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=Survey Results=

1. When asked, How many of students have a formspring, facebook, myspace, or any other form of social networking websites, 115 people said they did out of 7 classes.

2. We then asked, How many of you know someone who has been a victim of cyber-bullying through texts, ims, bbms, facebook, formspring, etc, 102 people said they did.

*This means that **85% of students** we asked know someone who has been cyber-bullied.
3.The third question we asked was, Do any of you feel like you have bullied another person over text, facebook, im, bbm, or any other form of technology, 48 people said they felt like they have.

***40% of students** said that they feel like they have been bullied themselves.
4.The last question we asked was, How many of you think cyber-bullying can be stopped, not one person from any of the 7 classes we asked rose their hand.

=Articles=

http://www.cyberbullying.us/Cyberbullying_Identification_Prevention_Response_Fact_Sheet.pdf - For prevention youth should develop a relationship with an adult they can trust - If possible, teens should ignore the bullying - Be responsible and make sure no personal information is released on the internet.
 * Cyber Bullying**
 * Identification, Prevention, and Response:**

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/govt_politics/148977/125/Cyber-bullying-could-become-a-crime-in-Arkansas -   "Only 10 percent of kids report being cyber-bullied when they are, so we need to improve that," Dr. Erick Messias said. - Kids don't share their problems with adults because of trust issues. - The point of this article is to make cyber bullying a crime.
 * Senate to hear presentation on cyber bullying bill:**

http://www.insidebayarea.com/timesstar/ci_17627100 - E-mails, comments, Facebook, Twitter. If there's a way to reach people electronically, there's a way to make them cry. - "This isn't an issue that makes headlines every day, but it affects every single young person in our country," President Obama told the conference. - Until we agree that cyberbullying is an absolutely unacceptable way to treat other people, the cycle of harassment will continue.
 * We need to put a stop to cyber bullying:**

http://plainfield.patch.com/articles/most-students-feel-safe-at-school-bullying-survey-shows - Results from a survey, suggest that cyber bullying is increasing in middle schools - District officials also want to end the culture of silence when it comes to bullying, saying that when bystanders don’t step in and help the victim, then they are actually supporting the bully.
 * Most students feel 'safe' at school, district 202 bullying survey shows:**

=Statistics= > =Quotes=
 * ==== 42% of kids have been bullied while online. 1 in 4 have had it happen more than once. ====
 * ==== 35% of kids have been threatened online. Nearly 1 in 5 have had it happen more than once. ====
 * ==== 21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mail or other messages. ====
 * ==== 58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out of 10 say it has happened more than once. ====
 * ==== 53% of kids admit having said something mean or hurtful to another person online. More than 1 in 3 have done it more than once. ====
 * ==== 58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online. http://www.isafe.org/channels/sub.php?ch=op&sub_id=media_cyber_bullying====

"If you bully somebody face to face, and they get upset, you see them cry and be hurt. When it's over the Internet, you can't see the emotional reaction and go along thinking it's no big deal." - Robin Kowalski