Alfalfa wrote Sally Sue a rude letter expressing his dislike for how she looked at him in class and her flirting with another boy. Cyberbullying involves using technology to deliberately harm others and became common as internet access grew in the late 1990s. It can cause lower self-esteem, poor grades, health issues, and increased risk of substance abuse and bullying for victims. Megan Meier committed suicide after being cyberbullied by a fake online boy created by a neighbor, leading to criminal charges. Parents and schools should educate youth on internet safety and how to respond to cyberbullying.

1. Christian Lewis
Krystyna Williams

5. Dear Sally Sue,
I don’t like the way you looked at me in
class today. Also, blowing kisses to Dilon isn’t
cool. I don’t want to see your face ever again.
Good riddens.
Alfalfa

8.  Definition:
 “involves the use of information and
communication technologies to support
deliberate, repeated, and hostile behavior by an
individual or group, that is intended to harm
others.”

9.  Examples: Facebook, MySpace, Tumblr,
Instant messenger, Twitter, Email, Skype,
blogs, online videos, text-messaging

10.  Became prevalent in the late 1990s and early
2000s as there was widespread access to the
internet.
 Schools focus on internet safety from
predators and pornography.
 Does not address internal problems, such as
cyberbullying

12.  Promotes internet safety
 Teaches adolescents how to recognize
cyberbullying
 Reduces teen health problems
 Promotes good interactions between peers

13.  Restrictions on 1st Amendment Rights
 Freedom of speech
 Violation of the 14th Amendment
 Illegal search and seizure
 If regulated, the government would have access
to private matters.

14.  Lower self-esteem
 Be unwilling to attend school
 Receive poor grades
 Have more health problems
 Depression
 Anxieties
 Anorexia/Bulimia
 Suicide

15.  Research has found, young people who have
been victimized are more likely to:
 Use alcohol and drugs
 Skip school
 Experience in-person bullying or victimization

16. Megan Meier, 13, began receiving nasty messages from
a boy after a few weeks of an online flirtation with
him via her MySpace account, ending with one that
suggested “the world would be a better place”
without her. Megan, believing she had been rejected
by "Josh," committed suicide in her home.
Six weeks after Megan’s death, her parents learned that
"Josh Evans" never existed. He was an online
character created by Lori Drew, then 47, who lived
four houses down the street and was the mother of
one of Megan's former friends.
In a highly unusual use of a federal law generally
employed in computer fraud cases, a federal grand
jury indicted Ms. Drew in May 2008 on charges that
she had used a phony online identity to trick and
taunt Megan. She pled not guilty to the charges and
the case went to trial in November 2008.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFsfDLCkfQU
http://www.meganmeierfoundation.org/media/

17.  http://video.foxnews.com/v/1208401298001/
cyber-bullying-victims-fight-back/
 National Crime Prevention Council website,
www.ncpc.org:
 http://www.wiredsafety.org/ Wired Safety
 http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/
 http://www.stopbullying.gov/

18.  Talk about risks and benefits
 Share examples of incidents
 Learn about teen online behavior
 Visit websites
 Tell teen never give out personal info
 No face-to-face contact

19.  Enforce online rules
 Place computer in highly trafficked area
 Teach youth about cyberbullying
 Negative consequences
 Can be traced
 Speak to teen on how to react

20.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberbullying
 http://www.ncpc.org/resources/files/pdf/bullying/cyberbull
ying.pdf
 http://www.stopbullying.gov/topics/cyberbullying/
 Levy, P. (2011). Confronting
cyberbullying.T.H.E.Journal, 38(5), 25-27.
 Patchin, J. W., & Hinduja, S. (2010). Cyberbullying and self-
esteem. Journal of School Health, 80(12), 614-621.
 Siegle, D. (2010). Cyberbullying and sexting: Technology
abuses of the 21st century. Gifted Child Today, 33(2), 14-16.
 Snakenborg, J., Van Acker, R., & Gable, R. A. (2011).
Cyberbullying: Prevention and intervention to protect our
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