This week I will not write a silly happy blog about
fun activities or reflections. Rather I will focus on a topic that is rarely
discussed yet according to statistics it is becoming more and more frequent.
Cyberbullying is the act of harming or harassing via information
technology networks in a repeated and deliberate
manner. According to U.S. Legal Definitions, "cyber-bullying could be
limited to posting rumors or gossips about a person in the internet bringing
about hatred in other’s minds; or it may go to the extent of personally
identifying victims and publishing materials severely defaming and humiliating
them."
It is becoming so frequent in schools across the globe that
there have been several organizations formed with a goal of informing students
that this is a crime as well as preventing it as much as possible. In United
States there is a Cyberbullying Research Center and in the UK a non-profit
cyberbullying association informs parents, teachers and students themselves about
this very serious issue.
Please visit such pages as http://www.bullying.co.uk/cyberbullying/
or http://cyberbullying.org/ in order
to futher educate and possibly help a child, your child or any child better
cope with this issue.
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