Meza 1
Jennifer Meza
English 1A
Professor Richards
20 July 2017
Abstract
Cyber-bullying is growing in our society affecting many young children and teenagers.
This paper explores the severity of the issue, in schools, and online. Technology, now, has grown
and enabled the typical classroom bullying to persist outside and into students’ homes. Cyber
bullying has become a continuous issue brought up in the media, giving teachers and parents
resources before it arises, but still the message fails to get across. With such publicity, it is
forcing parents, teachers and policymakers to finally step up and do something about it. Such
studies suggest that cyber-bullying poses a threat to children’s health and well-being leading to
loneliness, and depression. Not to mention, it can have lasting repercussions on kids such as
mental health problems, low self-esteem, and the possibility of suicide.
Children are becoming more and more vulnerable to these types of cyber-bullying as
technology is becoming their lifeline. The increasing amount of time spent on the internet makes
them susceptible to such abuse. Cyber-bullying comes in many forms, such as harassment,
cyberstalking, and abuse. Schools, and parents have become blind to these acts believing that
such experiences don’t occur. Ways to keep them involved are limiting time spent on internet,
promoting self-confidence, as well as letting children know it is okay to confide in you. This
paper will explore the ways in which cyber bullying occurs, who it is happening to, and what can
be done as well as what is being done about it. Also, I will seek to clear up the misconceptions
that have arisen on the topic of bullying, while also linking suicide to cyber-bullying.
Nevertheless, this can be a sensitive topic, but it is also one of those topics that bring clarity once
more information is known about it.