Can stopping Can stopping cyberbullying lower cyberbullying lower

teenage suicide numbers?teenage suicide numbers? Tammie LeeTammie Lee

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When a child, preteen, or teen is tormented, When a child, preteen, or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, or otherwise threatened, harassed, humiliated, or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen, or teen.targeted by another child, preteen, or teen.

““People are starting to realize words can do more than People are starting to realize words can do more than hurt somebody. It can cause them to do desperate, hurt somebody. It can cause them to do desperate, desperate things.”desperate things.”

There are no reliable statistics for the number of teen There are no reliable statistics for the number of teen suicidessuicides

Why do people cyberbully?Why do people cyberbully?

Technology and messaging is available to Technology and messaging is available to them for a long period of time them for a long period of time

No supervisionNo supervision Lack of activityLack of activity Lack of maturity Lack of maturity

What is cyberbullying?What is cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying is to bully online or with Cyberbullying is to bully online or with any other messaging device like text any other messaging device like text messagingmessaging

When does cyberbullying occur?When does cyberbullying occur?

When kids are bored and they have too much When kids are bored and they have too much time on their hands and too many tech toys time on their hands and too many tech toys available to them for a long time.available to them for a long time.

Outside of school hoursOutside of school hours

Where does cyberbullying occur?Where does cyberbullying occur?

On the computerOn the computer ChatsChats Instant messagingInstant messaging EmailsEmails Message boardsMessage boards Social networking Social networking

sitessites

Text messagesText messages

How does cyberbullying affect the How does cyberbullying affect the victim?victim?

Children have killed each other and committed Children have killed each other and committed suicide after being involved in a cyberbullying suicide after being involved in a cyberbullying incident incident

Poor academic performancePoor academic performance DepressionDepression Further isolationFurther isolation

Middle School English TeacherMiddle School English Teacher

They teach courses in English language and They teach courses in English language and literatureliterature

$70,800 in the state of Maryland$70,800 in the state of Maryland There will be 27,330 teaching jobs taken in There will be 27,330 teaching jobs taken in

Maryland by 2016Maryland by 2016 The percent change from 2006 to 2016 is 18%The percent change from 2006 to 2016 is 18% Elementary school teacher, High school Elementary school teacher, High school

teacher, Counselor, Principal teacher, Counselor, Principal

High School Career academiesHigh School Career academies

River Hill High River Hill High School School

Accounting Accounting Academy Academy

I like mathI like math

State University of New York at State University of New York at PotsdamPotsdam

Potsdam, New YorkPotsdam, New York $23,495 $23,495 You need to take the SATS and ACTS to get You need to take the SATS and ACTS to get

inin The mascot are The BearsThe mascot are The Bears

Community ServiceCommunity Service

I volunteered at Grassroots, a place I can baby sit kids I volunteered at Grassroots, a place I can baby sit kids who are mentally retardedwho are mentally retarded

I like kids I like kids I donate cans every yearI donate cans every year

Prior Job Experience Prior Job Experience

BabysittingBabysitting Petsitting Petsitting

CitingCiting

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