Guideline for preventing cyberbullying

1. GUIDELINE FOR
PREVENTING
CYBERBULLYING
created in the Comenius project Think Before You Click 2012-2014
Comenius project 2012-2014
OSNOVNA ŠOLA RODICA, Domžale, Slovenia
CEIP SON CANALS, Palma, Spain
75.YIL İLKÖĞRETİM OKULU, Burdur, Turkey

2. INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
The majority of the students in the schools of the project in
Slovenia, Spain and Turkey think they could not recognize
dangers on the Internet, but they take precautions (for example:
no personal information, be careful about fake profiles…etc.).
Most of them think they have enough information about
cyberbullying, but they do think there is a lot of cyberbullying on
the Internet, but they would like to learn more about it.
Less than half of all students know someone who has been bullied
on the Internet. Less than third of all students have been bullied,
usually by text messages. They feel stressed, worried and afraid.
For most of them, cyberbullying has lasted from one to two weeks
or even a few years.
Parents are worried about any kind of violence; however, the most
growing apprehension is about internet violence.
Students and parents have also suggested different solutions to the
problem of cyberbullying.
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3. SIGNS OF CYBERBULLYING
 upset
 nervous, agitated
 angry
 depressed
 not smiling a lot
 lowered self-esteem
 not talking with friends
 losing focus on and interest in activities
 declining grades
 avoiding computers and mobile phones
 having other health problems
 other behavioural changes
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4. WAYS OF PREVENTING CYBERBULYING
Ignore cyberbullies.
Do not respond to messages.
Protect your privacy.
Save the evidence.
Block all messages from the cyberbully.
Think before you post something on the
Internet.
Inform an adult (parent, teacher) about the
situation.
Report the bully to the police.
Learn and teach others about cyberbullying.
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