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Social Networks: Should Teachers “Friend” Students Online?
It’s all over the news lately. Several school districts around the country are deciding whether to instill social networking policies, as teachers and students connect online on sites like Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. After three teachers in New York City were fired for allegedly flirting with students online, the New York Post nicknamed the recent [...]
Cyberbullying: Starting the Conversation About Cyberbullying
October 1st marks Cyberbullying Prevention Month and in the wake of so many recent “bullycides,” we thought now might be a good time to delve a bit deeper into the frightening and very real world of cyberbullying. As you already know, there have been numerous cases of severe bullying (both online and off) popping up [...]
Cyberbullying: 13-Year-Old Houston Boy Dies of ‘Bullycide’
Asher Brown, an 8th grade student at Hamilton Middle School in Houston, Texas, committed suicide last Thursday after enduring two years of relentless bullying at school. Brown’s mother and stepfather say their son was bullied about “his small size, his religion and because he did not wear designer clothes and shoes.” Moreover, students accused Brown [...]
Cyberbullying: Freshman Opens Fire at School in South Carolina
It happened again. Last week, a 14-year-old male freshman at Socastee High School near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina shot a campus police officer after rigging several pipe bomb explosives around school grounds. “We’ve got a young man who has been under the dark cloud of bullying for many years now,” said the boy’s attorney, Russell [...]
Parenting: SafetyWeb, 5 Minutes for Mom, and Annie Fox Party on Twitter!
We’re proud to report that last night’s online safety Twitter party was a huge success. Thank you to all the wonderful participants for helping to create a thoughtful, engaging conversation about online and mobile safety. …and congratulations to our prize winners who received a complimentary 6-month subscription to SafetyWeb! If you missed all the fun, [...]
Cyberbullying: New Evidence Shows Cyberbullying Victims Suffer High Risk for Depression
Victims of electronic harassment experience an increase in depression and hopelessness, according to a new study released Tuesday by The National Institutes of Health (NIH). Based on information obtained from over 7,000 American students, researchers also found that cyberbullying victims showed a higher rate for depression than face-to-face bullying victims, most likely due to the [...]
Cyberbullying: High School Hazing Takes To The Internet
Many of us have suffered through some form of hazing over the course of our lives, whether it was an older sibling who forced us to eat an inedible concoction, or a sorority/fraternity initiation process in college. So, it was no real surprise when students at a suburban Philadelphia high school started a Facebook group [...]
Cyberbullying: Phoebe Prince Trial Starts in March for One of Six Alleged Cyberbullies
A judge in Hampshire County Superior Court in Northampton, Massachusetts yesterday set a March trial date for eighteen-year-old Sean Muleyville, one of six defendants in the Phoebe Prince case. Fifteen-year-old Prince committed suicide on January 14th after allegedly suffering months of bullying at school and online. Charges against the alleged bullies range from criminal harassment, [...]
Cyberbullying: Portrait of a Cyberbully
Online safety experts often talk about the victims of cyberbullying. Children and teens who suffer from frequent “technology harassment” exhibit signs of depression, withdrawal, and anxiety. The effects of cyberbullying are so powerful, in fact, that several instances have been linked to cases of teen suicide. So, we’d like to take a moment to examine [...]
Parenting: “Back to School” Mobile and Digital Media Safety Tips
Now that the kids are officially back to school in most parts of the country, this is the perfect time to regroup and review some basic “Back to School” safety tips for both mobile and digital media. Review your cell phone ground rules. Does your child’s school allow cell phones in classrooms? Do they have [...]
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