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Mental Health
Crisis Line
Crisis Line
1-888-429-8167 (toll free)
Telephone crisis support and mobile response is offered for work, home, school, and community agencies Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Kids
Help Phone 1-800-668-6868
Kids Help Phone is a free, anonymous and confidential phone and on-line professional counselling service for youth. Big or small concerns. 24/7. 365 days a year.
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CyberSCAN
The CyberSCAN unit is made up of investigators with various backgrounds. The team will travel the province and work with victims, families, schools and others to investigate complaints, gather evidence and help stop cyberbullying.
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The CyberSCAN unit is made up of investigators with various backgrounds. The team will travel the province and work with victims, families, schools and others to investigate complaints, gather evidence and help stop cyberbullying.
To talk to an investigator Call 1 - 855 - 702 - 8324
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Support for people with mental illnesses including Communities Addressing Suicide Together Program.
Support for people with mental illnesses including Communities Addressing Suicide Together Program.
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Depression
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The Department of Health launched a booklet and posters to raise awareness of depression. The materials are meant to alert teens to the early signs of depression and to raise awareness about when they should seek professional help.
Go to Depression Strategy - Teens and Young Adults webpage for more information.
Teens and young adults who think they may be suffering from depression have resources to help them.
The Department of Health launched a booklet and posters to raise awareness of depression. The materials are meant to alert teens to the early signs of depression and to raise awareness about when they should seek professional help.
Go to Depression Strategy - Teens and Young Adults webpage for more information.
Laing House
Laing House is a peer support organization for youth living with mental illness, where members can embrace their unique gifts and find their way in a caring and supportive environment.
Laing House is a peer support organization for youth living with mental illness, where members can embrace their unique gifts and find their way in a caring and supportive environment.
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N.S. cyberbullying investigation unit up and running
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Published Monday, September 30, 2013 3:43PM
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Last Updated Monday, September 30, 2013 3:45PM
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HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government
says an investigative unit created to look into cases of cyberbullying in the
province is in operation.
The province says the unit's five
investigators have started work and will begin taking calls and investigating
complaints immediately.
The government says cases will be
resolved using informal and legal means, or if necessary, cases could be
referred to police.
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fall to stop cyberbullying: MacKay
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Parsons takes effect in N.S.
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legislation
Investigators can also apply for a
cyberbullying prevention order, which would order a person to stop cyber
communication or the technology they are using could be confiscated.
The unit was created following the
passage of the Cyber-Safety Act earlier this year, which allows people to sue
or seek a protection order from the courts if they or their children are being
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COMMENT:
We, as parents, INSISTED on being on our son's friends list
(or we simply unplugged the internet at home). We never creeped but certainly
saw the activities and we would talk about them together (what he was posting
and what others were posting to him). My son has always been a victim of
bullies for medical reasons beyond his control so we know all to well about
this in our home. But, reality is.... bullies are NOT going to change. They
have been around forever, is some shape or form and will continue. But, what WE
CAN CHANGE is how we, as parents, support our children and ensure a safe
environment for them so when they do face this type of thing, they are better
prepared to handle them. I feel for this mother who lost her child, but the
FIRST clue is that 'he wouldnt let me see the posts' should have been a major
intervention at that time....... My son is now 19 years old and as turned into
a nice, and strong, young adult studying in college now.
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REHTAEH PARSONS-
BEST COMMENT:
I am the mother of daughters. In one way,
I am fortunate - there is very little chance I will ever have to look into the
my child's face and wonder if a rapist is gazing back at me.
How do the mothers of these boys live
with the mini-monster they have nurtured? Is denial and victim-blaming enough?
Surely, they remember the worry and underlying fears of their own youth, that
should they be in the wrong place at the wrong time - they would be labelled
"whore" rather than rape-victim.
'Our daughter is dead. We're the
surviving victims': rape, bullying and suicide, after a viral flood
Jessica Valenti
Friday 3 October 2014 15.56 BST
PHOTO:
‘As a man, you don’t run into victim-blaming culture,’ says the father
of Rehtaeh Parsons. ‘But now I see it like the sun in the sky.’ Photograph:
Aaron McKenzie Fraser for Guardian US Opinion
Glen Canning is angry. It’s been a year and a half since his
teenage daughter’s suicide in Nova Scotia, and he isn’t even allowed to write
her name. “What are they going to do – arrest me for talking about my daughter
who died? Go ahead.”
Canning’s daughter, 17-year-old Rehtaeh Parsons, ended her
life after her reported rape was
photographed and disseminated on social media, after she was tormented by
her classmates and dismissed by
the police. “They made her feel like she didn’t matter, like she didn’t
count,” Canning told me in an interview from his home in Halifax this week.
Now, nearly three years after this too-familiar modern nightmare began at a
small house party in their quiet Canadian city, Rehtaeh’s family is battling a
judge’s order that bans
the nation’s media – and even its citizens – from printing her name.
Canning, who runs a blog dedicated to his
late daughter, says, “We’re left holding onto the voice of our daughter, who
has died, and we hope to keep her voice alive – and they’re not even letting us
do that.”
Rehtaeh was one of several young women whose stories of sexual
assault have gripped the world over the last few years after their tragic
stories went viral. Shunned by peers and wronged by school administrations and
law enforcement that did almost nothing to help them, these teenagers became
international symbols as social media outrage and a growing movement
against rape culture took up their cause. In the US, these places – like Steubenville in Ohio
and Maryville
in Missouri – aren’t just small towns anymore; they are part of a lurid
vocabulary of a nation that has seen so much about teens, rape and consent, yet
done too little.
But when the tweets recede and the Facebook shares cease to
swell, the families of these young women are still there, fighting for some
semblance of justice that doesn’t ever seem to arrive. These mothers and
fathers are working to change the culture that so wronged their children, so
that maybe, some day soon, they can offer the next victim a wave of hope.
“People say you’re so courageous,” Larry Pott tells me. “But
our daughter is dead. We’re the surviving victims.”
Audrie Pott (right) with her
grandmother, father, stepmother, brother and younger twin sisters. ‘Daddy,’ one
of them recently asked Larry Pott, ‘why don’t girls ever assault anybody?’ Photograph:
Courtesy of the Pott family
Almost immediately after Pott’s 15-year-old daughter, Audrie, was
sexually assaulted at a party in Silicon Valley, California, her assailants –
teenage classmates – spread photos of the attack around school. The California
teen had been passed out, and woke
up with her shorts off and her body covered in Sharpie pen scribbles. On
Facebook, Pott despaired, “The whole school knows ... I have a reputation I can
never get rid of ... my life is ruined.” Eight
days after the attack, Audrie – a gifted artist and singer who was part of the
only middle school band to march at President Obama’s 2008 inauguration –
took her own life.
Audrie’s parents – her father Lawrence, her mother Sheila,
and her stepmother Lisa – started speaking out even though their grief was
still fresh. The first time I saw Larry Pott, he was speaking out, on camera at a press
conference, against what he called the “sexual assault and bullying
epidemic”. Today, he and the rest of the Pott family seem torn about this
week’s signature by California governor Jerry Brown of “Audrie’s Law” –
legislation that will increase the punishment for juveniles convicted of
sexually assaulting unconscious victims, mandate
sex-offender treatment and allow public access to juvenile court hearings
in these kind of cases.
“When everything is done in a secret courtroom, there is no
accountability,” Pott told me on Wednesday. “There seems to be this unalienable
right, that I don’t understand, that if you’re ever assaulted by a juvenile,
you can never let anyone know who they are.”
Audrie’s attackers – who
pled guilty – were given unimaginably light sentences by the court: Two
young men got 30 days in juvenile detention and one was given 45 days. They
served some of their time on the weekends.
Sheila Pott, Audrie’s mother, expressed disappointment that California legislators
were forced to remove any kind of minimum sentencing from the law. “We’re happy
that the current legislation provides more accountability to victims’ rights,”
she says. “But we still feel there is more work to be done to implement
consequences for this type of criminal behavior.”
The Royal Canadian Mounties
re-opened an investigation after what they described as new and credible
information. By the time evidence was sufficient to prosecute, Rehtaeh Parsons
was already gone. Photograph: Aaron McKenzie Fraser for Guardian US Opinion
In Canada, Canning tells me that when Rehtaeh decided to
come forward and
report her attack, he was incredibly proud. “She did the right thing,” he
says, “and I’m telling her: Let the police do their job.” Rehtaeh alleged
that she was assaulted by four boys at a party, where one took a picture of the
assault. Canning thought that was all the evidence they needed: a photograph of
Rehtaeh, naked from the waist-down, hanging out of a window vomiting up while a
boy, also undressed, presses into her. He is giving the camera a thumbs-up. But
after a year-long “investigation”,
in which the Royal Canadian Mounted Police didn’t even bother to interview
the boys accused or seize their phones, Rehtaeh was told there simply
wasn’t enough evidence.
“It’s like saying someone wasn’t murdered when you have
their body and a bullet right in front of you,” her father tells me.
“We asked the police to do something when it really
mattered, and they did nothing,” says Canning. Only after his daughter’s death
did the evidence seem to be sufficient enough to move forward. Now, one young
man has
pled guilty to child porn charges for sending around a picture of the
attack, as another awaits trial.
But Rehtaeh Parsons and Audrie Pott are still gone. And for
both girls’ parents, questions remain as to how something so horrible could
have happened, and what they can do to ensure it never happens again.
Larry Pott tells me that his nine-year-old daughter recently
asked him, “Daddy, why don’t girls ever assault anybody?” He told her it wasn’t
that girls don’t ever rape, just that they don’t do it often. But the simple
question from his grade-schooler has left Pott thinking a lot about “what the
heck has happened to men and boys?”
Larry and Lisa Pott testified
before the California state senate in April. This week, anti-bullying
legislation named after his daughter went into effect. ‘There is more work to
be done,’ says Audrie’s mother, Sheila. Photograph: Courtesy of the Pott family
“It’s not a college problem. It’s not a high-school problem.
It’s a gender and societal problem,” he says. Lisa Pott, Audrie’s stepmom, adds
that while they’re happy to see the
White House initiative to end
rape on college campuses, she’d like to see more done “at the high school
level” to educate teenagers about sexual violence.
“The shame needs to be put on the attackers, and we want to
see a general change in attitude that makes it unacceptable to blame the victim
at any level.”
In Glen Canning’s house, Rehtaeh’s glasses and a Jane
Goodall book still sit idly on bedroom shelves. “As a man, you don’t run into
victim-blaming culture,” he tells me. “But now I see it like the sun in the
sky.” These days, when he’s not working as a freelance photographer and writer,
Canning keeps busy giving speeches about consent and sexual assault at high
schools. “I guess it’s similar to Rehtaeh – she always wanted to be a
veterinarian. After she was raped, she wanted to be a lawyer and help people
who were wronged,” he says.
Rehtaeh Parsons’ parents wore
t-shirts with her name to court late last month, but her father still can’t
print it on his blog devoted to her memory. Photograph: Aaron McKenzie Fraser
for Guardian US Opinion
Despite the work being done by activists and victims’
families, despite the social media outcry that follows, young women continue to
be wronged as if we have learned nothing. Just a few months ago, a 16-year-old
girl from Houston, named Jada, was passed out and allegedly assaulted – photos
of her started to spread on social media using a cruel hashtag and with users
mimicking her unconscious pose. Instead of being shamed, Jada
decided to speak out. She told a local television station: “There’s no
point in hiding. Everybody has already seen my face and my body, but that’s not
what I am and who I am.”
Audrie’s parents talk about their daughter as kind,
beautiful, loyal. Her mother says her daughter had a passion for the arts –
part of the reason the Audrie
Pott Foundation, an organization founded in her memory – offers art and
music scholarships. “She was always singing and working on art projects,”
Sheila Pott says.
When Rehtaeh was three years old, she watched Babe: Pig in
the City. There’s a scene where a fish is knocked out of its bowl. Rehtaeh
stood on her seat in the theater and screamed for someone to help the fish.
When Canning wrote on
his blog about this memory of his daughter, whom he still could not call by
name, he added: “Sometimes her heart was too big, sometimes it scared me.”
These young women are not just sad stories, or pictures gone
viral. They were incredible young people, girls who were loved and cherished.
And these loved and cherished children were treated like they were less than
human – not only by their attackers, but by a system meant to protect them.
Their families have dedicated their lives to their
children’s memories – to making sure that the same tragedy doesn’t play out
over and over, again and again. These moms and dads simply can’t imagine doing
anything else. And if we want to honor the lives ruined, the justice not yet
done, it’s time to stop treating these young women’s lives like stories or
memes and start thinking – like their families – what we can do to end the
horror.
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Cyber Bullying Statistics
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Mobile phones, Internet access and social
networking have opened many doors for teenagers to stay connected to one
another. However,
it’s also brought the dangers of bullying to the forefront, as more and
more teenagers are exposed to its verbal and visual violence. In today’s
interconnected world, bullying poses a serious problem for countless teens.
Therefore, the need arises for cyberbullying facts and Cyberbullying Statistics
2013.
The following numbers related to Cyber bullying Statistics are
according to Liam Hackett (2013) in his Annual Bullying Survey taken from over
2,000 British teens.
In United Kingdom
According to Liam Hackett (2013) in his
Annual Bullying Survey taken from over
Annual Bullying Survey taken from over
2,000
British teens
69%
7 in 10
Young people aged 13 and 22
had experienced Cyber bullying
had experienced Cyber bullying
· 20% Of which had been very extreme.
· 37% Of this
experience bullying frequently.
· 20% Also had
underwent extreme cases & were twice as likely to be bullied in Facebook
than any other sites.
· With 54% Had underwent extreme cases and
were twice as likely to be bullied in Facebook than any other sites.
The level of Cyber bullying Statistics in UK is a growing trend and 7
in 10 (69%) young people aged 13 and 22 had experienced Cyber bullying
with 20% of which had been very extreme. 37% of this experience
bullying frequently. 20% also had underwent extreme cases and were twice
as likely to be bullied in Facebook than any other sites, with 54% of
people being bullied on this site. Hackett added that a young transgender is
more likely to experience this than boys or girls. When scaled 1 to 10 to test
the effect it brings to their self esteem with 10 being incredibly severe, 7.5
was the average. “It’s having a massive impact on young people and it’s
‘heartbreaking to read’,” he said.
Another research led by Steven Walker (2011) on Cyber bullying
Statistics reported that over a quarter (29%) of those who had
experienced bullying stayed away from school, while 39% stopped
socializing outside the campus. “As the use of social media amongst young
people continues to grow … Cyber bullying Statistics in UK is only likely to
get worse,” he suggested, “… the internet provides a new means through which
children and young people are bullied” . Whatever varied results from different
surveys shows, the fact still remains that more and more people, almost or over
a quarter, especially young ones not just in UK but the whole world over has
been experiencing bullying.
Between 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 ChildLine carried out 31,599
counselling interactions with a primary concern of bullying. This represents 10%
of the total counselling interactions undertaken during that period.
The rate of bullying is similar to that of domestic violence, sexual
abuse or deep emotional trauma; a child is generally unwilling to seek
counselling from an adult, unless they feel helpless, and hopeless. This
accentuates the gravity of the situation, and its spread.
April (2012) The Guasp school report in April 2012 reports that Almost
half (46%) of children and young people say they have been bullied at
school at some point in their lives.
38% of disabled children worried about being
bullied.
Over half (55%) of lesbian, gay and bisexual young people have
experienced homophobic bullying at school.
Though bullying has no specific trigger or victim; perpetrators always
target who they believe are weaklings; i.e. someone they doubt would be able to
stand up to them, or receive support from peers.
Also, Ditch the Label, released its annual Cyber bullying Statistics
report and here are some of the key Cyber bullying Statistics 2014 covered.
Note: more than 10,000 youths were surveyed.
The rate of bullying
2012
The Guasp school report
· 46% of children and young people say they have been bullied at school.
· 38% of disabled
children worried about being bullied.
· Over half 55% of lesbian, gay and bisexual
young people have experienced homophobic bullying at school.
· with 82% of them who tried to intervene.
