Cyber-bullying: Another main type of bullying?
By:
Robert Slonje and
Peter K. Smith
Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/
This article talks about the different researches of cyber-bullying and how people bully others
through technology. The authors support their statement of another form of bullying existing with studies from experts. The main point of the article is to inform readers that there is indeed another form of bullying through technology. Cyber-bullying seems to be targeting kids and teens around the ages of 11-17 years old. It occurs through text messaging, email, phone calls, and social media. Several of kids claim they are bullied online by other people or even random people from the web that just harass others for little to no reason most cases.
Organization: Stomp Out Bullying
STOMP Out Bullying was created in 2005 by Ross Ellis. The organization's target location is all around the United States. Several celebrities such as Mario Lopez and Nick Cannon have participated and helped the program. Also, companies such as Nestle Wonka Nerds have also donated and partnered with STOMP Out Bullying. According to the organization, you can simply be apart of it by doing your own spread and help of preventing bullying. STOMP Out Bullying focuses on reducing and preventing bullying, sexting, racism, and decreasing violence in schools across the U,S, The organization also helps parents how to keep their kids safe. Their goal ultimately is to decrease the violence and harassment of between kids in schools and outside of school.
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