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Cyber-bullying
Bullying was pretty much restricted to the schoolyard a few years ago. A child might have dreaded going to school, but at least home was a safe haven. No longer. The internet has brought a new kind of bullying, and it has brought it right into our homes, sometimes without parents even being aware that it's happening. Cyber-bullying takes many forms: abusive e-mails, hate websites, rumour-mongering in chat rooms, distribution of embarrassing photographs. The results can be even more devastating than old-style bullying, and longer lasting. What happens in the schoolyard usually stays in the schoolyard, but activity on the internet is available for the whole world to see, and potentially never goes away.
In the faceless and seemingly anonymous world of the internet, innocent chat can easily degenerate, moving quickly from angry words, to the spreading of vicious rumours, to the creation of hate sites. Recently in New Brunswick, cyber-bullying led to a violent incident in the real world. Police linked a stabbing at a school cafeteria in the Richibucto area to it. Police in Nova Scotia are reporting an increase in cyber-bullying complaints, and Regina has created a bylaw dealing with cyber-bullying. On Prince Edward Island, schools and police are working together to try to prevent cyber-bullying. Sally Pitt has prepared a special two-part report for CBC-TV. CBC.ca has gathered together this material to help parents and young people deal with this growing problem.
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From CBC News:
CBC Saskatchewan, April 25, 2006: Regina bylaw to target cyber-bullies CBC New Brunswick, March 14, 2006: School launches fight against cyber-bullies CBC Health and Science, Feb. 20, 2006: Schools tackle cyber-bullying CBC New Brunswick, Feb. 16, 2006: Cyber-bullying likely linked to stabbing: RCMP CBC Nova Scotia, May 16, 2005: Cyber-bullying complaints on the rise In Depth: Cyber-bullying Media Awareness Network Dealing with bullies Bullybusters.org Bully B'ware Productions Stop Bullying Me Alfred University study of hazing on college sports teams, 1999 Stophazing.org ( CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites.)
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