Cyberbullying
report
2014
Ditch the Label
· 37% of them are experiencing cyberbullying on a highly frequent basis
· 20% of young
people are experiencing extreme cyberbullying on a daily basis
· 54% of young
people using Facebook reported that they have experienced cyberbullying on the
social network
· Cyberbullying found to have catastrophic effects
upon the self-esteem and social lives of up to 70% of young people
· 7 in 10 young people are victims of cyberbullying
· 37% of them are
experiencing cyberbullying on a highly frequent basis
· 20% of young
people are experiencing extreme cyberbullying on a daily basis
· New research suggests that young males and
females are equally at risk of cyberbullying
· Young people found to be twice as likely to be
cyber bullied on Facebook as on any other social network. Red Flag?
· 54% of young
people using Facebook reported that they have experienced cyberbullying on the
social network
· Facebook, Ask.FM and Twitter found to be the most
likely sources of cyberbullying, being the highest in traffic of all social
networks.
· Cyberbullying found to have catastrophic effects
upon the self-esteem and social lives of up to 70% of young people
· An estimated 5.43 million young people in
the UK have experienced cyberbullying, with 1.26 million subjected to
extreme cyberbullying on a daily basis.
According to Anti-Bullying Alliance, nearly one in five (17%)
of London children experience mean or cruel behavior online and a quarter of
kids in the capital are witnessing the cyber-bullying of a classmate or friend.
Only 15% of parents think that their child is safe online
47% of parents are concerned about their child being
bullied online
Half of parents think their child may have been bullied online, 15%
know this for certain.
44% of parents think their child may be a
cyber-bully themselves and 13% have been told that their child is a
cyber-bully.
65% of children often go online without any parental
supervision
26% spending four hours or more online every day.
53% of children go online in their own room.
23% of children who have directed a comment with
cruel or abusive language to someone online consider it ‘mean’ to the person it
was directed at, and just 9% consider that behavior to be
cyber-bullying.
In addition, 15% think if someone was upset by a mean comment
directed at them online, they would be ‘over-reacting’, 24% saying they
would be shocked to have their comments perceived as cruel.
Bullying and Cyber bullying Statistics in the United States
According to a
2011
Harvard School of Health Study
Male bullies are nearly four times as
likely as non-bullies to grow up to
physically or sexually abuse their
female partners.
likely as non-bullies to grow up to
physically or sexually abuse their
female partners.
By age 24, 60 percent of former
school bullies had been convicted of a
criminal charge at least once.
school bullies had been convicted of a
criminal charge at least once.
According to a 2011 Harvard School of Health Study:
· Male bullies
are nearly four times as likely as non-bullies to grow up to physically or
sexually abuse their female partners.
· By age 24,
60 percent of former school bullies had been convicted of a criminal
charge at least once.
The issue of bullying doesn’t just erode a student’s self esteem, it
affects grades as well. An atmosphere that is unsafe for kids leads to lower
academic performance.
· Schools with
higher reports of bullying scored 3 to 6 percent lower than
schools that had strong anti-bullying policies in place.
· Schools that
have anti-bullying programs reduce bullying by 50 percent.
Bullying is at its worst in middle school. The percent of middle
schools that reported bullying problems is 44 percent. While 20
percent of high schools reported bullying problems and 20 percent of
elementary schools reported bullying problems.
According to the most recent statistics by the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, US Department of Health and Human Services, Cyberbullying Research
Center, bullying continues to plague all our schools, evident
by cyberbullying statistics 2013.
· Students who
reported being bullied at school: 37 percent.
· Students who
bully others often: 17 percent.
· Kids who were
made fun of by a bully: 20 percent.
· Students who
suffered from having rumors or gossip spread about them: 10 percent.
· Kids who
reported being physically bullied: 20 percent.
· Kids who felt
excluded from activities they wanted to participate in: 5 percent.
· Students
reported that 85 percent of the bullying occurred inside the school.
· Other bullying
incidents that occurred on school grounds, bus or on their way home: 11
percent.
· Only 29
percent of students actually reported the bullying to someone at school.
In October 2013, data related to cyberbullying facts collected from
about 400 students at one middle school (ages ranged from 11-14) in the
Midwest. Cyber Bullying statistics show:
· 97.5% have been online in the previous 30 days
· 63% have a cell
phone
· 45% are on
Facebook
· 42% are on
Instagram
· 11.5% have been the
target of cyberbullying in the previous 30 days (boys: 6.8%; girls: 16.0%)
· 3.9% have
cyberbullied others in the previous 30 days (boys: 0.6%; girls: 6.9%)
According to a UCLA psychology study on cyber bullying statistics,
bullying boosts the social status and popularity of middle school students.
Psychologists studied 1,895 students at 11 Los Angeles middle schools, where
students were asked to name the students who were considered the “coolest”.
According to Jaana Juvonen, the lead author of the study, “The ones who are
‘cool’ bully more, and the ones who bully more are seen as ‘cool’”.
20 percent of U.S. students in grades 9-12
reportedly have experienced bullying, while 28 percent of students in
grades 6-12 report the same. Experts agree that most incidences of
bullying occur during middle school.
More cyber bully statistics below:
According to one study on cyber bullying statistics cited by the DHHS,
29.3 percent of middle school students had experienced bullying in the
classroom; 29 percent experienced it in hallways or lockers; 23.4
percent were bullied in the cafeteria; 19.5 percent were bullied during
gym class; and 12.2 percent of bullied kids couldn’t even escape the
torture in the bathroom.
Most of the student in the study reported name calling as the most
prevalent type of bullying, followed by teasing, rumor-spreading, physical
incidents, purposeful isolation, threats, belongings being stolen, and sexual
harassment. Surprisingly, cyberbullying occurred with the least frequency.
As for statistics on cyber bullying in 2013, 70.6
percent of teens have seen bullying occurring in their schools – and
approximately 30 percent of young people admit to bullying themselves.
With so many students seeing what goes on, one has to wonder why bullying
proliferates – especially since the DHHS reports that bullying stops within 10
seconds 57 percent of the time when someone intervenes. Juvonen found in
her study that “A simple message, such as ‘Bullying is not tolerated,’ is not
likely to be very effective,” and that effective anti-bullying programs need to
focus on the bystanders, who can step in and stop the behavior.
A 2011 Pew Internet and American Life Survey reaching cyber bully
statistics revealed only about seven percent of parents are
concerned about cyber bullying in general.
Another fact on statistics on cyber bullying in 2013: the
American Osteopathic Association reports on their cyberbullying statistics 2013
report that when it comes to cyberbullying facts, as many as 52 percent
of parents are concerned with bullying on social media sites with only about 1
in 6 parents being aware of this behavior in regard to their children.
About 10 percent of teens report bullying online to their
parents according to the Hartford County Examiner.
Only 1/5 of those instances are reported to law enforcement
officials.
Cyber bullying isn’t just a phenomenon that is confined to the United
States – it is a worldwide problem that affects teens across the globe.
Cyber bullying Statistics 2013: What is Cyber Bullying?
Cyber bullying is bullying behavior (tormenting, threatening,
harassment, etc.) that takes place through electronic mediums, including the
Internet and mobile phones. This form of bullying can take on various forms,
including:
· Delivering
threats or hurtful messages to someone via email or text message
· Spreading false rumors through text message,
online boards or social networking sites.
· Leaving hurtful, harassing or threatening
messages on web pages or social networking sites.
· Impersonating someone else online to harass or
hurt another person.
· Spreading unflattering or sexually suggestive
pictures of another person and spreading them via Internet or cell phones.
· Cyber bullying is something that affects teens of
all races and genders. Recent statistics show that boys are more likely to
receive threats from cyber bullies that girls, while girls are just as likely
as boys to engage in cyber bullying or fall victim to cyber bullying.
· The act of cyber bullying itself is often fluid
enough for the bully to become the victim and vice-versa. Often times, a target
of bullying can easily become an aggressor, while someone who attempt to defend
a target of bullying ends up becoming a target themselves.
· Cyber bullying is a form of teen violence that
has lasting and even deadly repercussions for many teenagers. It’s also a form
of violence that most parents don’t find out about until it is too late, since
over half of young teens who experience or witnessed online bullying do not
tell their parents.
Cyber bullying Statistics 2013: How to Stop & Prevent Cyber
Bullying
By becoming more aware of cyber bullying as it happens, parents and
authority figures can help reduce the prevalence of cyber bullying. Parents
should talk to their teens about this phenomenon, explain how it can have
devastating consequences and encourage teens to alert an adult if cyber
bullying occurs. Victims of cyber bullying should keep messages as proof for
parents and/or law enforcement officials, especially if the messages are
threatening or sexual in nature. There are other ways parents and teens
can help stop cyber bullying in its tracks:
· Teens should
never share personal information online or meet people they only know online.
· Parents should keep the computer centrally located
in a shared area (i.e. living room or family room) and not allow teens to have
computers or Internet access in their own rooms.
· Teens should be encouraged to not share anything
they don’t want made public through texting or instant messaging.
According to a recent report by EU Kids Online related to statistics
on cyber bullying in 2013, it was found that 55% of 9 – 16 year
olds think that there are things online that bother children their age. Also, 12%
of children (and 8% of their parents) say they have been bothered or
upset by something online in the past year. 4.7% of kids polled say they
experienced Bullying (usually repeated aggression).
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Before the World Wide Web, bullying among
children and teenagers took place on the schoolyard during school hours, now
with cyberbullying, it can happen 24 hours a day and harder to circumvent due
to the vast, unregulated territory of the Internet
Bullied Children Linked to Higher Suicide Rates
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According to JAMA Pediatrics, children and teens who are
victims of bullying are more inclined to ponder suicide and attempt suicide, as
opposed to children who are not bullied. Recent studies indicate
that suicidal thoughts and attempts of suicide are highly linked to
bullied children. This increasingly dangerous trend of higher rates
of suicide among bullied children has gained much national attention. Suicide
is one of the leading causes of adolescent mortality.
The approximate estimation of children and teens having any
involvement in bullying, either as the assailant or the victim, or both,
is 15 to 20 percent. Even though bullying and suicide are largely interlinked,
bullying by itself does not solely motivate suicide. There are other determined
factors that can lead up to having suicidal thoughts and attempting suicide.
A Netherlands-based research team has accumulated studies that detail
in-depth examinations of bullying and suicide. The data rendered some
disturbing statistics, children and teens who were victims of bullying are 2.23
times more likely to consider committing suicide and 2.55 times more
likely to attempt suicide. The Dutch data was reexamined based on gender
and age and it was conclusively the same. Based on a 2012 report
provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there are 100 to 200
times more suicide attempts than the culmination of suicide.
Back in September, in central Florida, 12 year-old Rebecca Sedwick
ascended to the top of a cement plant tower and jumped to her death. County prosecutors
brought forth felony charges against two girls, ages 14 and 12, who have sent
thousands of Facebook messages in a span of a year prior to Rebecca’s tragic
death. The messages were disparaging comments about her appearance and some
messages encouraged her to take her own life. One of the girls was so
dismissive about Rebecca’s suicide that she posted it on Facebook about how she
did not care that she bullied her to death. The district office withdrew
the charges after an examination of the messages because it lacked
evidence that it was the cause of Rebecca’s suicide. Bullied children and teens
are even more linked with high suicide rates when it involves the
Internet.
Before the World Wide Web, bullying among children and
teenagers took place on the schoolyard during school hours, now with
cyberbullying, it can happen 24 hours a day and harder to circumvent due to the
vast, unregulated territory of the Internet. Cyberbullying involves email, text
messages and videos that can produce more damaging effects because it can occur
repetitively in front of a mass audience, as opposed to physical bullying.
Bullying that happens on the Internet stays on the Internet and victims are
more vulnerable to reliving cyber attacks by bullies because of perpetual data
storage.
In the wake of Rebecca’s death, students and advocates across the
country have pressured school officials and authorities to implement
anti-cyberbullying measures to protect children who are victims. In
response to this, some have claimed that regulating students online is a
gargantuan task and there are no legal definite boundaries of how far
students can be monitored during after school hours.
Last month a bill was passed before the US Health, Senate, Labor
and Pensions Committee that would execute preventive tactics on cyberbullying.
The bill would mandate schools to allot federal funds to establish policies
created to impede cyberbullying. Govtrack.us, a website that follows the
progression of legislation, lists the bill of having a one percent chance of
being passed into law. Until lawmakers decide that this is a social epidemic in
schools and recognize that bullied children have a higher rate of committing
suicide, then things will have to be done on a personal level. As for now,
parents will have to get more involved to prevent their children from being
bullies and/or prevent their children from being victims of bullying. Parents,
counselors and teachers have to become aware of students harassing other
students on the Internet and encourage reporting of bullying.
By Isriya Kendrick
Sources:
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Cyber Bullying Statistics Australia, The Ultimate Guide- 2014
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Bullying has always been around, and, whether it
is done in the traditional way or on the Internet, approximately 200 million
children worldwide have been subjected to it. And the majority of the kids who
do the bullying – a full 80 percent of them – don’t care whether they do their
bullying online or not, and have bullied their targets both ways. Bullies will
find people they want to pick on and will bully them however they can. Cyber
bullying statistics Australia show this is true.
Letting
these kids get away with bullying others is detrimental to a healthy society.
It’s akin to nurturing a future criminal since young bullies have a one in four
chance of getting arrested and ending up with a criminal record before they
even turn 30. Addressing the issue now and finding ways to change the behavior
of bullies, perhaps through tougher laws, is key to creating a better future
for current bullies and for their victims (and potential victims) and for
society as a whole.
Taking steps to help victims of bullying is equally important. Research shows
that kids who are targets of bullies are three times more likely to have
symptoms of depression, and almost nine times more likely to consider
committing suicide, according to some of the studies. http://cyberbullying.us/
Children are not emotionally equipped to handle the cruelty and
intimidation tactics. A study in the UK suggests that young kids who are
subjected to bullying often are more likely to develop symptoms of psychosis in
early adolescence. The most heartbreaking statistic is that children as young
as 3 years old have been targeted by bullies, according to research done in
Canada.
Cyber bullying Statistics Australia
More than half the Australian kids between the ages of 12 and 17
surveyed in one study said they regularly worry that someone will hack into
their profile page on a social networking site. More than one-third worry about
what potential bullies and other people know about them from their social network
pages, and 40 percent worry about getting more intimidating messages that will
cause them to become upset. Kids who are cyberbullied don’t even feel safe in
their own homes because they can receive upsetting messages wherever they are.
Recent
studies on cyberbullying cases australia find that 1 in
every 10 kids have been bullied online. And 84 percent of the kids who were
bullied online were also bullied offline, so addressing both forms of bullying
together makes sense.
In Australian schools, a study commissioned by the federal government
found that one student in every four has been bullied either online and
offline. These studies show that girls are more often victims of cyberbullying
and traditional bullying than boys, according to a study by Murdock Children’s
Research Institute.
The Australian Journal of Education reported the findings of the Australian
Covert Bullying Prevalence Study which shows that more than one-fourth
(27 percent) of Australian school kids ages 8 to 14 years old reported being
bullied frequently. This study focused primarily on discovering whether
bullying was clustered in different schools based on school cultures or other
factors. Findings suggest that bullying behavior exists at essentially the same
levels throughout Australian schools.
One survey found that one-fourth of the time kids who say they engage
in cyberbullying target people they don’t even know, but most victims claim
they know the bullies who target them and even once considered them friends.
The Cyberbullying Research Center in the
U.S. says cell phones are the most common medium used by cyberbullies because
80 percent of teens have them.
Surveys conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Center also
found that 50 percent of kids have been cyberbullied in some way and
between 10 and 20 percent are subjected to cyberbullying on a regular basis. It
affects all races. The most common form that cyberbullying takes, according to
the surveys, is spreading rumors about the victim that are particularly cruel,
intended to be hurtful, and are often untrue. Most victims of cyberbullying
have low self-esteem and have suicidal thoughts. Girls engage in cyberbullying
as often as boys, and are more likely to be cyberbully victims. In fact, 64
percent of girls surveyed have been cyberbullied. But while boys are
cyberbullied less, those who are targeted by cyberbullies are threatened with
physical harm more often than girls.
