Cyber Bullying in Schools

Students

Students, it is up to you to help stamp out cyber bullying.  Be careful about what you say online.  Don’t insult anybody and don’t share inappropriate stories online.   Be sure to report to your parents, teachers or principals any cases of cyber bullying that you receive or see.  Together we can stop the harassment. 

The following list of articles and resources has been provided to give you some suggestions and guidelines on how to keep yourself safe and to help prevent cyber bullying. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to comment in the Blog.
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Cyber Bullying Task Force. Government of Nova Scotia. Available from http://cyberbullying.novascotia.ca/parentsandyouth.php

        This is a great resource for families and communities, with links  to resources, tips and surveys about cyber bullying for kids, teens and parents.
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Reasons for Cyber Bullying.  Bullying Blog: Bullying Pictures, Cyber Bullying, Parenting And Teens. Available from http://bullyingpictures.com/category/cyber-bullying-2

        This blog lists and explains the four reasons for cyber bullying as Ignorance, Control or Power, Anonymity and Revenge.  If you can understand why other students bully you, you may be better able to deal with it and make it stop.
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Stop Cyber bullying. Wired Kids. Available from http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html

        This site contains articles especially written for children of different age groups about what cyber bullying is, how it works, prevention, and how to take action against it.           
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Cyber bullying. Kidscape: Preventing bullying, protecting children. Available from
http://www.kidscape.org.uk/childrenteens/cyberbullying.shtml

        This is a resource for students on how to stay safe while using a variety of communication software such as websites, email, texting and social networking.
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Bullying resources for teens. Prev Net. Available from
http://prevnet.ca/BullyingResources/ResourcesForTeens/tabid/389/Default.aspx

        This site provides teens with videos, stories, surveys and tips related to bullying and cyber bullying to help them learn about what they can do to stop bullies.
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The following video shows students the importance of talking about cyber bullying.

MASK Testimonials: Cyber-Bullying
(Mother's Awareness on School-Age Kids)