what every parent needs to know about cyberbullying

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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In Closing…

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