Cyber bullying statistics Australia do not reflect the true depth of
the problem, however, since they only take into account cyberbullying incidents
that are reported. One American study reported on in the Journal of School
Health states that 90 percent of cyberbully victims have never told an adult
they were bullied online.
Boys
Town in Australia conducted a study in 2009 of 548 kids who said they had
been cyberbully victims, ranging in age from 5 to 25 years old. Just under half
– 49 percent – were cyberbullied when they were 10 to 12 years old, while 52
percent between the ages of 13 and 14 were targeted, and one-third of the kids
between the ages of 15 and 16, were cyberbullied. The vast majority of the
participants in the Boys Town study, which was ultimately published in 2010,
were female, which comprised 447 of the 548 kids, with boys accounting for only
101 of the study’s participants.
This study found that cyberbullies verbally attacked their prey via
email, in online chat rooms, on social networking sites and on mobile phones.
This study also found that the most common form of abuse took the form of name
calling, spreading rumors, and making abusive comments. Other forms the
bullying took were threats of physical harm, being ignored or excluded from
group activities or socializing, slamming the victim’s opinions, impersonating
the victim online, sending or posting photographs that were upsetting to the
victim, and a final category of other instances that were least common. Boys
Town created a chart to go along with its study that breaks down each of these
forms of abuse according to age groups.
Emotional
responses of those victimized by cyberbullies included sadness, anger,
embarrassment, frustration and fear, with sadness and anger at the top. Online
interventions were found to be the most effective ways to cope with
cyberbullying, with blocking the bully being the most effective strategy. More
than 75 percent of the Boys Town kids studied tried online interventions including
blocking, unfriending the cyberbully, and changing information and access to
their own account. Some kids tried telling an adult, confronting the bully,
telling their friends, stopped looking at the site, on which they were being
bullied, stayed offline entirely, did nothing, and others took the opposite
approach by retaliating against the cyberbully using some of the bully’s own
tactics against him.
Also,
interestingly, even though most victims of cyberbullying rarely resort to
telling an adult, that strategy was rated as high as blocking in the degree of
helpfulness achieved at 76 percent. Next was telling a friend at 68.5 percent.
All the studies and their cyber bullying statistics Australia
illustrate the traumatic impact of cyberbullying on both the bullies (because
many end up as criminals) and the victims, who sometimes are affected so much
they go so far as to commit suicide. These findings show the harm that could be
irreparable if cyberbullying is not taken seriously enough.
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How to Stop Cyberbullying in Australia- 2014
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Bullying has become more complex in the past
decade due in part to advances in technology, particularly the development of
the Internet, and the widespread use of cellphones. Learn How
to Stop Cyberbullying in Australia Now!
To prevent cyberbullying, it is essential to first understand what it
is and how to identify it. Cyberbullying is the use of technology to embarrass,
harass, or emotionally harm another person. The repercussions of cyberbullying
are not limited to technology however. The feelings of anger, fear,
humiliation, and depression can, and usually do, carry over to everyday life.
How Does Cyberbullying Happen?
· People obtain
pictures of you to send them to others via picture message or on the Internet
in order to embarrass or ridicule you.
· People use the Internet to talk about you
negatively on a public forum, such as Facebook or Twitter, where others can
see.
· People harass you verbally via text messages,
emails, or Internet forums.
· People obtain the passwords to your social
networking pages, such as Facebook, and use it to tamper with your information
in order to humiliate you.
· People use their influence or threats to stop
other people from communicating with you so that you feel isolated and alone.
Because the Internet and cell phones can be found in every country,
cyberbullying can be found in all parts of the world. The suicide of Charlotte
Dawson—model, author, and diligent campaigner against cyberbullying—in February
of 2014 brought cyberbullying in Australia back into the spotlight and has
spawned new discussion on cyberbullying laws. Dawson was herself the victim of
cyberbullying via Twitter and Facebook, where anonymous figures urged her to
kill herself. Charlotte Dawson’s suicide is an example of the ultimate harm
caused by cyberbullying.
Why is Cyberbullying So Dangerous?
· Videos,
pictures, and personal information can be spread quickly and without
discretion, reaching a large audience in a matter of moments.
· Bullies can remain anonymous, making them more
vicious and hurtful.
· Cyberbullying is hard to regulate, and many
victims will not tell their parents or loved ones they are being harassed until
it is too late.
· It is nearly impossible to punish cyberbullies.
· Once something, such as a picture, is put onto
the Internet, it is nearly impossible to take off, even when legal action is
taken.
· Technology is used in nearly every school and
work place in the world, so it is impossible for most students and workers to
avoid using technology all together.
· Cyberbullies can by relentless; they are able to
change their online identities numerous times without ever using their real
names.
So who exactly is affected by cyberbullying? The most basic answer is
everyone, but adolescents are the group most often affected. It is important
for parents to watch for warning signs that their child is the victim of
cyberbullying.
· According to
Queensland Government (www.qld.gov.au),
91% of Australian teens age 14-17 get on the Internet at least once a week,
mainly to check social media sites like Facebook or to talk to their friends
through emails or messaging.
· Of those who
reported being bullied, 83% said they were cyberbullied by people that they
not only knew personally, but who they considered to be their friends.
· 40% of youths
under the age of 18 worry about receiving hostile or demeaning texts, emails,
or messages.
Parents who are worried that their child might be the target of
cyberbullying should be educated about where and when cyberbullying can take
place.
Where Are People Most Likely to Be Cyberbullied?
· Social media
websites, such as Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Springform; all of these
websites have features that allow others to post public comments, privately
message people, “chat” with other users privately, and post pictures and videos
of anyone or anything that they choose
· Email, via sites like Hotmail or Yahoo, where
anyone who obtains another person’s email address can send private messages
· Via chat rooms
· On gaming sites, where game players can talk to
other players on public chat forums or through private messages
· On Blogs, or personal webpages where individuals
write about their thoughts and ideas, and others read them
· Through messages on their phone; anyone who knows
their phone number can send them harassing texts or pictures
In
reality, no one is completely safe from being cyberbullied. Anyone who
regularly uses a computer either for school or work, has a social media page
such as Facebook, or who owns a cell phone can become the target of a
cyberbully. For the friends and family of cyberbully victims, the signs that
someone they love is being cyberbullied are not immediately clear. However,
sometimes close attention can help prevent cyberbullying from continuing.
Signs That Someone Is a Victim of Cyberbullying
· They are
suddenly reluctant to use the internet or their cell phone.
· They become hostile and withdrawn.
· They become easily angered and lash out at those
around them.
· Their school work and extracurricular activities
start to suffer or become neglected.
· They frequently claim to be ill to avoid going to
school or social events.
· They abruptly stop socializing with people they
previously considered friends.
After the suicide of Charlotte Dawson, a new anti-cyberbullying bill,
dubbed Charlotte’s
Law, was proposed and presented to Australian legislation. It calls for
tougher reinforcement of existing laws regarding cyberbullying in Australia,
and for social media networks to take more responsibility for what is posted on
their websites. However, social media sites are presented with massive amounts
of information daily, and it is virtually impossible for them to catch all
instances of cyberbullying. It is up to parents and individuals to safeguard
their children and themselves as best they can against cyberbullies.
· Do not share
private information, such as telephone numbers, email addresses, or home
addresses, on any social media site. Once online, your information can be
accessed and used by nearly anyone.
· If messaged or texted by a stranger, do not
respond. If someone sends you a harassing or derogatory message online, save
the message to show to website officials and block the user so they cannot send
anything else or see your personal page.
· Use the security options provided by whichever
website you are on. Most social media sites will have the option to hide
personal information from anyone who is not approved.
· Do not
send revealing pictures to another person, even if they are someone you
consider a close friend. Once you send someone a picture, it becomes their
property to do with as they please.
· Tell an adult
or someone you trust immediately if you are being bullied online, especially if
it is by someone you know. Stopping a cyberbully can not only be beneficial to
you, but to their future victims.
· For persistent
and serious cases of cyberbullying or online harassment, contact the Australian
Human Rights Commission at 1 300 656 419.
The laws on cyberbullying for each state and territory in Australia
are different. However, cyberbullying is never ok, no matter where you
live. For more information on cyberbullying laws and resources, visit www.cybersmart.gov.au/reportaspx.
Cyberbullying
is extremely dangerous and can cause long term mental distress as well as
suicidal thoughts and actions. Know the warning signs of cyberbullying, where
you or your children are most likely to face cyberbullying, and how to protect
yourselves and your loved ones from cyberbullies.
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COMMENT:
We, as parents, INSISTED on being on our son's friends list
(or we simply unplugged the internet at home). We never creeped but certainly
saw the activities and we would talk about them together (what he was posting
and what others were posting to him). My son has always been a victim of
bullies for medical reasons beyond his control so we know all to well about
this in our home. But, reality is.... bullies are NOT going to change. They
have been around forever, is some shape or form and will continue. But, what WE
CAN CHANGE is how we, as parents, support our children and ensure a safe
environment for them so when they do face this type of thing, they are better
prepared to handle them. I feel for this mother who lost her child, but the
FIRST clue is that 'he wouldnt let me see the posts' should have been a major
intervention at that time....... My son is now 19 years old and as turned into
a nice, and strong, young adult studying in college now.
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Central Nova MP to bring in new
anti-cyber-bulling law
By Rick Fleming. Last updated: 2013-09-27
05:54:38
Central Nova MP and Justice Minister
Peter MacKay confirms that the government will introduce new legislation to
fight cyber-bullying in the near future.
It will call for greater public education
and Criminal Code changes.
MacKay adds that everyone has been hurt
by the death of a 15-year-old Saskatchewan boy who was allegedly driven to
suicide by bullying, as well as the Rehtaeh Parsons case in Nova Scotia.
The Saskatchewan teen's mom, Kim Loik; is
one of many who are demanding new laws to combat cyber-bullying.
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thts wut i feel lik when im being bullied
in real life :(
LINKS ON BULLYING AND CHILD ABUSE- (Mind
Rape/Physical Torture/Sexual Assault)
FOR KIDS- TWEENS-TEENS-YOUNGBLOODS- But
perhaps most of all….. each and every Canadain Adult- we must take more
responsibility and be more vigilant:
To learn more about bullying and if u r
being abused- check out:
RespectED: Violence & Abuse
Prevention
If you are a victim of bullying, call The
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Aaron posted on facebook
The Girl you just called fat? She has
been starving herself & has lost over 30lbs.
The Boy you just called stupid? He has a
learning disability & studies over 4hrs a night.
The Girl you just called ugly? She spends
hours putting makeup on hoping people will like her.
The Boy you just tripped? He’s abused enough
at home. There’s a lot more to people than you think.
Put this as your status if you’re against
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Cyber Bullying in Canada — What is the Solution?
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Cyber bullying in
Canada has reached epic proportions while a debate centers on the country’s
current cyberbullying legislation. A controversy exists as opponents of
Canada’s new cyberbullying
bill claim that the government is using cyberbullying to push through other
unrelated issues when the entire focus of the bill should be placed on the
phenomenon of cyberbullying itself.
How to find a solution to cyber bullying in
Canada?
Interactive websites such as social media websites or gaming chat
rooms, along with cell phone text messaging and other electronic media, can
sometimes attract mentally unstable individuals that prey on the vulnerability
of children. Cyberbullying has become a serious problem that has far
reaching affects. Derogatory and harassing text messages or Internet posts made
to and about children can have deep psychological effects such as depression,
anxiety and sleep disorders. Many children are not emotionally equipped to deal
with bullying, so remain passive as the emotional distress builds up, sometimes
leading to severe consequences.
A Solution to Cyber Bullying in Canada: What Can Teachers Do?
Teachers
often find children who have been the victims of cyberbullying suddenly grow
quieter in their classes. They show a marked lack of enthusiasm, and have
difficulty concentrating and participating in schoolwork or other
school-related activities. Subsequently, their academic success becomes
jeopardized. There are a number of things that educators can do to help solve
the problem of cyber bullying in Canada.
Teachers can:
· Instruct
students about safe uses of social media
· Develop concise policies that have to do with
student online safety
· Work closely with parents to solve the problem of
cyberbullying in schools and at home
· Familiarize themselves more closely with online
environments
· Engage in staff training workshops to address the
issue
Solutions to Cyber Bullying in Canada : What Can Parents Do?
Parents
should be on the lookout for any symptoms that cyber bullying has occurred
toward their children. They can help by making themselves more available
and interacting with their children more on a more personal level. It helps to
show an interest in how one’s children feel and to encourage them to express
their feelings, especially when it comes to something as serious as
cyberbullying. Children need to know that their parents are their allies.
Parents can become proactive in taking preventive measures to create a
home environment that enables their children to safely reduce the chances of
being cyber bullied. The parents can offer protection in the form of
supervision of their children’s social media interactions and to offer them a
sense of comfort.
There are a number of rules that parents can put into place that can
also help. For instance, children should be taught not to give out personal
information about themselves to strangers online. They should be taught not to
give out their personal passwords to any third parties other than their
parents. Parents should, however, have their children’s passwords at all times.
Parents can sit down with their children and show them how to identify
emails that might arrive from child predators. They should be encouraged not to
open any email from any person with whom they have personal knowledge. It is a
good idea to ask children to reserve suspicious email for the parents to open
later.
Parents are also advised to inform themselves about the root causes of
cyber bullying and why it occurs. Bullying, in any form, can often mean a cry
for help from someone, often-another child, who was once the victim of bullying
him or her. Helping one’s children understand this element of the equation can
often help parents stop bullying before it even begins.
A special advisory committee on cyber bullying has made a number of
recommendations to the Canadian government that involve a plan to promote
awareness about the harm that cyber bullying can cause children, and to make
parents and students aware of the relevant programs that exist for parents and
children alike. There is a movement afoot to assure that these programs are
available in every region of Canada.
Cyber bullying in Canada has highlighted the need for these resources
to help children cope with bullying online. Kids Help Phone exists for
that purpose. In 2007, Elizabeth Lines, representing Kids Help Phone,
administered a study of close to 2500 students between the ages of 13 and 15.
Over 70% of these children had previously reported being bullied via their
computers, while close to 45% of them admitted to having bullied another person
at least one time in their lives. This study suggested that a large number of
children do not understand the impossibility of controlling the flow of information
that one can access with their computers and that they do not comprehend that
cyberspace is not personal.
Parents and teachers that work together to raise
awareness about cyberbullying are taking the first step toward solving the
problem. Elizabeth Lines, “Cyberbullying:
Our Kids’ New Reality,” Kids Help Phone (April 2007)
Learn more about Canada’s
fight against Bullying and the state of Cyber Bullying in Canada!
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Understanding Laws against Bullying
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It is common to get news of a kid bullied either
at school or at home. What is more perturbing about these cases is the kind of
dehumanizing treatment that the victim goes through in the hands of the
perpetrators. The act of bullying can take many forms which are all aimed at
humiliating and intimidating the affected party. They include text messages,
emails, website posts and a face to face encounter. The one-on-one bullying
entails name-calling, use of teases, rumor peddling, and use of threats. Where
it takes place through online media, it is referred to as cyber bullying. Learn
about Laws against Bullying!
Legislation of Laws against Bullying
Laws
against Bullying are those that are geared towards preventing the act of
bullying, regardless of the form and the place. The legal redress of the
menace has reduced these cases to a great extent. However, a better part of the
population is still in total darkness concerning the legislation. The Laws
against Bullying have a prominent focus in schools which are seen as the
main base of operation for bullies. Bullying is most problematic in the middle
years of schooling.
It is
important to note that most of the federal laws have no direct relation to
bullying. What usually happens is that most bullying incidences overlap
with discrimination cases. It could be based on race, skin color, national
origin, religion, or disability. In such scenarios, the first party that plays
an instrumental role in stopping the vice is the school administration. If the
situation deteriorates, the Department of Education will then take up the
matter. This is especially when an individual’s civil rights have been
compromised. The Department of Justice will also help resolve the matter to the
final conclusion.
