Bullying and Cyber-Bullying

Bullying

When a person is being harassed by someone else and they feel unsafe around these people. Typically students will do worse in school and develop low self esteem and even not care about life anymore.

Bullying is a choice that can be changed. Bullying is definitely preventable.

What can be done?
1. Report a bully to your parents, teacher, counselor, principal, or school deputy.
2. Stand up for the people who are being bullied.
3. If you see someone being isolated get him or her to join your group and feel belonged.

Cyber-Bullying

This is bullying over the Internet, through texting, or any other way of electronic messaging. This can also involving inappropriate pictures.

What can be done about cyber-bullies?
1. Delete and Block bullies
2. If you read messages of people being bullied, report them to someone. Print them out and give them to someone.
3. Support those who are being bullied.
4. Report cyber-bullying to your parents, teacher, counselor, principal, or school deputy.
5. Send one message to the cyber bully stating clearly: “Do not communicate with me again or I will contact the appropriate authorities.” Save the message you have sent.
6. Contact the email or webpage provider. Chances are terms and conditions do not permit these type of messages and ask for the bully’s removal.
7. If the cyber bully’s comments are coming through text on a mobile phone, trace the number and contact the phone company.

If you don’t think the school can’t discipline you for cyber-bullying, think again!
Schools may discipline students for actions outside of class if they disrupt the educational process, said a West Virginia lawyer who represents several school boards and lectures nationally on cyber-bullying. If, for instance, a student calls in a bomb threat from outside school or threatens another student so badly that they avoid school, the school could take action.