Cyberbullying

Bullying has existed basically since man walked Earth. However, the internet has opened a whole new realm of bullying. It is called cyberbullying, and it's becoming a bigger and bigger issue as it forms. Instead of bullying someone face-to-face, users bully through the internet via some sort of social media/messaging outlet. They say that words hurt more than punches, and cyberbullying is defiantly proving that. In schools, it is becoming harder and harder to monitor children's behaviors online. In the article "Warily, Schools Watch Students on the Internet," it states that, in an interview, educators said that the form of surveillance they use is the old-fashioned word of mouth. As cyberbulling gets worse, I believe that educators need to take an extra step, because a child is not always going to speak up when someone is bullying them…and cyberbullying is leading to more and more deaths. in the article "Girl’s Suicide Points to Rise in Apps Used by Cyberbullies," it mentions just that. A girl, Rebecca, killed herself because she was being cyberbullied. She left clues to her friends and her Kik account, but her mother had no idea that anyone was even bullying her. While laws are being made about cyberbullying, I think it has just evolved so fast to keep up with (from a legal standpoint). This is a sad and awful reality.