At school level, there are Laws
against Bullying that oblige the administrators to settle the matter.
The cases that are handled could be:
· Pervasive or
persistent
· Creating an unfavorable environment for learning
· Based on religious disability or sex among others
The immediate obligation of the school is to put to an end the cases
that are related to the above. This calls for an understanding of the federal
laws used in achieving the desired results. Failure by the school to uphold the
required cohesive and learner friendly environment will lead to the case being
handled by the relevant higher authorities.
Federal Laws against Bullying enforced by the Department of Education and Department of Justice
· Title IV and
VI of the Civil Rights Act -1964
· Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 504
· Titles II and III, Americans with Disabilities
Act
· Education Amendments, title IX 1972
Title
IX and IV protect all students even if one is or is considered to be a LGBT.
These sections are mainly tailored to prevent sexual harassment by either
fellow students of any other party. Harassment based sexual orientation and sex
is not mutually exclusive. The following is a case study that will help you
understand how this kind of laws works.
A female high school student is slammed into desks, spat on, and
mocked. She is also called names because she allegedly does not conform to
stereotypes that are feminine in nature. Her sexual orientation is also one of
the reasons that fueled the attack which left her a complete wreck. She is fond
of wearing male clothes, has a deep voice and short hair. The situation goes to
the extreme when she confesses that she is part of the lesbian movement. In
response to the case, the school terms the whole thing as “sexual orientation
harassment.” Consequently, no action is taken and the young girl continues to
live in turmoil. Here, the harassment is mainly due to the fact that the girl
was not in agreement with some gender stereotypes. The school was therefore not
justified to categorize the case as stemming from sexual orientation. The
appropriate law that should have been used in determining the case should have
been drawn from Title IX.
Schools’ Obligation in Regard to Harassment Arising From Protected Classes
As an individual, you have
the liberty to report bullying cases to the school authorities. The
following are the lines of action by the school after you have launched the
complaint.
· Obligation to
undertake the investigation and determination of what took place
· Making inquiries from the victim and the
suspected culprits
· Making the offenders desist from their unbecoming
behaviors
· The targeted students must also be protected from
retaliation
As can be seen, the laws against bullying are weak and inadequate.
There is a need for more stringent laws against bullying to curb this vice.
This is a joint war that requires everybody so as to realize the desired level
of success. There is an urge for everyone to be an active participant in this
struggle. Your kid is much safer when you are playing a role in helping to
fight bullying.
Learn more on how to stop
bullying with the implementation of Laws against
Bullying. If you can’t find Laws against Bullying in your area, press your
local legislators to demand stricter Laws against Bullying.
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The National Center for Educational
Statistics reports that in 2014 1 of 3 students reported being bullied during
the school year. In the National Crime Victimization Survey of 2014 about 64.5%
reported incidents that occurred twice in the year. About 18.5% reported
incidents reported bullying twice a month, and 7.8 percent reported bullying
incidents occurred daily.
Bullying Suicide Statistics- 2014- USA
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There is a strong link between bullying and
suicides. In the last few years a string of suicides in the United States and
around the world has called attention to this problem. It happens to both boys
and girls. The method is direct bullying person to person and cyber bullying
using the Internet. Learn
about Bullying Suicide Statistics!
Many parents view bullying as a part of growing up. Often they do not
realize the devastating effects. Often it does not stop with one or two
incidents but continues. It is often a steady barrage of demeaning incidents
daily. Suicide is the third leading cause of death according to the Center for
Disease Control. It results in about 4,400 deaths per year.
Bullied victims are 7 to 9% more likely to consider suicide according
to a study by Yale University. Studies in Britain have found half of the
suicides among youth related to bullying. According to a study by ABC News over
30,000 children stay home every day due to the fear of being bullied. Bullying
can be related to physical, emotional, cyber bullying, and sexting circulating
nude or suggestive pictures of a person or messages.
A young male from Ireland named Joshua Unsworth hanged himself after
frequent cyber bullying on a social network that he belonged to. He was teased
about his father being a farmer and peers made fun of his dating habits. This
constant barrage of bullying lead to depression and suicide.
The Urban Institute’s study on bullying showed 17% of students
reported being victims of cyber bullying, 41% victims of physical bullyng, and
15 % experienced different kinds. According to a study by Zweig, Dank, Lachman,
& Yahner 2014, the types of bullying vary according to gender. About 50% of
girls experienced psychological bullying, and 45% males physical bullying.
The Center For Disease Control reported that students that experience
bullying are twice as likely to have negative effects. These effects are
depression, sleep difficulties, anxiety, and trouble adjusting to school. They
are twice as likely to get stomach aches and headaches.
The National Center for Educational Statistics reports that
in 2014 1 of 3 students reported being bullied during the school year. In
the National Crime Victimization Survey of 2014 about 64.5% reported incidents
that occurred twice in the year. About 18.5% reported incidents reported
bullying twice a month, and 7.8 percent reported bullying incidents occurred
daily.
Many students reported bullying that involved being made fun of and
called names. Other methods of bullying were having rumors spread about them,
threating the person with bodily harm, being pushed or shoved, and spit on.
Others students had their belongings stolen or destroyed and were excluded from
the groups on purpose. Bullying often produces depression, lowers self esteem,
and produces a mentality of helplessness in victims. This information is from
the study by Anderson 2014.
According to the Suicide Awareness Voices for Education suicides among
15-24 years olds is the third leading cause of death for youth. One of 65,000
children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide every year. Over 16% of students
seriously consider suicide, 13% create a plan, and 8 percent have made a
serious attempt.
The National Alliance on Mental Health 2014 reported suicide was one
of the most common psychiatric emergencies. It claims about 30,000 lives every
year. The biggest risk factor is a prior history of suicidal behavior. About
35.7% of elementary school are required by the school district to teach suicide
prevention, 61.5% of middle schools, and 75.0% of high schools. About 78.4% of
school districts required schools to have a plan for students at risk for
suicide.
About 80% of youth that commits suicide have depressive symptoms. Peer
victimization and bullying causes higher rates of suicide among youth according
to the JAMA Pediatrics 2014. Cyber bullying leads to thoughts of suicide more
than traditional bullying. Many students are bullied and engage in bullying
behavior.
On January 12, 2012 Amanda
Diane Cummings, a 15 year old Staten Island youth jumped in front of a bus.
She carried a note on her that stated that classmates were constantly teasing
her and stole her personal possessions. While she recovered in the hospital
classmates posted cruel comments on her Facebook page. Bullying is not
considered a serious crime by many. Kids that report incidents are told to
toughen up or fight back. Sometimes authorities tell children no one likes a
tattle tale so they do not get the help they need.
Audrie Pott was attacked sexually at a party she attended by three
boys. Photos were taken of the incident and posted online. She was at a
sleepover and alcohol was involved The girls hung herself about 8 days after
the incident. These photos were shared with classmates from Saratoga High
School. She did not tell anyone about the attack or the incident. Her parents
did not know about it until after her death.
A 15 year old Connecticut boy Bart Palosz took his life by shooting
himself. His death is linked with many years of bullying at school and on
social networks. He was a quiet boy that related better to adults than his
peers. He was 6 feet 3 inches tall and had a Polish accent making him a target
for frequent ridicule. Incidents include boys in town calling him names,
pushing him into bushes, and destroying his cell phone.
He did not fight back or tell any adult about the bullying .The boy
met with a guidance counselor several times but told the woman everything was
fine. Although his parents claim they asked the school for help nothing was
done. He also posted comments about suicide on social media recently a sign of
trouble.
Another girl Cynthie Sanchez killed herself after years of peer
bullying and cyber bullying. Sometimes kids just called her name but online
they told her to kill herself and how. She suffered from depression so this
lead to her actions. She was only 14 years old.
These are a few cases that show that bullying contributes to suicide
in youth. Bullying suicide statistics are based on solid research.
Cyber Bullying and Suicide
Cyber bullying is another form of bullying that is more prevalent due
to cell phones and the Internet. About 42% of youth with tech access report
that they have been cyber bullied. Approximately 69% of teens own their own
computer, cell phone, and use social media.
An average teen often sends 60 text messages a day. Teen texting is
double of what adults do. Girls in the age group of 14-16 years old text often
send 100 messages a day. Over 7.5 million Facebook users are under 13 years
old. Over 81% of teens admit that bullying is easier to get away with online.
About 20% of kids that are cyber bullied think about suicide.
The Hartford County Examiner reports that 1 to 10 kids that are cyber
bullied do not tell their parents. Only 1 of 5 cyber bullying incidents are
reported to authorities. The Cyberbullying Research Center reported that mean
comments and spreading rumors are the most common type of cyber bullying. Cyber bullying victims
often have low self esteem and are likely to consider suicide.
According to the American Association of Suicidology rates for suicide
among 10 to 14 year olds has grown 50% over the last three decades. A review of
studies made in 13 countries found a link between bullying and suicide
according to Yale School of Medicine. Parents and educators should know the
signs of youth and teens at risk for suicide. This can help save lives. Looking
at bullying and statistics often helps adults learn to see the problem before
it become serious.
Signs of Depression in Youth And Suicide
Adults
and teachers should learn the signs of serious depression in youth. They
are talking or joking about committing suicide with friends or family and on
social media. Writing poems or stories about death, dying and suicide
primarily. Engaging in reckless behavior that results in accidents or giving
away prized possessions. Talking about ways to kill themselves using pills, or
weapons. An outgoing person that withdraws from family and friends is a sign.
An good student whose grades plummet and they lose interest in learning is a
sign of depression.
Other signs are trouble sleeping, frequent nightmares, change in
eating habits. weight loss or extreme weight gain. Parents and teachers should
watch students and note incidents of bullying on the playground, cafeteria or
in the neighborhood. Talk to kids about suicide tell them it is not the way to
solve problems. It is wrong
and should not ever be attempted.
Encourage kids when bullied to tell an adult or teacher so that they
can get help. When a child is depressed and does not seem to be getting any
better get them help. Talk with your doctor who may be able to recommend
psychiatric help. Bullying suicide statistics are just a sign that adults need
to be more involved with their kids. In this way, tragedies can be prevented and
kids can be saved.
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More Evidence That Bullying Raises Kids’ Suicide Risk- 2014- HEALTH
March 10, 2014
By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, March 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Children and teens involved
in bullying — victims and perpetrators alike — are more likely to think about
suicide or attempt it. And cyber bullying appears more strongly linked to
suicidal thoughts than other forms of bullying, a new research review finds.
The findings “establish with more certainty that bullying is related
to suicide thoughts and attempts,” said study lead author Mitch van Geel, a
researcher with the Institute of Education and Child Studies at Leiden
University in the Netherlands. “And we establish that these results hold for boys
and girls, and older and younger children.”
Bullying is widespread among children and teens. According to previous
studies, almost 50 percent of kids in grades 4 to 12 reported being bullied
within the previous month. Nearly one-third said they were bullies themselves.
The new results, published March 10 in the journal JAMA Pediatrics,
are based on 43 previous studies. They don’t confirm that bullying directly
pushes kids to be suicidal, however. It’s possible that the connection is more
complex, or even that suicidal kids are more likely to be bullied, the
researchers said.
In recent years, highly publicized suicides of young people have
focused attention on the subject. Last August, a Greenwich, Conn., sophomore
who reportedly sustained years of bullying killed himself after the first day
of school, according to news reports. In October, a 15-year-old from
Carterville, Ill., who committed suicide reportedly left a note saying he was
bullied at school. Two days before his death, two Florida girls were arrested
for bullying a 12-year-old who killed herself.
Bullying can take many forms. Physical threats and attacks, such as
shoving, pushing and hitting, as well as teasing, name-calling and spreading
rumors are well-known bully behaviors.
Less common statistically but possibly more harmful is bullying
through technology such as email and social media, the researchers said. The
exact reasons for this aren’t clear, they said, but more people can be reached
through the Internet and offensive material can be stored and resent
indefinitely.
Van Geel and his colleagues launched the new review of existing
research to better understand the connection between bullying and suicide.
The researchers examined 34 studies with a total of about 285,000
participants that explored the relationship between bullying and suicidal
thoughts. They looked at nine studies, with about 70,000 participants, that
focused on bullying and suicide attempts. Only three studies in the review
dealt with cyber-bullying.
The studies, which involved 9- to 21-year-olds, were from countries as
varied as the United States, South Africa, New Zealand and South Korea.
In general, the studies found that bullies and bully-victims — people
who bully others and are bullied themselves — are at higher risk of suicidal
thoughts and suicide attempts. The design of the review didn’t allow the
authors to quantify the increased level of risk in lay terms, but a statistical
analysis suggests the increased risk is significant, van Geel said.
Researchers believe suicidal thoughts and attempts are connected to
completed suicides, van Geel said.
But spotting kids at risk of being bullied is a challenge, van Geel
said. “Often victims choose not to share their problems,” he said. Some fear
they won’t be taken seriously, or worry that talking might make the bullying
worse, he said.
“Some victims may go unnoticed for a very long time,” he added.
Still, some children — gay or obese kids, for example — are especially
prone to becoming victims of bullying, van Geel said. “Teachers might use this
knowledge to identify potential victims,” he said.
Could kids be more vulnerable to bullying because they’re already
depressed?
Todd Herrenkohl, a professor of social work at the University of
Washington, studies bullying and said this possibility deserves more research.
Bullied kids often stand out as being different from others, he said, and those
who are depressed or have other mental issues could fit into that vulnerable
category.
As for future research, Herrenkohl said, one of the big mysteries
about bullying is how some victims are resilient and recover, while others
suffer. Researchers need to understand “how to help kids not only avoid
becoming victims but rebound from a bullying experience in a way that doesn’t
lead to suicide attempts,” he said.
For now, the authors support programs that teach kids to be more than
bystanders when they witness bullying. Also valuable are programs for parents
and educators on identifying and preventing bullying, they said.
“Make children feel that they can safely talk to teachers about
bullying, and make children feel that bullying is a problem that will be taken
seriously,” van Geel said.
More information
For more about bullying, try StopBullying.gov.
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Bullying Statistics 2014
The Essential Guide
to Bullying Statistics 2014 and recent bullying percentages.
There is no doubt that bullying is a problem in U.S.
schools, but just how much of a problem is it? The latest bullying
statistics 2014 reflect bullying in “real life,” as well as cyber bullying.
The numbers related to any bullying statistic are both shocking and
disheartening.
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services’ (DHHS) anti-bullying website, Stopbullying.gov,
bullying is defined as “intentionally aggressive, usually repeated” verbal,
social, or physical behavior aimed at a specific person or group of people.
Some bullying actions are considered criminal, such as harassment or hazing;
but “bullying” alone is not illegal. And recent news stories abound with tales
of cyberbullying – where the target is harassed through social media or other
technology – that have unfortunately resulted in victims’ suicides. The majority
of bullying still takes place at school; 1 in 3 U.S. students say they have
been bullied at school, according to the DHHS. More shocking bullying
statistics for 2014 follow:
Bullying Statistics 2014: Middle School Mayhem
According to a UCLA psychology study, bullying boosts the
social status and popularity of middle school students. Psychologists studied
1,895 students at 11 Los Angeles middle schools, where students were asked to
name the students who were considered the “coolest”. According to Jaana
Juvonen, the lead author of the study, “The ones who are ‘cool’ bully more, and
the ones who bully more are seen as ‘cool’”.
· 20 percent of U.S. students
in grades 9-12 reportedly have experienced bullying or are feeling bullied,
while 28 percent of students in grades 6-12 report the same. Experts
agree that most incidences of bullying occur during middle school.
· According to one study cited by the DHHS, 29.3
percent of middle school students had experienced bullying in the classroom; 29
percent experienced it in hallways or lockers; 23.4 percent were bullied
in the cafeteria; 19.5 percent were bullied during gym class; and 12.2
percent of bullied kids couldn’t even escape the torture in the bathroom.
· Most of the student in the study reported name calling
as the most prevalent type of bullying, followed by teasing, rumor-spreading,
physical incidents, purposeful isolation, threats, belongings being stolen, and
sexual harassment. Surprisingly, cyberbullying occurred with the least
frequency.
