Cyberbullying has been a growing problem over the past decade. It’s hard, because it is not something that can easily be regulated. It’s also unfortunately that it makes adolescents feel they cannot go to school, feel accepted, and sometimes feel the need to end their life. Children have always been vicious to each other. I think bullying was more different between boys and girls. For girls it has always been more about talking about each other’s back and spreading awful about each other. I feel boys do more taunting. However, with the internet I think it give people more “courage” to say stuff they normally wouldn’t say in person.
My biggest problem with cyberbullying is that the person doing the bullying cannot be punished in school or anywhere else. Since the bullying does not take place on school grounds and most schools have blocked facebook on their computers there is no way to punish the bullies. However, the person who is being bullied doesn’t feel safe going to school. School is suppose to be a place where children feel safe, but with people being able to use social networks as a tool to bully others, some kids don’t feel safe in a place where they spend a majority of their time.
Questions
1. Do you think bullying has changed the way kids bully more so for males or females?
2. Have any of you witnessed cyberbullying?
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