% The percent change from 2006 to 2016 is 18% Elementary school teacher, High school teacher, Counselor, Principal Elementary school teacher, High school teacher, Counselor, Principal

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State University of New York at Potsdam Potsdam, New York Potsdam, New York $23,495 $23,495 You need to take the SATS and ACTS to get in You need to take the SATS and ACTS to get in The mascot are The Bears The mascot are The Bears

Community Service I volunteered at Grassroots, a place I can baby sit kids who are mentally retarded I volunteered at Grassroots, a place I can baby sit kids who are mentally retarded I like kids I like kids

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