· 70.6 percent of teens have seen bullying
occurring in their schools – and approximately 30 percent of young
people admit to bullying themselves. With so many students seeing what goes on,
one has to wonder why bullying proliferates – especially since the DHHS reports
that bullying stops within 10 seconds 57 percent of the time when
someone intervenes. Juvonen found in her study that “A simple message, such as
‘Bullying is not tolerated,’ is not likely to be very effective,” and that
effective anti-bullying programs need to focus on the bystanders, who can step
in and stop the behavior.
Bullying Statistics 2014: Lasting Effects of
CyberBullying
Most experts agree that bullying peaks in middle school,
while children are making the transition from children to young adults.
Although bullying certainly continues into high school – and even into
adulthood, unfortunately – it does seem to subside with maturity. Even so,
approximately 160,000 teens reportedly skip school every day because they are
bullied, and 1 in 10 teens drops out of school due to repeated bullying.
· 83 percent of girls, and 79
percent of boys report being bullied either in school or online.
· 75 percent of school shootings have been linked
to harassment and bullying against the shooter.
· Not shockingly, students who are bullies as young adults
continue the trend of abuse and violence into adulthood. By the age of 30,
approximately 40 percent of boys who were identified as bullies in
middle- and high school had been arrested three or more times.
Bullying Statistics 2014: The Targets
Unfortunately, children and teens who are considered
“different” from their peers are the most frequent targets of bullies and are
constantly bullied. Special needs students; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgendered (LGBT) students; students who are overweight; and students who
are perceived as “weak” are the most likely targets of bullying by others. Nine
out of 10 LGBT youth report being verbally bullied because of their sexual
orientation, while 55.2% of those students reported being cyberbullied.
Of special needs students who report bullying, the majority of those who are
victimized are students diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, and
students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Bullying Statistics 2014: Stopping the Cycle
of Bullying
Unfortunately, only 20-30 percent of students
who are bullied tell adults or authorities about their situations. Without
accurate reporting, it’s difficult to change the patterns of bullying and abuse
that persist in the U.S.
Shocking Facts about
Bullying: Why Bullies Bully
It is only by understanding why bullies bully that we can
be able to understand just how they pick their prey or victim. When a bully wants to become popular, it is understood
that he will pick on the most unpopular kid, one who has for one reason or
another been shunned by the peer group. The bully will reason that the peer
group will applaud this anti-social behaviour and he or she will then become popular
at the expense of the poor victim.
If the bully comes from a home
where fighting and violence is the order of the day, then he or she will see it
as an acceptable behaviour in the society. The same case happens to be true in
schools where there is a lot of bullying happening and helps understand Why
Bullies Bully.
Power may also prompt people to
bully others. Teenagers who are given power over the others should also be
trained in leadership skills to keep them from exercising it in a negative way.
Types of Bullies
In order to know how to deal with bullies, you need to know what type of bully you are dealing
with. Although bullies can exist just about anywhere , the
three most common types of bullies are:
· School bullies
· Cyber bullies
· Workplace bullies
Bullying behaviors are common to all types of bullies,
whether you need to know how to deal with bullies at work or how to deal with
bullies at school. All bullies are aggressive. Bullies do
not like to be disagreed with. This aggression could be physical or verbal.
Bullies may hit you or take your money. Threats can come to the victim, the
victim’s family, the victim’s possessions or the victim’s pets, all by evil
bullies.
The common result of bullying behavior is that the victim
feels powerless. They never know when their bully is going to strike next. They
also are confused as to why they are getting bullied in the first place. The
reason why bullies pick victims really doesn’t matter. Bullies pick victims
because that is what they do. Bullying behavior does not stop until bullies
meet bigger and more powerful bullies.
What about Bullying Statistics
2013?
School bullying prevention programs are known to decrease
bullying in schools up to 25 percent. That is one of the Shocking
Facts about Bullying.
About 28 percent of students in grades 6-12 experience
some form of bullying according to bullying statistics 2013. Over 30
percent of students admit to bullying classmates and peers. When an adult
intervenes in a bullying incident, it stops within 10 seconds or more about 57
percent of the time. This is why addressing the problem often cuts down on
bullying incidents that happen daily and rescues many students from being
bullied.
There are many different types of bullying. According to
Hertz, Donato and Wright there is a strong correlation between bullying and
suicide related behaviors. The relationship is often influenced by o factors
like depression and delinquency. Those bullied by peers were more likely to
think of suicide and even attempt it.
Middle school students report many different forms of bullying
during the school years. About 44.2% of bullying is teasing which is
often playing jokes and calling a child names. Over 43.3 percent of
children have rumors and lies spread about them verbally or online. About 36.3
percent of children experience pushing and shoving in lines or class, 32.4%
report hitting, shoving, and kicking by peers, and 29.2% have been left
out or ignored by classmates.
About 28.5 percent of middle school students been
threatened by peers and classmates and 27.4 report someone stealing their
belongings as another type of bullying. Over 23.7 percent report sexual
comments and gestures as another form of bullying.
Where does bullying occur many parents and teachers wonder
about the location. Bullying takes place on school grounds and often on the
bus. This is not the only place it occurs however ! Cyber bullying occurs on
cell phones and online on social networks, boards, and through email. A study
of middle school students reported that they were bullied about 29.3% in
classrooms, 29.0% in the school hallways or near lockers, and 23.4%
in the cafeteria.
Other locations that school student were bullied were 19.5%
of the time the gym or PE class, the bathroom 12.2%, and the playground
or recess 6.2 % .. This study shows that bullying occurs in many
locations where children gather to study, play, or hang out. Only between 20
to 30 percent of students that are bullied tell an adult or teacher
about the incident.
Regular bullying and cyber bullying in schools and elsewhere
are believed to be linked to violence among youth, suicide and even murder.
Over 77 percent of students have been bullied verbally, mentally, and
physically. Each day about 160,000 students miss school because of bullying or
because of their fear of being bullied. The sad fact is that every 7 minutes a
child is bullied on the playground. Adult intervention is often 4%, peer
or classmate intervention is 11%, and no intervention is 85%.
This means that is more common for these incidents to be ignored.
The Bureau of Justice School Bullying and Cyber Bullying
reports that bullying often leads to violence. About 87 percent of
students say school shootings are motivated by the desire to get back at those
who have hurt them. About 86 percent in this study cite bullying as the
reason that kids turn to lethal violence. Some students believe that experiencing
physical or emotional abuse at home can lead to similar behavior at school.
About 61 percent linked school shootings with the perpetrator being
physically abused at home. These are some of the statistics from their study.
Reports and gay bullying facts reveal that gay bullying
is also rampant in schools and online. Any child who isn’t fitting in counts as
an active member of the homosexual community and is consequently bullied and
harassed. One of the most Shocking Facts about Bullying.
It is essential for parents and educators to understand what
is bullying in school and how figuring out what is bullying in school can help
them fight bullying the right way. Grasping bullying facts or “bully facts” can
help parents and educators start the right conversation with their children,
bullying is a complicated socio-psychological issues and the way to fight it is
to be armed with much bullying facts today.
Knowing the bullying statistics 2013 gives parents, teachers,
and other adults knowledge of the problem. It does not stop or resolve the
problem that many boys and girls face every day at school or online. This
problem affects all groups despite the race, sex, gender, religion, or
nationality. One bullying statistic gives higher rates for handicapped
and LGBT youth evident in gay bullying facts.
Bullying statistics 2013 offer key points on what to look for
in your child or at children in school. Knowing the types of bullying and where
it occurs gives an adult the advantage. Remember statistics on bullying 2013 point
to a problem that must be addressed to change things.
Don’t let your loved one become a shocking number in
a bullying statistic especially with the rise of bullying in middle
school making it a hub for future bullies. As for cyber bullying in schools, do
you think it is a real problem these days? Tell us your thoughts on cyber
bullying in schools?
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Parenting a Bully
Parenting a bully can be tough. Parents
should learn what bullying means and the consequences it can have for the
bully. There are some important ways that parents can help their children learn
to not be a bully. Find tips for parenting a bully here.
Bullying is a repeated pattern of
singling out another person for mean behavior. Boys and girls both bully,
though boys tend to be more physical and girls more social in their bullying.
Bullying can take a number of forms, including:
Physically pushing around another person
Mocking or putting someone down
Maliciously gossiping or spreading rumors
Ignoring or excluding someone
Using cell phones or the computer to send mean messages to a person
When parents hear that their child is bullying
others, it is a normal reaction for them to deny or defend the bullying,
especially if the person telling them about the problem is accusatory, angry,
or aggressive. Though it's difficult, parents should try to listen to what
others are saying about their child. They can help keep the conversation more
calm by asking the person to tell them about the problem without yelling or
labeling their child a bully, and by reassuring them that they will talk to the
child who has been acting like a bully. Parenting a bully starts with
recognizing your child may be bullying other children.
Parents of a child who is bullying others
may not know how to approach the problem. Sometimes a school counselor or a
mental health professional can help them understand the concepts associated
with parenting a bully. Children and teens can bully for a number of reasons,
including feeling insecure, having watched another person act like a bully,
having been bullied themselves, or feeling that bullying can get them what they
want, including social acceptance or dominance over others.
Understanding why children bully can help
you in parenting a bully. Contrary to
popular misconceptions, bullies general have friends and a high self-esteem.
They are, however, more likely to be impulsive, aggressive, or easily
frustrated, and to have trouble with rules and authority figures. They also
tend to lack empathy for others. Bullying is not normal behavior or just part
of growing up. It is important to get help for a child or teen who is acting
like a bully because bullying can have a negative impact, not only on the
victim, but also on the bully and the school or community.
Children or teens who bully others are
more likely to:
Turn to violence as a way to deal with problems, which can lead to
fighting
Rebel against or be aggressive toward authority figures, including
parents
Damage property or steal
Abuse drugs or alcohol
Do poorly in school
Get in trouble with the law
Parenting a bully can involve legal responsibilities. Bullying can also cross the line into illegal
behavior, including bullying that takes place on the phone or the computer.
Parents can be held responsible for phone or computer bullying, which can include
facing legal actions or losing their phone or internet accounts.
Some things that parents can do to teach
their children not to bully include:
Set a good example by not bullying or intimidating others, and standing
up to friends or family members who act like bullies
Talk to your child about the fact that bullying is wrong and hurts other
people
Make clear family rules about what bullying is and that any form of
bullying is not acceptable. Explain what the consequences will be if anyone
bullies, and make sure that you follow through on the consequences every time
the rule is broken. Rules and consequences should not be too lax or too harsh
Help children and teens learn to empathize with others by asking them to
think about how someone else might feel about being bullied. It also may help
to encourage them to do kind things for others, including those they don't know
well.
Spend time with your child and ask questions about their friends and
their activities. Get to know their friends.
Monitor teens' behavior, including their use of their cell phone and
computer. Consider keeping a family computer and not allowing computers in
children's or teens' rooms.
Encourage your child's positive activities and goals and praise their
accomplishments.
Watch for and praise any times that they use positive social
interactions or non-violent problem solving, such as showing empathy for others
or compromising in an argument.
Make sure children get any help they need if they are struggling in
school or in other areas of their lives, including having problems with
aggressive behavior or lack of self-control.
Work with school teachers and administrators to discourage bullying at
school and reward positive behavior
Get counseling for children who have a persistent pattern of bullying to
find out if there are any underlying problems causing the bullying.
Though it may be difficult to admit a
child or teen has a problem with bullying, getting them help will improve their
well-being and chances for success in life. With help, parenting a bully can
get easier.
Sources:
SAMHSA's National Mental Health
Information Center, "Is Your Child a Bully?" [online]
Center for the Study and Prevention of
Violence, Safe Communities - Safe Schools Fact Sheet, "Bullying Prevention:
Recommendations for Parents" [online]
Sherryll Kraizer, Coalition for Children,
Inc., Safe Child Program, "Take a Stand: Prevention of Bullying and
Interpersonal Violence" [online]
National Crime Prevention Center,
"Bullying: What Parents Can Do" [online]
Stop Bullying Now! "Help for Youth
Who Bully" [online]
Girl Scouts, LMK: Life Online, "Do
You Know the Consequences of Cyberbullying?" [online]
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RE: Teens that committed suicide because
of bullying -
"Things We Can Change in 2014":
http://thoughtsfrmwrongside50.blogspot.com.au/
"The most recent Australian data
(ABS, Causes of Death, 2009) reports deaths due to suicide at 2,132. That
equates to 6 deaths by suicide a day, or one every four hours." Source: https://www.lifeline.org.au/About-Lifeline/Media-Centre/Suicide-Statistics-in-Australia
"For youth between the ages of 10
and 24, suicide is the third leading cause of death in the U.S."
("Teen Suicide Statistics": http://www.statisticbrain.com/teen-suicide-statistics/
- See more at: http://theworldtable.org/content/teens-committed-suicide-because-bullying-youtube#sthash.ML3sBTc5.dpuf
"It's time to confront the deadliest
demon of them all" (Sydney Morning Herald, Nov. 3, 2010):
"There is a silent killer in our
schools, stalking the youth of Australia. It is silent because we don't talk
about it. It is not cancer or obesity. It is suicide, and as many as five
Australian children attempt it every day.
About 100 Australian boys and girls
complete suicide each year. That's one bright light extinguished every four
days. Research indicates that for every suicide there are 10 to 20 attempts.
That equates to as many as five children a day across Australia."
Let's make a difference in 2014. Stop
bullying and cyberbullying, especially among youth. - See more at: http://theworldtable.org/content/teens-committed-suicide-because-bullying-youtube#sthash.ML3sBTc5.dpuf
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Bullying in Ireland — Cases, Statistics, and Laws
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Devastating consequences of teen bullying
continue to make headlines in Ireland and other countries. As a result of
harassment, some children take their own lives due to the abuse of a bully. A
bully is someone that attempts to intimidate or inflict harm on another person,
whether emotionally or physically. Bullies come in all ages, genders, races,
and sizes, and are very common among school aged children. Learn about Bullying in
Ireland Now!
Types of Abuse
Torture can arrive in the form of verbal abuse, emotional abuse,
physical abuse, or cyber bullying.
Verbal abuse often takes the form of name calling, mean insults, and
generally belittling another person. Emotional abuse occurs when a person is
shunned, for whatever reason. Physical bullying is when a person inflicts
intentional pain on someone else such as punching, kicking, biting, pinching,
pulling hair, etc. Cyber bullying is a new form of abuse and is particularly
harmful to children between the ages of 13 and 18.
Cyber
bullying is a very potent type of technological abuse. What makes this type
of abuse so impactful, is that harassment is not restricted to school, but can
“follow” a person due to computers and smartphones used by the majority of
students. On these devices, online media is accessed, and communication is
constant. Rumors can be started, pictures can be sent, and threatening text and
voicemail messages can also be sent; anytime, anywhere.
Cyber
bullying can impact the psyche of a young person because with media
exposure, all comments and photos are widely viewed. Children can quickly be
overwhelmed and feel ostracized when harmful comments are made and believed.
During an impressionable and vulnerable time of life, cyber bullying can have dire
consequences
Case of Cyber Bullying
Ciara
Pugsley chose to end her life after being bullied online. She was 15 years
old and lived in Leitrim. She suffered from insults directed at her on a
popular social website, Ask.fm.com. The Gardai were asked to investigate the
online history of cyber abuse following Ciara’s tragic death. The website
associated with Ciara’s death has also been in the media spotlight for further suicides.
Another recent case of bullying in Ireland involves the sad story of
two sisters, Erin (13) and Shannon (15) Gallaher who committed suicide within
months of each other. The reasons for their deaths point to cyber bullying on
the teen website Ask.fm.com. The mother of these girls is determined to shut
down the site Ask.fm.com and is receiving global support from other parents due
to more than a dozen suicides related to similar activity on this website
(Ask.fm.com has faced no criminal conviction).
Ask.fm.com was designed for teenagers for the sake of communicating
information; the site allows people to ask questions and wait for replies.
