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Summer's Research Page 7.) Identify 5 SURPRISING statistics that relate to cyber-bullying. 8.) What are the laws that relate to cyber-bullying? Where are they currently in place? 9.) Analyze Central York's AUP and handbook. What are the rules and punishments related to cyber-bullying? 10.) What are some ways that cyber-bullying affects teens-both physically and mentally? 11.) What are some ways that teens should address cyber-bullying? 12.) What are some ways cyber-bullying can be prevented?

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 * __Case Study:Ryan Halligan:__**

-Committed suicide on October 7, 2003

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-At first they were only picking on him with words -In 2002 the bullying started again -Constantly bullied -His father taught him how to protect himself if anything were to happen -Threatened him over and over again -Other classmates accused him of being gay -During the summer, ryan was cyber-bullied -Ashley (Ryan's crush) pretended to like him, and called him a loser -When Ryan committed suicide his father was away on a business trip -It was early in the morning when everybody was asleep, that ryan committed suicide -His older sister was first to find his body Norton, Justin M. "Online Bullying Compels States to Act." //Msnbc.com//. Msnbc Digital Network, 21 Feb. 2007. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. . -He was 13 -Ryan's Father started to lobby for legislation in Vermont to improve how schools deal with bullying. -The community made a bullying prevention law in May 2004

ID1148152053, and IBeliEVEinEve. "How Did Ryan Patrick Halligan Die?" //WikiAnswers//. Answers. Web. 28 Feb. 2012. . -He hung himself in his bathroom

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"11 Facts About Cyber Bullying." //Do Something//. Web. 23 Feb. 2012. .

Question 7. 1.) Nearly 42% of kids have been bullied online and almost one in four have had it happen more than once. 2.) Among this percentage, being ignored and disrespected were the most common forms of cyber bullying. 3.) Nine out if ten middle school students have had their feelings hurt online. 4.) About 75% have visited a Web site that bashes on another student. 5.) Four out of ten middle school students have had their password stolen and changed, the bully who did this have also sent messages pretending to be him/her.

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8.) Some states made their own law, like Arkansas, in 2007 they made a law that allows school officials to take action against cyber bullies.Idaho passed a law that allowed the school to suspend students if they harassed another student using a telephone or computer. New York created a system to help track down cyber-bullies.

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9.) If a student is caught cyber-bullying they will always have a punishment. No student will go unpunished if they are caught cyber-bullying.

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10.) Some physical affects of cyber-bullying would be students resulting in self harm. Some mental affects of cyber-bullying would be that students feel as if they don't fit in, or they don't belong. That usually results to depression and anxiety.

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11.) To prevent cyber-bullying you should influence your friends to not and or stop bullying. Another way to stop bullying is to block the cyber-bully's communication. Also you should not post personal information about yourself without your parent/ guardian's permission. If a teen sees or knows of cyber-bullying going on you should tell the person to stop it or if you don't know who is doing it tell the person who is being cyber-bullied to block their number so they wont have to deal with it anymore.

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12.) Some ways that cyber-bullying can be prevented is to tell your friends to never pass harmful messages to someone. Keep a sharp eye out for other students who sem slightly depressed and who don't seem to talk as much because there is a possibility that that student is being cyber-bullied or bullied. If you think that someone is being cyber-bullied you can go up and talk to them about it and try and be their friend.