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Essay / Cyberbullying: Resolutions from teachers, parents and administrators...
Cyberbullying: Resolutions from teachers, parents and administratorsCyberbullying occurs when children bully each other through any form of electronic technology, for example via the Internet or by SMS on a mobile phone. messages. Cyberbullies do this to torment, threaten, harm, harass, and humiliate other peers in a deliberate and hostile manner, repeatedly. It's between minors on both sides, as soon as an adult is involved it becomes cyber-harassment. Cyberbullying has become more common in schools among adolescents. Teenagers do it out of jealousy, because they have their own problems at home and don't know how to solve them, or they just do it for fun. These include, for example, mean text messages or emails, rumors posted on social networking sites, embarrassing photos, videos or fake profiles. It is important to stop cyberbullying because it can cause serious harm to mental health, academic work, and physical health. It is the responsibility of teachers, parents and administrators to protect their students and children from the vicious Internet. Bullying is aggressive behavior that harms or causes distress. This usually happens when there is an imbalance of power. It involves hitting, kicking, shoving, spitting, taunting, teasing, verbally harassing. Cyberbullying is different from regular bullying because it can occur 24 hours a day. It invades the home and personal space as well as the school environment. Messages and images can be published anonymously and distributed quickly to a wide audience. Bystanders can also become abusers if they transmit emails or text messages. It is extremely difficult and sometimes impossible to trace it. Deleting inappropriate messages after they are published is a challenge. Events can sometimes... middle of paper ...... rch. Cyberbullying is a huge problem today, especially in teenage classrooms. Some teachers don't care and don't heed students' cries for help; they think it’s “part of life.” (Cassidy, Brown, & Jackson, 2012) On the other hand, parents aren't even aware of today's new social media, how quickly and easily cyberbullying can begin or how easily it is difficult to put an end to it. Many students, due to the effects of cyberbullying, have committed suicide because no one came to help them when they needed it. It is important to stop cyberbullying because it can cause serious harm to mental health, academic work, and physical health. It is the responsibility of teachers, parents and administrators to protect their students and children from vicious attacks from their own peers and complete strangers..