 who is cyber bullying.
Despite the potential damage of cyber bullying, it is alarmingly common among adolescents and teens. According to Cyber bullying statistics from the i-SAFE foundation:
• Over half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online, and about the same number have engaged in cyber bullying.
• More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyberthreats online.
• Over 25 percent of adolescents and teens have been bullied repeatedly through their cell phones or the Internet.
• Well over half of young people do not tell their parents when cyber bullying occurs.
In looking at comments, blogs, and interviewing individuals about bullying, one thing is evident. There is more bullying than school administrators want to admit. There are policies in place. A lot is said and little is done to curb bullying.
Next week we continue our probe into bullying. Anyone with comments or a story about bullying, contact this reporter at (865) 862-0716 or email firstname.lastname@example.org.
© 2009 Bullying Statistics – Stop Bullying, Harrassment, and Violence
By Wes Hall