Answers to questions can be posted anonymously, which has led to poor behavior.
Currently Ask.fm.com is enjoying great success with millions of users
and does not accept blame for any suicides that have been associated with their
website. Because they understand that harassment is taking place on their site,
Ask.fm.com has newly implemented safety features such as buttons to block and
report users. These new options allow teens the ability to control
correspondence and the ability to report abusive behavior.
Statistics
One quarter of children between the ages of 9 and 16 report
experiencing some form of bullying or harassment. Surveys conducted among
children in the aforementioned age group show that more than half of bullying
victims would choose not to report their abuse to their parents or school
because of possible repercussions.
Children often view their world in small terms and don’t want to
provoke the bully by getting them “in trouble” and children don’t want to upset
authority figures at home, which could result in the loss of their own
privileges.
Laws
With the devastation of suicides connected to cyber bullying, the
societal problem of bullying and harassment in general has gained worldwide
focus. Bullying
in Ireland is recognized and criminal and civil laws are in place that can
reduce some of the problems.
Criminal Law: Although there is no specific law against general
bullying in Ireland, three types of abuse are illegal and parents should
contact the An Garda Siochana if any of the following occur:
1. Physical contact: assault, or beating.
2. Serious threats to kill or harm another person.
3. Repeated harassment of another person.
Civil Law: Schools and the Board of Management are responsible for
protecting students that are placed in their care. A school will be found
negligent if they fail to protect a child from injury, in reasonable
circumstances. While at school children should be cared for by staff members in
the same way as a “prudent parent” cares for their own offspring.
Cyber bullying and the Law
There
are no laws in place for the specific act of cyber bullying. However, if a
student is harassed or threatened over their phone, this may count as an
offense under the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997, which does
not allow harassment via the telephone.
Documentation and Records
It is imperative to keep all evidence of abuse and harassment. Whether
text messages, online posts or conversation, or offensive photos, everything
that is transmitted through cyberspace is available… forever. Nothing is
private, and complete records can be obtained to prove the history of abuse.
In Ireland, the Gardai has the power to request information from Irish
websites for investigations into cyber bullying. Outside of the country, it may
be more difficult, though possible with the correct authorities, to obtain full
records from phone and online companies.
As a parent, it is vital to keep a journal and keep documentation of
all abuse that is taking place; there are many ways to become involved and help
students conquer a bullying situation.
Tips for Parents
The
first step in helping a child involves an aware parent. Parents need to be
involved in their child’s life and communication should be open. Parents should
be alert to changes in behavior, torn clothes, and cuts and bruises. Parents
should address social issues; children shouldn’t be afraid to reveal being
bullied.
Parents can comfort their children by helping them face their fears
and learn how to stand up for themselves in the actual world and online. With
these 6 tips, parents can help stop the abuse:
1. Never react impulsively.
Anger may surface and the protective instinct may produce negative ideas about
retaliation on behalf of your child. Resist the urge to take abrupt or negative
action.
2. Stick to the facts. Learn the details
about the bullying situation and record everything. Keeping emotions separate,
it is important to deal with factual events without overreacting.
3. Work with school administration or other
parents to protect all children involved. When possible, enlist the support
of fellow parents and school staff. Very seldom does a bully limit his rage to
one outlet; if he has demonstrated abusive behavior, there are likely more
victims than your child.
4. Implement programs and consequences for
bullies; set a precedent at school. When a parent has the opportunity to be
instrumental in developing programs that bring awareness and consequences to
bullying behavior, they should do so for the sake of their own child and
others.
5. Visit a therapist or counselor;
professional conversations may help your child deal with feelings and personal
responsibility. By speaking to someone skilled in the psychology of
bullying, the healing process will be more thorough and self assurance may
arrive sooner than if left solely in the hands of the parent.
6. Learn from this bullying episode.
After helping your child to confront the bullying situation and not accept the
role of “victim”, he will be ready when the next instance presents itself. He
will recognize an abusive encounter and know how to conduct himself.
Bullying in Ireland is a serious problem that is being recognized by
the country. There are heartbreaking cases of suicide that have brought
attention to the bullying issues within the schools. With technology, cyber
bullying takes the abuse away from the schoolyard, leaving who liable?
Tragedy has brought new light to the very real problem of students
harassing other students in person and especially online. As new laws are
developed in Ireland, parents, school staff, and law enforcement must work
together to reduce the traumatic bullying issues for the younger generations.
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Six Unforgettable Cyberbullying Cases
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Explore the sad stories of the most unforgettable cyberbullying cases
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource
Center estimates that nearly 30 percent of American youth are either a bully or
a target of bullying. However, bullying is no longer a problem that is isolated
to the playgrounds, hallways and lunch rooms of schools across the United
States. Instead, advances in technology have now extended harassment
to cell phones, social media websites and other online avenues that are
contributing to an alarming number of suicides.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people with
approximately 4,400 deaths every year. The CDC estimates on cyberbullying
stories 2012 that there are at least 100 suicide attempts for every
suicide among young people. More than 14 percent of high school students have
considered suicide and nearly 7 percent have attempted it, that is why you
will, sadly, read more cyberbullying cases now in the media than ever!
Randi and Lori Sansone — both doctors of psychology —
believe victims of bullying can suffer from social difficulties, internalizing
symptoms, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia
nervosa.
In order to prevent bullying, it’s essential to
understand exactly what it is with reading bullying stories of victims as well
as bullying stories of survivors. According to the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development,
“bullying is repeated verbal, physical, social or psychological aggressive
behavior by a person or group directed towards a less powerful person or group
that is intended to cause harm, distress or fear.”
Unfortunately, without an example, it’s hard to
understand exactly what bullying looks like and how a cyberbully acts.
This why it is essential to share recent bullying cases with everyone.
When it comes to recent bullying cases, It’s never fun
being the centerpiece of stories about bullying, but the worse part about being
bullied isn’t getting beat up or feeling embarrassed or humiliated, the worse
part is that all of those negative experiences end up drifting into other parts
of your life. It’s strange, it all seems to start out so simply and before you
know it, everything in your life is a mess as a result of your reaction to
being bullied. As a supporter of the movement against bullying, you need to
learn more on those stories about bullying.
In the past decade, there have been multiple
cyberbullying cases that end with young people taking their own lives after
being becoming victims. Here are six stories of cyberbullying cases mentioned
in cyber bullying articles that garnered national, in some cases, global
attention:
Cyberbullying Cases: Ryan Halligan (December 18, 1989 – October 7, 2003)
Cyber Bullying Stories #1 :
According to Ryan’s
Story, the website operated by Ryan’s parents, John and Kelly Halligan,
early concerns about Ryan’s speech, language and motor skills development led
to him receiving special education services from pre-school through the fourth
grade. Ryan’s academic and physical struggles made him the regular target a
particular bully at school between the fifth and seventh grade. In February
2003, a fight between Ryan and the bully not only ended the harassment at
school, but led to a supposed friendship.
However, after Ryan shared an embarrassing personal story, the newly
found friend returned to being a bully and used the information to start a
rumour that Ryan was gay. The taunting continued into the summer of 2003,
although Ryan thought that he had struck a friendship with a pretty, popular
girl through AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). Instead, he later learned that the
girl and her friends thought it would be funny to make Ryan think the girl
liked him and use it to have him share more personally embarrassing
material—which was copied and pasted into AIM exchanges with her friends. On
October 7, 2003, Ryan hanged himself in the family bathroom. After his son’s
death, John discovered a folder filled with IM exchanges throughout that summer
that made him realize “that technology was being utilized as weapons far more
effective and reaching [than] the simple ones we had as kids.”
Aftermath: There were no criminal
charges filed following Ryan’s
death because no criminal law applied to the circumstances. Seven months
after Ryan’s death, Vermont’s Bully Prevention Law (ACT 117) was signed into
law by Governor Jim Douglas. John Halligan also authored Vermont’s Suicide
Prevention Law (ACT 114), which passed unchanged in April 2006.
Cyberbullying Cases: Megan Meier (November 6, 1992 – October 17, 2006), United States v Lori Drew
Cyber Bullying Stories #2 : In
December 2007, Tina Meier founded the nonprofit Megan Meier Foundation. The
non-profit was named in honour of Tina’s 13-year-old daughter who hanged
herself in a bedroom closet in October 2006. Megan struggled with attention
deficit order and depression in addition to issues with her weight. About five
weeks before her death, a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans asked Megan to be
friends on the social networking website MySpace. The two began communicating
online regularly, although they never met in person or spoke on the phone.
“Megan had a lifelong struggle with weight and self-esteem,” Tina said on the
Foundation website. “And now she finally had a boy who she thought really thought
she was pretty.”
In mid-October, Josh began saying he didn’t want to be friends
anymore, and the messages became more cruel on October 16, 2006, when Josh
concluded by telling Megan, “The world would be a better place without you.”
The cyberbullying escalated when additional classmates and friends on MySpace
began writing disturbing messages and bulletins. Tina said on the Foundation
website that it was about 20 minutes after Megan went to her room after leaving
the computer that the mother found her daughter hanged herself in her bedroom
closet. Megan died the following day, three weeks before what would have been
her 14th birthday.
Aftermath: According to the
Associated Press, it was later that fall when a neighbor informed Megan’s
parents that Josh was not a real person. Instead, the account was created by
another neighbor, Lori Drew, her 18-year-old temporary employee Ashley Grills,
and Drew’s teenage daughter, who used to be friends with Megan. One year later,
the case began receiving national attention. While the county prosecutor
declined to file any criminal charges in the case, federal prosecuted charged
her with one count of conspiracy and three violations of the Computer Fraud and
Abuse Act for accessing protected computers without authorization. A federal
grand jury indicted Drew on all four counts in 2008, but U.S. District Judge
George Wu acquitted Drew in August 2009 and vacated the conviction.
In addition to the Megan Meier Foundation, Tina also worked closely to
help Missouri legislature pass Senate Bill 818, unofficially known as “Megan’s
Law,” in August 2008. In April 2009, U.S. Representative Linda Sánchez of
California introduced the “Megan
Meier Cyber bullying Prevention Act.”, this acts aims to end the harassment
of a cyberbully seriously.
Cyberbullying Cases: Jessica Logan (February 15, 1990 – July 3, 2008) and Hope Witsell (May 24, 1996 – September 12, 2009)
Cyber Bullying Stories #3 & 4 :
Jessica Logan was an 18-year-old Sycamore High School senior who sent nude
photo of herself to her boyfriend, but the Cincinnati Enquirer reported that
the photo was sent to hundreds of teenagers in at least seven Cincinnati-area
high schools after the couple broke up. According to the University of Alabama’s
cyberbullying website, the cyber bullying continued through Facebook,
MySpace and text messages. Jessica hanged herself after attending the funeral
of another boy who had committed suicide.
A little more than one year later, 13-year-old Hope Sitwell hanged
herself after a picture of her breasts that she “sexted” to her boyfriend was
shared amongst students at six different schools in area of Ruskin, Florida,
friends and family told CNN. Hope never told her parents about the “Hope Hater
Page” that was started on MySpace that led to additional cyber bullying.
Aftermath: The Enquirer reported
that Jessica’s parents, Albert and Cynthia Logan, filed a lawsuit against
Sycamore High School and the Montgomery police for allegedly not doing enough
to keep their daughter from being bullied and harassed following the nude
photos of her being widely shared. In February 2012, Ohio Governor John Kasich
signed House Bill 116, also known as the Jessica Logan Act, into law. The
legislation addresses cyber bullying and expands anti-harassment policies.
Reuters reported that Hope’s parents filed a lawsuit in April 2011
against Hillsborough County school officials for allegedly failing to take
appropriate action after learning the teen had suicidal thoughts.
Cyberbullying Cases: Tyler Clementi (December 19, 1991 – September 22, 2010), New Jersey v Dharun Ravi
Cyber Bullying Stories #5: It was
during the summer after his high school graduation that 18-year-old Tyler Clementi
began sharing that he was gay. Clemenit’s room mate during his freshman year at
Rutgers University, Dharun Ravi, used a webcam in September 2010 to stream
footage of Clementi kissing another man. According to the Tyler Clementi Foundation, the
teenager learned through his room mate’s Twitter feed that he had become “a
topic of ridicule in his new social environment.” On September 22, 2010, Clementi
committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge.
Aftermath: Less than a week after
Clementi’s death, Ravi and Molly Wei, the hallmate whose computer Ravi used to
spy on Clementi, were charged with invasion of privacy. In May 2011, Reuters
reported that Wei entered a plea deal requiring that she testify against Ravi.
A jury convicted Ravi on 15 criminal charges, and he earned early release 20
days after beginning a 30-day jail sentence.
The Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act would require
colleges and universities to have anti-harassment policies and expanded
bullying prevention programs. In February 2013, the Star-Ledger reported that
the bill was reintroduced in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of
Representatives.
Cyberbullying Cases: Amanda Todd (November 27, 1996 – October 10, 2012)
Cyber Bullying Stories #6: In
October 2012, ABC News reported that the video Amanda Todd had posted
to YouTube had been viewed more than 17 million times. In the video
entitled “My story: Struggling, bullying, suicide, self harm,” the British
Columbia teenager uses flash cards to tell about her experiences of being
blackmailed and bullied. A little over a month after posting the video on
September 7, 2012, Amanda hanged herself in her home on October 10, 2012.
Amanda began using video chat in the seventh grade to meet new people
online, and one stranger convinced the teenager to bare her breasts on camera.
However, the stranger attempted to use the photo to blackmail Amanda, and the
picture began circulating on the internet, including a Facebook profile that
used the topless photograph as the profile image. “The Internet stalker she
flashed kept stalking her,” Amanda’s mother, Carol Todd, told the Vancouver
Sun. “Every time she moved schools he would go undercover and become a Facebook
friend.”
Aftermath: Less than a week after
Amanda’s death, Canada’s CTV News reported that lawmakers would consider a
motion seeking to lay the groundwork for a national bullying prevention
strategy. The Amanda Todd Legacy,
the official blog administered by the teenager’s family, strives to “serve as a
bulletin board for all special events and initiatives to support anti-bullying
education, help young people struggling with mental health issues and support
educational programs that help people with learning disabilities.”
Unfortunately, these are only some of the stories that are occurring
all around us on a daily basis. These cyber bullying cases demonstrate that
there are actions that many members of the community can take to prevent
additional harassment. Parents, educators and other school officials need to
recognize signs of cyberbullying, and we must all make a more concerted effort
to help cyberbully victims.
The cyberbully victim is not going to declare “I am a cyberbully
victim”, instead they are going to assume no one can understand them and help
them and resort to self harm or even suicide. it is up to parents and educators
to remind each cyberbully victim that help is available and understanding is
available if they feel victimized by a cyberbully. It is up to you to tell them
that the cyberbully doesn’t control their lives.
It also feels appropriate and more than essential to mention the
underlying danger of young teenage porn viewers. When there is young
teenage porn involved, a teen’s idea of violence, sex and relationships changes
drastically and influences his/her interactions with the community.
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Ark of Hope for Children has recognized that, in recent years,
a series of bullying-related suicides in the US and across the globe have drawn
attention to the connection between bullying and suicide. Too many adults still
see bullying as "just part of being a kid." It is a serious problem
that leads to many negative effects for victims, including suicide. Research is
showing that there is also a link between being a bully and committing suicide.
Some schools or regions seem to have more serious problems with bullying, and suicide related to bullying. This may be due to an excessive problem with bullying at the school. Unsympathetic apathy among teachers, staff and parents at those schools definitely has had a negative effect.
It is well past time for more effective programs that make a difference. These statistics on bullying and the related violence and suicide gathered by Ark of Hope for Children show why.
Some schools or regions seem to have more serious problems with bullying, and suicide related to bullying. This may be due to an excessive problem with bullying at the school. Unsympathetic apathy among teachers, staff and parents at those schools definitely has had a negative effect.
It is well past time for more effective programs that make a difference. These statistics on bullying and the related violence and suicide gathered by Ark of Hope for Children show why.
Bullying & Teen Suicide Statistics by Ark of Hope
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Shania Twain - Black Eyes, Blue Tears - Live!
