what every parent needs to know about cyberbullying
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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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