Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Cyber Bullying Facts and a Recent "Summitt"

As a teacher I was often called on holiday breaks, weekends, and summers to address bullying issues with students. Mediating conversations between parents of different sudents it was difficult for some parents to relate to the complexity of social networking. Here are some facts that I hope will "bring home" the message:

A recent study done by Microsoft's Truthyworthy Computing division found that:

* 90% of parents are familiar with cyberbullying; 73% are either very or somewhat concerned about it.
* 2 in 5 parents report their child has been involved in a cyberbullying incident; 1 in 4 educators have been cyber-harassment victims.
* 73% of educators are familiar with the issue and 76% believe cyberbullying is a very or somewhat serious problem at their school.
* Educators consider cyberbullying (76%) as big an issue as smoking (75%) and drugs (75%).

Recently kids and adults spoke at a cyberbullying summit in Midtown.


http://www.dnainfo.com/20110719/midtown/kids-teach-parents-educators-about-cyberbullying-at-city-council-summit

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