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"Black Eyes, Blue Tears"
Black eyes, I don't need 'em
Blue tears, gimme freedom
Positively never goin' back
I won't live where things are so out of
whack
No more rollin' with the punches
No more usin' or abusin'
I'd rather die standing
Than live on my knees
Begging please-no more
Black eyes-I don't need 'em
Blue tears-gimme freedom
Black eyes-all behind me
Blue tears'll never find me now
Definitley found my self esteem
Finally-I'm forever free to dream
No more cryin' in the corner
No excuses-no more bruises
I'd rather die standing
Than live on my knees
Begging please-no more
Black eyes-I don't need 'em
Blue tears-gimme freedom
Black eyes-all behind me
Blue tears'll never find me now
I'd rather die standing
Than live on my knees, begging please...
Black eyes-I don't need 'em
Blue tears-gimme freedom
Black eyes-all behind me
Blue tears'll never find me now
It's all behind me, they'll never find me
now
Find your self-esteem and be forever free
to dream
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UBC student leaders quit over rape chant
September 12, 2013 - 7:02am By THE
CANADIAN PRESS
Same chant recited at SMU earlier this
month
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Monday, September 30, 2013
CANADA STEPPING UP 4 R KIDS - BULLYCIDES
AND BULLYING- Statistics September 2013 Canada- No more abuses- No more
Excuses- r kids matter Sept 30 2013
Michael de Adder know Canadians so
well.... let' step up Canada- no more Angels dying Monster thriving..
another bullycide canada- Angel dies while monsters thrive- Todd Loik murdered by bullycide September
2013 Canada kim-loik- The raw heartache
of losing a beloved child because of evil behaviour condoned by others- Canada's stepping up- r kids matter.
STOP A BULLY- CANADA STATISTICS AND
FACTS- SEPTEMBER 2013 –For Todd, Amanda, Jamie from Ottawa, Courtney,
Amanda.... our Rethaeh and thousands of children angels die while monsters
thrive.... it’s time Canada- the best site ever.... Canada’s stepping up- thank
u
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CANADIAN BULLYING STATISTICS
A study on bullying by the University of
British Columbia, based on 490 students (half female, half male) in Grades 8-10
in a B.C. city in the winter of 1999, showed:
*
» 64 per cent of kids had been bullied at school.
*
» 12 per cent were bullied regularly (once or more a week).
*
» 13 per cent bullied other students regularly (once or more a week).
*
» 72 per cent observed bullying at school at least once in a while.
*
» 40 per cent tried to intervene.
*
» 64 per cent considered bullying a normal part of school life.
*
» 20-50 per cent said bullying can be a good thing (makes people
tougher, is a good way to solve problems, etc.).
*
» 25-33 per cent said bullying is sometimes OK and/or that it is OK to
pick on losers.
*
» 61-80 per cent said bullies are often popular and enjoy high status
among their peers.
Source: Centre For Youth Social
Development, UBC Faculty of Education
- 1 in 5 Canadian Teens have witnessed
online Bullying
- 25% of kids between 12-15 have
witnessed cyberbullying
- 25% of girls and 17% of boys have
witnessed online harassment
- 51% of all teens have had negative
experience with social networking
- 16% said someone posted an embarassing
photo of them
- 12% said someone hacked their account
Source: Ipsos Reid 2011 Survey of 416
Canadian Teenagers
Canada Bullying Statistics and Facts:
*
Punching, shoving, teasing, spreading bad rumours, keeping certain
people out of a group, getting certain people to "gang-up" on others
are all forms of bullying
*
One in seven Canadian children aged 11 to 16 are victims of bullying
*
25% of children in grades 4 to 6 have been bullied
*
Bullying occurs once every 7 minutes on the playground and once every 25
minutes in the classroom
*
In majority of cases, bullying stops within 10 seconds when peers
intervene, or do not support the bullying behaviour
*
Adults who were bullied as children are more likely to suffer from
depression in adulthood.
* * Between 10% and 15% of high school
students are victims.
*
* 11% of secondary students bully other youngsters at least once a year.
*
* 31% of students say they would participate in the bullying of a young
dislikes.
Source: Craig &. Pepler, 1997
Cyberbullying Statistics
* 90% of parents are familiar with
cyberbullying; 73% are either very or somewhat concerned about it.
* 2 in 5 parents report their child has
been involved in a cyberbullying incident; 1 in 4 educators have been
cyber-harassment victims.
*
73% of educators are familiar with the issue and 76% believe
cyberbullying is a very or somewhat serious problem at their school.
* Educators consider cyberbullying (76%)
as big an issue as smoking (75%) and drugs (75%).
The study adds that "the most
commonly experienced form of cyberbullying
is when someone takes a private email,
IM, or text message and forwards it to someone
else or posts the communication
publicly"
*38% of girls online report being
bullied, compared with 26% of online boys.
* Nearly 4 in 10 social network users
(39%) have been cyberbullied, compared with 22% of online teens who do not use
social networks (all from
Pew, 2007).
Source: Microsoft's Truthyworthy
Computing division
Bullying Reports by Province
Types of Bullying Graph
Bullying Reporting Graph
View all Stop A Bully Statistics
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PREVIOUSLY POSTED:
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stepping up - no more abuses or excuses of rape, abuse of children and
women/photos/videos/ wake up Canada- One Billion Rising/St. Mary's steps up/UBC
steps up/ Canada
and..
CANADA MILITARY NEWS: UPDATED AUG 23- luv
u gay bros and sistas-but DO NOT HIJACK winter olympics/paralympics- we'll
NEV'A 4give ya/Nova Scotia News/AGAHANISTAN UP2DATE NEWS/BULLYCIDE N BULLYS GET
LAW NOVA SCOTIA STYLE
HELP LINES....
NO MORE BULLYING- NO MORE- CANADA'S
STEPPING UP...
TO CANADA'S CLASSIFIED... 4 EVERY KID IN
THE WORLD- whether ur 2 or 102- we've all been there...
see u got that Inner Ninja going on- and
don't 4get kids and elders are also ur fans- u chisel ur words in stone on our
hearts and bring hope from despair 4 homeless kids and kids who have just had a
shitty chance at life- thanks Canadian son... and taps out 2 David Myles who
also has Canada's flag wrapped around his heart and soul- the Buddy Holly of
Canada
Classified - Inner Ninja ft. David Myles
LINKS ON BULLYING AND CHILD ABUSE- (Mind
Rape/Physical Torture/Sexual Assault)
FOR KIDS- TWEENS-TEENS-YOUNGBLOODS- But
perhaps most of all..... each and every Canadain Adult- we must take more
responsibility and be more vigilant:
To learn more about bullying and if u r
being abused- check out:
RespectED: Violence & Abuse
Prevention
If you are a victim of bullying, call The
Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868.
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Shania Twain - Black Eyes, Blue Tears -
Live!
LYRICS
"Black Eyes, Blue Tears"
Black eyes, I don't need 'em
Blue tears, gimme freedom
Positively never goin' back
I won't live where things are so out of
whack
No more rollin' with the punches
No more usin' or abusin'
I'd rather die standing
Than live on my knees
Begging please-no more
Black eyes-I don't need 'em
Blue tears-gimme freedom
Black eyes-all behind me
Blue tears'll never find me now
Definitley found my self esteem
Finally-I'm forever free to dream
No more cryin' in the corner
No excuses-no more bruises
I'd rather die standing
Than live on my knees
Begging please-no more
Black eyes-I don't need 'em
Blue tears-gimme freedom
Black eyes-all behind me
Blue tears'll never find me now
I'd rather die standing
Than live on my knees, begging please...
Black eyes-I don't need 'em
Blue tears-gimme freedom
Black eyes-all behind me
Blue tears'll never find me now
It's all behind me, they'll never find me
now
Find your self-esteem and be forever free
to dream
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ABUSED CHILDREN'S HEALING MONUMENT- TORONTO- CANADA
Canada Child Abuse Healing Monument- the
quilts- Martin Kruze - We Remember - 2 honour those who survived horrific child
abuse and paedophiles- and those who did not.... Martin Kruze ("Iwas a
Paedophiles dream") little boy who loved playing hockey at Maple Leaf
Gardens- commited suicide 3 days after horrid 2 year sentence of paedophiles
who abused 80 little boys who just loved hockey..... We remember Martin... here's
to the One Billion Rising- around the world- breaking the chains- no more
abuses and - no more damm excuses.... Canada's stepping on up hard...
Martin Harold Kruze who told the story of
his horrendous abuse at Maple Leaf Gardens- COMMITED SUICIDE- at tender 23 yrs
of age- AT THE LITTLE BIT OF JAIL TIME
THE PAEDOPHILE MONSTERS GOT.... Dr. Michael Irving built the
ONLY.....Children's Abused Surviivors Healing Monument- which is in Toronto,
Ontario- Canada
Martin Kruze- I was a Paedophile's
Dream- young hockey player- 3 days after
PAEDOPHILE'S 2 YEAR VERDICT- young
hockey play Martin Kruze was so distraught = he commited suicide
Martin Kruze on Reaching Out Child Abuse
Monument- TORONTO, CANADA
COMMENT:
One victim, Brian Cills never received a
single penny of the? compansation money that was promised to him by the
Gardens.
We are wondering if any of the other
victims actual received any compansation that was awarded to them.
Or should they all just go and jump off a
bridge too.
Please comment to Brian Cills,
if you are one of these vitims.
Thank you.
AND..
Martin Harold Kruze who told the story of
his horrendous abuse at Maple Leaf Gardens- COMMITED SUICIDE- at tender 23 yrs
of age- AT THE LITTLE BIT OF JAIL TIME THE PAEDOPHILE MONSTERS GOT.... Dr.
Michael Irving built the ONLY.....Children's Abused Surviivors Healing
Monument- which is in Toronto, Ontario- Canada
HERO - HERO PAEDOPHILE ABUSED SURVIVOR- THE VICTOR OVER THE MONSTERS
Maple Leaf Gardens sex abuse victim
revisits rink
Man assaulted as a child at Maple Leaf
Gardens returns with his hockey team
CBC News
Last Updated: Sep 7, 2013 10:31 PM E
A former victim of convicted Maple Leaf
Gardens child molester Gordon Stuckless returned to the arena for the first
time today, reclaiming the rink as the new home ice for his junior A hockey
club.
The Mattamy Athletic Centre, formerly the
Maple Leaf Gardens, is the new home to the Ryerson Rams. Allan Donnan, general
manager of the Predators junior A hockey team, will also host 42 games this
season at the arena.The Mattamy Athletic Centre, formerly the Maple Leaf
Gardens, is the new home to the Ryerson Rams. Allan Donnan, general manager of
the Predators junior A hockey team, will also host 42 games this season at the
arena. (Tim Wharnsby/CBC)
Allan Donnan was among dozens of boys
sexually assaulted decades ago by the former Gardens usher in the 1960s, '70s
and '80s.
Now a grown man, Donnan returned Saturday
afternoon to the arena that has haunted him for years, this time to watch the
puck drop at the historic venue as the general manager of the Toronto Predators
junior A hockey team.
'So much was locked in this building and today we unlocked the door, and
we came back in, and we came in the front door.'—Allan Donnan, survivor of sex
abuse and general manager of the Toronto Predators
"The young men that walked in with
me today, said, 'We got your back, we got your back,' and that made it all
worthwhile," he said.
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AND...
Martin Harold Kruze who told the story of
his horrendous abuse at Maple Leaf Gardens- COMMITED SUICIDE- at tender 23 yrs
of age- AT THE LITTLE BIT OF JAIL TIME
THE PAEDOPHILE MONSTERS GOT.... Dr. Michael Irving built the
ONLY.....Children's Abused Surviivors Healing Monument- which is in Toronto,
Ontario- Canada
Martin Kruze- I was a Paedophile's
Dream- young hockey player- 3 days after
PAEDOPHILE'S 2 YEAR VERDICT- young
hockey play Martin Kruze was so distraught = he commited suicide
Martin Kruze on Reaching Out Child Abuse
Monument- TORONTO, CANADA
COMMENT:
One victim, Brian Cills never received a
single penny of the? compansation money that was promised to him by the
Gardens.
We are wondering if any of the other
victims actual received any compansation that was awarded to them.
Or should they all just go and jump off a
bridge too.
Please comment to Brian Cills,
if you are one of these vitims.
Thank you.
GET THE POINT- IT'S LIKE CHER SAYS 2 question r u a feminist still??
Cher on the art of the comeback
A conversation with Cher on working with
Lady Gaga and singing for Jackie O
by Elio Iannacci on Sunday, September 8,
2013 8:00pm
Q: So many young performers like Taylor
Swift don’t want to identify as feminists. Why is that?
A: What is the bad connotation with
feminism? When women have full control of their bodies, when women get paid
exactly the same as men, when everything that happens for men happens for
women, I can stop calling myself a feminist.
AND..
READER’S CORNER
‘How many of you are feminists?’
I remember being in high school in Mr.
Plato’s Global History class when he point-blank asked the students: “How many
of you are feminists?"
Only about three of us raised our hands.
Plato told them all they were doorknobs (or something to that effect,
lovingly) and explained that feminism is the basic b elief in equality,
something the other kids had never considered before.
Kids aren’t taught about feminism — not
what it actually is, anyway. They close their eyes and imagine feminists as fat
lesbians, frothing at the mouth and hating men while they stuff their faces
with three-day-old tuna casserole.
They don’t think of their mothers,
struggling to make the same pay as the men at work. They don’t see their older
sisters dealing with misogyny each and every day as a university student. They
don’t see their neighbour being raped, their best friend b eing turned down
for jobs, or their grandmother being forced to stay home because that was her
“place."
Kids need to know what feminism is,
because feminism is how we’re all going to make our world a better place.
Making each group equal is how we move beyond issues like what’s happening in
our university system, in or our political system, in or our workplaces and in
our schools.
You have to teach people when they are
young that all people deserve equal respect, or else you’ll lose them. Why are
kids in their first year of university so quick to accept a sexist chant?
Because they don’t know any better, and that’s our fault.
We have to do better for the girls and
the boys, or else the next generation will lose something that’s been
essential in shaping the current generation: the ongoing fight for gender
equality.
Christie Blotnicky, Halifax
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of abuse- NO ...MORE... EXCUSES 2013
CANADA- 2 BILLION RISING-breaking the
chains/Classified is a hero 2 child victims-bullied-abused WTF???/St Mary's
Canada Students stepping up tackle rape, abuse of women, kids/IDLE NO MORE
CANADA FIRST PEOPLES- 10,000 years/SHANIA/CLASSIFIED/ABUSED/VIDEOS/M.A.D.D.
BLOG
CANADA: LIFE WITH BILLY- Nova
Scotia-mandatory reading - no more excuses - no more abuses- Universities,
Colleges, High Schools must change- ur the leaders of our Canada Kids- they
look up 2 u/PAEDOPHILE MONSTERS- Martin Kruze I was a paedophile's dream
BLOG
CANADA: ONE BILLION RISING- break the
chains-no more excuses -or abuses/ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY-UNIV. BRITISH COLUMBIA-
universities, colleges and schools inclusive-u r tommorow's Canadian Leaders-
kids look up 2 u.
