What Every Parent Needs to Know About Cyberbullying
Jan 05, 2016
What Every Parent Needs to Know About Cyberbullying
What is cyberbullying?What is cyberbullying?
“using information and communication technologies such as e-mail, cell phone and page text messages, instant messaging, defamatory personal Web sites, and defamatory online personal polling sites, to support deliberate, hostile behavior intended to harm others.”
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Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying
Constant Pervasive Public
My _____
How big of a problem is it?
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Where does it happen?
Cyberbullying vs. Bullying
Cyberbullying vs. Bullying
Cyberbullying is…
• Faster and bigger.• Hard to detect.• Anonymous and normalized.
Harrisonburg City Public Schools
Acceptable Use Policy
What should I do?
What should I do?
Code of Conduct
• If you wouldn’t say something to someone’s face, then you shouldn’t text, IM it, or post it.
Talk To Your Kids
• Rather than ask if your child has been cyberbullied before, ask them if they know someone who has been cyberbullied.
• Address it immediately!• Encourage your child to
talk to his/her school counselor.
Consequences
• Digital footprint• Home consequences• School consequences• Legal implications
Practical StepsPractical Steps
Staff awareness/training• Of policies, of legal basics• Of technology
Cooperation with law enforcement
Victims may have recourse where schools don’t
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