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Guide to Prevent
Cyberbullying in Schools
This article tells you everything you need to know about Cyberbullying
and how to stop and prevent it in your school.
If you are a school administrator use our actionable tips, and prevention
methods to make sure your students are safe from cyberbullying
attacks.
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Introduction
Cyberbullying in schools has become a serious challenge for both
educators and parents alike. With students spending more time online,
the number of cyberbullying incidents reported has shot up.
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According to research reports, teens in the United States spend about
9 hours a day on social media while kids in the 8 to 12 age group
spend about 6 hours a day online. As children of all ages spend more
time on social media, the chances of students becoming a victim of
cyberbullying have gone up.
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What is Cyberbullying?
1. Any information on the internet can rapidly spread over the social
media and reach millions. This makes it harder for the victim to carry
on with their day-to-day life.
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2. Unlike bullying, a cyberbullying victim finds it difficult to go to a
safer place online. Even if victims change their social media accounts,
attackers can easily track them down and harass them again.
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David Molak, a sophomore at Alamo Heights High School in Texas
hung himself in his family’s backyard after being constantly
cyberbullied by six to ten students from his school. These students
used fake profiles and accounts to send him a series of abusive
messages that insulted and humiliated him only because he was dating
a popular girl in school. The identities of the perpetrators remain
unknown.
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In 2016, a survey conducted by the Cyberbullying Research Centre
found that nearly 2.57 million students in the age group 12-17 in the
US skipped classes at some point in time due to cyberbullying in
schools.
The survey found that children who were bullied online were also
bullied physically at school.
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When schools and parents refuse to act on cyberbullying or remain
unaware of this issue, the results are not pretty.
It’s clear from these incidents that school administrators and parents
cannot remain on the sidelines and have to take decisive steps to stop
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cyberbullying in schools. School administrators should implement
effective cyberbullying solutions to reduce and prevent such incidents.
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It is quite difficult to find whether the derogatory comment on a
student’s post is really cyberbullying or an insider joke. Cyberbullying
is the repeated harassment over the internet.
The graph shown below shows the number of states that have
implemented various laws against cyberbullying.
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49 states in the US, except for Montana, has implemented a ‘School
Policy’ that mandates all schools under their jurisdiction to have
formal policies to help identify cyberbullying in their schools and take
necessary actions against it.
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To know about the sexting laws which is also a part of cyberbullying
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Types of Cyberbullying
There are different types of cyberbullying such as:
1. Flaming
2. Denigration
3. Impersonation
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4. Trickery or Blackmail
5. Outing
6. Cyberstalking
7. Self-Cyberbullying
This is also a form of self-harm. Some teens who are regularly bullied,
self-cyberbully as a means to mentally prepare themselves for real
bullying incidents.
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8. Trolling
Most online games allow gamers to chat with other players. Some
people misuse the chat feature to harass others online.
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The study also found that students who are perpetrators or victims of
cyberbullying were twice as likely to have been exposed to violent
video games. Around 6% of the survey participants also stated that
the game design was a major cause of cyberbullying.
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Major Causes of Cyberbullying
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Effects of Cyberbullying on Students
These are some of the negative effects cyberbullying can have on its
victims:
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home. The internet finds them wherever they hide and this creates a
fear in them to the extent that they become paranoid.
6. Physical Illness: Extreme stress and fear can also result in physical
illness such as headaches, stomach aches or fever.
The survey of the National Center for Education Statistics shows the
various negative effects of cyberbullying on teens. The negative
effects may affect aspects like self-identity, school work, relationship
with family and friends, and physical health.
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As shown in the above graph, cyberbullying impacts a student’s self-
identity the most. As a result, students may have low self-esteem and
low confidence in themselves. Cyberbullying in schools also has a
strong impact on the academic performance of the victims. Their
grades begin to plummet as they find it hard to concentrate on their
studies and other activities amidst the constant bullying. They start
avoiding their family and friends, slip into depression leading to
physical ailments as well.
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the ages of 11 and 22 conducted by the Iowa State University found
that 54% of LGBT students have been victims of cyberbullying in
schools!
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after he came out as gay. His classmates made an anti-gay Facebook
group and send him hate messages.
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Abrupt shutting down of computer mid use
Increased stress
Depression
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Lost or destroyed clothing, books, electronics, or jewelry
Unexplainable injuries
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Here are 15 indicators that could help identify possible cyberbullying
perpetrators
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Increasingly withdrawn or isolated
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Solutions to Stop & Prevent Cyberbullying
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What Can Schools Do?
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Tips That Schools Could Give Their Students
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What Can Parents Do?
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References: Taking on Cyberbullying, How to Help Teens Cope with
Cyberbullying.
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● Click on the “G Suite” option
● Click on the “Gmail” option to set up the policy for emails and
chats (Hangouts) as shown below.
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● Click on advanced settings option
● Select “objectionable content” under compliances and click on
“add policy”
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● And click on ‘Save’ to activate the policy.
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● Next, click on the “cyberbullying” option and choose “Create New
Policy”
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● Next, select users or domains for which you want to apply the
compliance.
● Click on “Next” option.
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● Select the users you want the policy to be applied and click
“Next” to proceed further.
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● Include or exclude users by specifically mentioning their email id
(if needed) and click “Next”.
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● Next, click “Next” to add customized keywords and set the risk
threshold for your policy.
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● Set up the file sharing conditions for drive documents and files
to be checked for cyberbullying content
● Then click “Next” to set the email conditions that allows you to
monitor emails sent to external domains.
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● Next, set the “Real-time actions to take” when a cyberbullying
content is flagged.
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● Click “Next” to set notification alerts in the event of a violation.
● Hit the “Finish” button to activate the policy.
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● A pop up with policy details and confirmation will appear (as
shown below).
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SysCloud also sends an email after a violation is detected. Here is an
example.
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Enable SysCloud’s Cyberbullying
Policy to monitor your student’s online
activity in real-time.
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