Posts Tagged ‘cyberbullying’
Bully sent to prison for three years
Dax Catalano was a 16-year-old high school junior in Maine when his life changed in 2011. He started dating a new girl and in January began receiving threatening messages on Facebook. The bully, Jacob Estes, told Dax he was going to cut off his hands and kick his teeth …
Singapore, the Philippines and Quebec tackle cyberbullying
Everyone knows that www stands for the World Wide Web. So, obviously the Internet is global. Consequently, cyberbullying is worldwide as well. We’ve written about this issue before and it continues to be a concern in many countries. In 2012, two countries considering legislation aimed at …
Cyber Bullying Among the Youth
The following is an excerpt from student Denisse Lim’s thesis paper, which she wrote for her school the MGC New Life Christian Academy in the Philippines. Her paper addresses the causes, effects and prevention of cyberbullying. Introduction With the rising rate of Filipino Internet users …
Cyberbully hears from teen’s mom
Florida mom Debbie Piscitella allegedly took matters into her own hands in protecting her daughter, McKenna. The fourteen year old was the victim of cyberbullying on Facebook. Comments included name-calling and vile remarks such as she’s “a fat ******whale and didn’t deserve to live because she …
Bullies too young to prosecute
Bullying, whether the traditional school-yard shove or by cell phone or online, knows no age limit. We came across a story out of Ireland that raises an issue not previously considered. Can you be under the age of prosecution and therefore get away with bullying …
“Scumbag Teachers” merits suspension
Three seniors at George Washington High School in San Francisco were given three-day suspensions for what they wrote on a Tumblr page. Titled “Scumbag Teachers” the students were accused by the principal of cyberbullying. They were also banned from attending their graduation ceremony and the …