BLOG
CANADA MILITARY NEWS: Sep6- innie meenie
minie mow- catch a nig**r by the toe -in our day VS 2day's "Y is for your
sister, O is for oh so tight, U is for underage, N is for no consent, G is for
grab that ass, SMU boys we like them young." - Thx SMU students r
couragely stepping up and fixing the hurtin
BLOG:
PAEDOPHILE HUNTING- Nova Scotia where's our
inquiry in2 Nova Scotia Home 4 Coloured Children -black on black paedophile
abuse/ Cruise Ships PAEDOPHILE HORROR/ Hunting Paedophiles August 29, 2013
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TO CANADA'S CLASSIFIED... 4 EVERY KID IN
THE WORLD- whether ur 2 or 102- we've all been there...
see u got that Inner Ninja going on- and don't
4get kids and elders are also ur fans- u chisel ur words in stone on our hearts
and bring hope from despair 4 homeless kids and kids who have just had a shitty
chance at life- thanks Canadian son... and taps out 2 David Myles who also has
Canada's flag wrapped around his heart and soul- the Buddy Holly of Canada
Classified - Inner Ninja ft. David Myles
ONE BILLION RISING- SHORT FILM- break the chains of abuse- no more excuses
One Billion Rising- Break the Chain of Abuse-
NO MORE EXCUSES- Evry Day is
Internat.Women'sDa
UNITED NATIONS- USA OBAMA AND THE WORLD NATIONS NEED 2 SIGN
65% OF WORLD'S WOMEN ARE EQUAL- come on
USA- no more excuses- and if all nations - do not sign THEN
CANADA- DUMP UNITED NATIONS... please
bullying-
malalas
first responders
CANADA'S SOLDIERS OF SUICIDE- UNVEILING
OTTAWA- SEPTEMBER 15 2013
Martin Kruze- young hockey play- raped abused
as a boy Maple Leaf Gardens- I WAS A PAEDOPHILE'S DREAM- Child Abuse Healing Monument- Toronto-
Canada (Only one of kind on planet)- we
pray 4 the murdered abused kids, suicide kids- and pray 4 the survivors- the
victors..... God bless u- Martin Kruze commited suicide 2 days after the horrid
small verdict... now the paedphiles are back on 85 more charges.
Honouring our troops- thank u
September 11, 2001- Canadians Remember-
somebody has 2 care- God bless our troops
Child Abuse Healing Monument-
Toronto-Canada
child abuse- if we all don't stop this- who will?
suicide by bullying- 11 year old Canadian child- just couldn't
take it- only child-BULLYCIDE
Nova Scotia Home 4 Coloured Children-
hundreds of lives destroyed by systemic child abuse (mind rape/physical
torture/sexual assault) by black on black abuse- Nova Scotians - Canada wants inquiry
Phoenix Sinclair- takin from beloved
foster parents and beaten 2 death and horrible abused by mother and live in
partner- she didn't make it 2 five years old folks...
Jamie from Ottawa- bullycide- are u happy now????
hey Canada- the face of bullycide
Beautiful Courtney A. Brown of Nova
Scotia- tortured and destroyed by peers-
BULLYCIDE
Rehtaeh Parson- raped, tortured by peers- not one institution in Nova Scotia saved her-
BULLYCIDE
VICTIMS NEED JUSTICE FROM PAEDOPHILES-
IT'S TIME CANADA- r kids matter
sex /labour slave trafficking of children
and women- globally 80 million
MURDER BY BULLYCIDE- OUR AMANDA
TODD- Canada is going 1,000 BULLYCIDES-
Let's Step Up Canada
--------------------------------
LINKS ON BULLYING AND CHILD ABUSE- (Mind
Rape/Physical Torture/Sexual Assault)
FOR KIDS- TWEENS-TEENS-YOUNGBLOODS- But
perhaps most of all..... each and every Canadain Adult- we must take more
responsibility and be more vigilant:
To
learn more about bullying and if u r being abused- check out:
RespectED: Violence & Abuse Prevention
If
you are a victim of bullying, call The Kids Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868.
----------------------
14 f**king years
old?????????????????????????????? HEY
BIKER FRIENDS- STREET PEERS- PASS THIS ONE ON - hang his junk 2 the jailyard wall- a-n-o-n-y-m-o-u-s help darlins!
Soccer coach guilty of sex assault
STEVE BRUCE COURT REPORTER
sbr uce@herald.ca @CH_cour ts
A Halifax soccer coach has pleaded guilty
to s exually assau lting one of his players, a 14-year-old girl, last fall.
Konstanty (Kostek) Bedoa-Gorski, 24,
entered the plea Tuesday in Halifax provincial court.
Bedoa-Gorski, a psychology student at
Saint Mary’s University, will be sentenced Dec. 18.
Judge Michael Sherar ordered the young
man to co-operate with the preparation of a presentence report.
Defence lawyer Thomas Singleton told the
court the sentencing date would allow his client to finish this semester at
SMU.
But the south-end Halifax university
announced later Tuesday that Bedoa-Gorski had been suspended and barred from
campus.
A dis ciplinary hearing will b e held as
soon as possible, a university spokesman said.
SMU was in the national headlines last
week for a frosh week chant encouraging the rape of underage girls.
Bedoa-Gorski abused the girl last
October.
He was also charged with sexual
interference. That charge will be withdrawn after he is sentenced for sexual
assault.
Bedoa-Gorski remains free on an under
taking , with conditions banning him from using the Internet, having contact
with children under the age of 16 and going to schools, parks, playgrounds and
other places known to be frequented by kids.
He’s forbidden from communicating with
the victim or going to her home. The girl’s identity is protected by a
publication ban.
Bedoa-Gorski was director of MAPS Elite,
a Halifax-based program for high-performance soccer players between the ages
of 12 and 16 .
He’s also coached in Soccer Nova Scotia’s
provincial program, at the Farias Soccer Academy and with clubs such as Cole
Harbour, Dartmouth United, Halifax Dunbrack and Dartmouth FC.
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IDLE NO MORE CANADA- our beautiful First
Peoples of 10,000 years- u matter-Canada matters
}} this
day and age.... u would come 2 Canada and trophy hunt OUR BEARS????- let alone
the First Peoples of 10,000 years in Canada- u would insult our First Peoples- had to cry- watched this on APTN- Canada's
First Peoples Television Station- how could we not mourn and cry- and 2 leave
the carcass- like the billion buffalo stolen from USA First Peoples.... Come
one it's 2013
Bear Witness: a film by BC's Coastal First
Nations
Published on Sep 3, 2013
When 'Cheeky' the bear is ambushed and
decapitated in front of a lone witness, a chain of events is set in motion up
and down the coast. You're the next link.
imho- we must all work 2gether 4 our
environment- and yes we need our own energy and use our own oil- Cape Breton
toxic wasteland is now a children's
park- we must stop using oil, gas whatever from HERITICAL MUSLIMS who are
destroying Muslims like pirannas every damm day in the Middle East, Africas and
Asias..... we just cannot continue 2 condone this kind of world in 2013-
God bless our Canada- I always picture God looking like Chief Dan
George :-)
Idle No More Canada- our beloved First Peoples 10,000 years- our Canada children- our wolves (my very
favourite creature- haunting- beautiful-inspiring) - let's look after Canada
now
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The Wolves
The Gray Wolf (Canis lupus; also spelled Grey
Wolf, see spelling differences; also known as Timber Wolf or Wolf) is a mammal
in the order Carnivora. The Gray Wolf shares a common ancestry with the
domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris), as evidenced by DNA sequencing and
genetic drift studies. Gray wolves were once abundant and distributed over much
of North America, Eurasia, and the Middle East. Today, for a variety of
human-related reasons, including widespread habitat destruction and excessive
hunting, wolves inhabit only a very limited portion of their former range.
Though listed as a species of least concern for extinction worldwide, for some
regions including the Continental United States, the species is listed as
endangered or threatened.
IF U LOVE WOLVES PLZ ENJOY IT!! SAVE THEM!!
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UBC student leaders quit over rape chant
September 12, 2013 - 7:02am By THE
CANADIAN PRESS
Same chant recited at SMU earlier this
month
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Tenancy rules eased for abuse victims
September 11, 2013 - 7:20pm By THE
CHRONICLE HERALD
Nova Scotia is making it easier for abuse
victims to get out of leases early without financial penalties.
“The worry about a lease could prevent
someone from leaving a dangerous situation,” John Joyce-Robinson, the justice
department’s director of victim services, said Wednesday in a news release.
Through changes to the Residential
Tenancies Act, victims can now work with victim services to end year-to-year
leases with one month’s notice instead of three months and end fixed-term
leases before the stated end date.
Tenants who would previously had to pay
the rent for the rest of the lease can now apply to have the financial
responsibility reduced.
For more information, call victim
services at 1-888-470-0773.
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ABUSED CHILDREN'S HEALING MONUMENT- TORONTO- CANADA
Canada Child Abuse Healing Monument- the
quilts- Martin Kruze - We Remember - 2 honour those who survived horrific child
abuse and paedophiles- and those who did not.... Martin Kruze ("Iwas a
Paedophiles dream") little boy who loved playing hockey at Maple Leaf
Gardens- commited suicide 3 days after horrid 2 year sentence of paedophiles
who abused 80 little boys who just loved hockey..... We remember Martin...
here's to the One Billion Rising- around the world- breaking the chains- no
more abuses and - no more damm excuses.... Canada's stepping on up hard...
Martin Harold Kruze who told the story of
his horrendous abuse at Maple Leaf Gardens- COMMITED SUICIDE- at tender 23 yrs
of age- AT THE LITTLE BIT OF JAIL TIME
THE PAEDOPHILE MONSTERS GOT.... Dr. Michael Irving built the
ONLY.....Children's Abused Surviivors Healing Monument- which is in Toronto,
Ontario- Canada- Martin Kruze PAEDOPHILE
ABUSED – COMMITED SUICIDE AT 23 YRS OF AGE...
I WAS A PAEDOPHILES DREAM’.....
Martin Kruze- I was a Paedophile's
Dream- young hockey player- 3 days after
PAEDOPHILE'S 2 YEAR VERDICT- young hockey
play Martin Kruze was so distraught = he commited suicide
Martin Kruze on Reaching Out Child Abuse
Monument- TORONTO, CANADA
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The Child Abuse Healing
Monument- Toronto - Ontario- Canada- the only one of it's kind in the
world- Honours Martin Kruze who opened
the door VERY PUBLIC- on evil child abuse PAEDOPHILES- THE TACKY LITTLE SENTENCE of abusing so many
little boys- caused Martin Kruze 2 commit suicide- in his early 20s- "I was a PAEDOPHILE'S dream"- 4 all the Martin Kruze kids and those who did
make it.... as CHILDREN OF THE SECRET... be silent no longer- we are all paedophile hunters.... and we love
our children in our Canada...
Martin Kruze- I was a Paedophile's
Dream- young hockey player- 3 days after
PAEDOPHILE'S 2 YEAR VERDICT- young
hockey play Martin Kruze was so distraught = he commited suicide
Martin Kruze on Reaching Out Child Abuse
Monument- TORONTO, CANADA
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ANONYMOUS: Message to
pedophiles
We are anonymous. We are
defenders of the internet. We are yet again on the heels of pedofiles around
the world.
There are many websites with
children being exposed and it is not right morally, legally or in respect to
human rights.
Pedofiles of the internet
this is a warning to you. This is a warning to your supporters and anyone that
takes part in your sick world. We will come for you.
We will find you. We will
shut down your websites and kick you out.
You are not welcome here and
we have had enough of you.
Leave our children alone and
while you are at it leave the rest of the planet alone.
This is not a threat, this
is a promise. We will hunt you down and exterminate you like cockroaches.
You are the lowest form of
life on this planet and it is time for you to be extinguished.
We are the ones that will do
this task. We are Anonymous. We are the great Legion. Everyone, from all walks
of life have joined in this fight.
People in every country, in
every race and every religion all have the same belief. The belief that our
children deserve to be safe.
The pedophiles have not gone
away and we must join forces to make it happen. We need to put all of our
resources together to get these evil people away from our children.
There are many of you that
are concerned about the same issue. Now is your time to act. Get involved.
We do not forgive we do not
forget expect us we are legion, and we are coming for you pedophiles.
ANONYMOUS: PAEDOPHILES
Anonymous : Pédophilie d'état, nous savons.
Appel à la reconnaissance de la Pédophilie d'État
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cher speaks on the common sense of
'feminism'
GET THE POINT- IT'S LIKE CHER SAYS 2 question r u a feminist still??
Cher on the art of the comeback
A conversation with Cher on working with
Lady Gaga and singing for Jackie O
by Elio Iannacci on Sunday, September 8,
2013 8:00pm
Q: So many young performers like Taylor
Swift don’t want to identify as feminists. Why is that?
A: What is the bad connotation with
feminism? When women have full control of their bodies, when women get paid
exactly the same as men, when everything that happens for men happens for
women, I can stop calling myself a feminist.
AND..
READER’S CORNER
‘How many of you are feminists?’
I remember being in high school in Mr.
Plato’s Global History class when he point-blank asked the students: “How many
of you are feminists?"
Only about three of us raised our hands.
Plato told them all they were doorknobs (or something to that effect,
lovingly) and explained that feminism is the basic b elief in equality,
something the other kids had never considered before.
Kids aren’t taught about feminism — not
what it actually is, anyway. They close their eyes and imagine feminists as fat
lesbians, frothing at the mouth and hating men while they stuff their faces
with three-day-old tuna casserole.
They don’t think of their mothers,
struggling to make the same pay as the men at work. They don’t see their older
sisters dealing with misogyny each and every day as a university student. They
don’t see their neighbour being raped, their best friend b eing turned down
for jobs, or their grandmother being forced to stay home because that was her
“place."
Kids need to know what feminism is,
because feminism is how we’re all going to make our world a better place.
Making each group equal is how we move beyond issues like what’s happening in
our university system, in or our political system, in or our workplaces and in
our schools.
You have to teach people when they are
young that all people deserve equal respect, or else you’ll lose them. Why are
kids in their first year of university so quick to accept a sexist chant?
Because they don’t know any better, and that’s our fault.
We have to do better for the girls and
the boys, or else the next generation will lose something that’s been
essential in shaping the current generation: the ongoing fight for gender
equality.
Christie Blotnicky, Halifax
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IDLE NO MORE CANADA- our beautiful First
Peoples of 10,000 years- u matter-Canada matters
}} this day and age.... u would come 2 Canada
and trophy hunt OUR BEARS????- let alone the First Peoples of 10,000 years in
Canada- u would insult our First Peoples-
had to cry- watched this on APTN- Canada's First Peoples Television
Station- how could we not mourn and cry- and 2 leave the carcass- like the
billion buffalo stolen from USA First Peoples.... Come one it's 2013
Bear Witness: a film by BC's Coastal First
Nations
Published on Sep 3, 2013
When 'Cheeky' the bear is ambushed and
decapitated in front of a lone witness, a chain of events is set in motion up
and down the coast. You're the next link.
imho- we must all work 2gether 4 our
environment- and yes we need our own energy and use our own oil- Cape Breton
toxic wasteland is now a children's
park- we must stop using oil, gas whatever from HERITICAL MUSLIMS who are
destroying Muslims like pirannas every damm day in the Middle East, Africas and
Asias..... we just cannot continue 2 condone this kind of world in 2013-
God bless our Canada- I always picture God looking like Chief Dan
George :-)
Idle No More Canada- our beloved First Peoples 10,000 years- our Canada children- our wolves (my very
favourite creature- haunting- beautiful-inspiring) - let's look after Canada
now
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The Wolves
The Gray Wolf (Canis lupus; also spelled Grey
Wolf, see spelling differences; also known as Timber Wolf or Wolf) is a mammal
in the order Carnivora. The Gray Wolf shares a common ancestry with the
domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris), as evidenced by DNA sequencing and
genetic drift studies. Gray wolves were once abundant and distributed over much
of North America, Eurasia, and the Middle East. Today, for a variety of
human-related reasons, including widespread habitat destruction and excessive
hunting, wolves inhabit only a very limited portion of their former range.
Though listed as a species of least concern for extinction worldwide, for some
regions including the Continental United States, the species is listed as
endangered or threatened.
IF U LOVE WOLVES PLZ ENJOY IT!! SAVE THEM!!
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REMEMBERING IN CANADA- WHY WE ARE
FREE
- and not 2 stomp on all the rights
and privileges that so many Canadians died 2 ensure we and our future children
and theirs may have.... honour ur military, militia, reservists, rangers and
special forces- it's the least we can do...
"You have to remember, I am one of
the many that gave you the freedom you have enjoyed all your life,” said
94-year-old Henry Kriwkon.
“The iconic photograph, as you know,
captures two things,” Coleman said. “The pain of separation and the value of
duty.”
‘Wait for me, Daddy’ photo immortalized
in bronze
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