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ANTI CYBERBULLYING
INTRODUCTION:

One of the biggest things that people of online communities tend to overlook is the fact that words do hurt. Although these things that are hurtful are not being said online, saying them online can amount to just as much hurt and maybe even more. I have been a witness and a victim to cyberbullying and have seen the effects that it can have on the victims and overall online communities that play a part with it. Cyberbullying is easily seen and more accessible on social media sites just because of the social freedoms that the sites allow us to have. I hope that in the future, social sites can find some way to automatically delete any type of cyber-threatening posts; I would love to do all within my power to try to stop the online bullying that occurs. In this post I will talk about why cyberbullying should be stopped, it’s effects on social sites, methods that could be taken in order to prevent it.

TYPES OF BULLYING

• Verbal Bullying: Saying or writing mean things (I.E. Name-calling, teasing/taunting, threatening, insults, inappropriate remarks and comments, etc.)
• Psychological (or social) Bullying: Hurting someone's reputation or relationships (I.E. Spreading rumors, isolation, telling others not to be friends with them, embarrassing someone publicly, exclusion, etc.)
• Physical Bullying: Hurting a person's body or possessions (I.E. hitting, slapping, elbowing,

  EFFECTS OF BULLYING

  • 1)Significant drop in self-esteem, often lasting into adulthood
  • 2)Likeliness to struggle with negative emotions everyday, effecting their outlook on others and themselves
  • 3)Higher rates of depression
  • Ongoing stresses
  • 4)Physical ailments caused by psychological distress, such as chronic headaches or stomach aches

  oBJECTIVE:

  • a) Raised awareness of all members of the school community - children & young people, parents and school staff about the harm that bullying causes and how children & young people can be protected, including solutions to the problem of rising incidents of cyber bullying in connection with the use of social networks. Indicators of results: 6000 young people; 180 school staff; about 4000 parents will be aware of solutions to protecting children & young people from bullying.
  • b) Reduced number of incidents and impact of violence against children at school, resulting from an improved safe and secure whole school environment of convivencia.
  • c) Improved strategies and responses to incidences of bullying that will address the causes of bullying and help avoid any recurrence.
  • d) Cascaded leadership training in the empowerment of all school staff and parents as change agents in reducing bullying and in the education of children and young people in peer led strategies.
  • e) Further cooperation between schools and schools with NGOs, local school administration and other outside agencies in the reduction of bullying by adopting an improved programme and a system of exchange of best practices.
  • f) The development of a school review instrument for monitoring bullying and evaluating the school organisation for bullying reduction, resulting in improved knowledge on effective programmes for the reduction of bullying at school.
  • g) Wide dissemination of the resulting programme.

  PURPOSE:

  Bullying doesn’t end when you graduate from high school.

  For many people, bullying continues into college and adult life. Tyler’s story happened in just the first 3 weeks of college, so it’s known that bullying can happen at any age. Bullying also goes hand in hand with hazing and sexual violence so its important to tackle bullying head on in a college setting.

  The #Day1 Campaign gives people at a college/university level the information they need to be aware of bullying and take actions within their own lives to put an end to it. Many people face new challenges when they are in college and its easy to lose humanity within the craziness- but thats why its so important for all of us to learn how to be an Upstander on our campuses and in our communities.

  This is why you should stand up to bullying on #Day1. Download your free Toolkit to help you establish a space free from hostility and accepting of diversity. Learn more about #Day1 and why it works!

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  All fifty states in the United States have passed school anti-bullying legislation, the first being Georgia in 1999. Montana became the most recent, and last, state to adopt anti-bullying legislation in April, 2015. A watchdog organization called Bully Police USA advocates for and reports on anti-bullying legislation.^[5]

  North Dakota's legislature passed and Gov. Jack Dalrymple signed a bill into law April 22, 2011, which defines bullying in state law and outlines prevention policies for North Dakota public schools. North Dakota has been praised for their new law. Prior to its passage, North Dakota has passed an anti-bullying legislation.

  Georgia's anti-bullying legislation was strengthened in 2010 with the passage of Senate Bill 250, which included a provision allowing for those accused of bullying another student to be reassigned to another school in order to separate the offender from the victim of bullying.^[6]

  The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act is part of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. It provides federal support to promote school safety but does not specifically address bullying and harassment in schools. There are no federal laws dealing directly with school bullying;^[7] however, bullying may trigger responsibilities under one or more of the federal anti-discrimination laws enforced by the United States Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.^[8]

  Starting in September 2011, the State of New Jersey will enforce the toughest bullying law in the country. Each school will have to report each case of bullying to the State, and the State will grade each school based on bullying standards, policies, and incidents. Each school must have an effective plan to deal with bullying. All school administrators and teachers are required to deal with any incidents of bullying reported to them or witnessed by them. Teachers must report any bullying incidents they witness to the administrators. Bullies risk suspensions to expulsions if convicted of any type of bullying; from minor teasing to severe cases.

  Civil rights activist and world-renowned anti-bullying expert Christina Catalano has stated that "[bullied individuals] can suffer from various issues such as the lack of confidence, problems in academics, social anxiety and the fear of public speaking." ^[9] In addition, prominent legal scholar Jonathan Burley has stated "bullying is an extremely serious injustice towards our children" and has been a consistent advocate of anti-bullying legislation.^[10]

  Others have been more critical of this legislation for being punitive and criminalizing the issue.^[11]