This document discusses whether stopping cyberbullying can lower teenage suicide numbers. It defines cyberbullying as bullying online or through messaging devices. Cyberbullying often occurs when teens are bored and have unlimited access to technology. Victims of cyberbullying may experience depression and have even committed suicide after being cyberbullied. The document examines the effects of cyberbullying on victims and how it can drive them to desperate acts.

1. Can stoppingCan stopping
cyberbullying lowercyberbullying lower
teenage suicide numbers?teenage suicide numbers?
Tammie LeeTammie Lee
Reading AReading A
11/27/1011/27/10

2. IntroductionIntroduction
 When a child, preteen, or teen is tormented,When a child, preteen, or teen is tormented,
threatened, harassed, humiliated, or otherwisethreatened, harassed, humiliated, or otherwise
targeted by another child, preteen, or teen.targeted by another child, preteen, or teen.
 ““People are starting to realize words can do more thanPeople are starting to realize words can do more than
hurt somebody. It can cause them to do desperate,hurt somebody. It can cause them to do desperate,
desperate things.”desperate things.”
 There are no reliable statistics for the number of teenThere are no reliable statistics for the number of teen
suicidessuicides

3. Why do people cyberbully?Why do people cyberbully?
 Technology and messaging is available toTechnology and messaging is available to
them for a long period of timethem for a long period of time
 No supervisionNo supervision
 Lack of activityLack of activity
 Lack of maturityLack of maturity

4. What is cyberbullying?What is cyberbullying?
 Cyberbullying is to bully online or withCyberbullying is to bully online or with
any other messaging device like textany other messaging device like text
messagingmessaging

5. When does cyberbullying occur?When does cyberbullying occur?
 When kids are bored and they have too muchWhen kids are bored and they have too much
time on their hands and too many tech toystime on their hands and too many tech toys
available to them for a long time.available to them for a long time.
 Outside of school hoursOutside of school hours

6. Where does cyberbullying occur?Where does cyberbullying occur?
 On the computerOn the computer
 ChatsChats
 Instant messagingInstant messaging
 EmailsEmails
 Message boardsMessage boards
 Social networkingSocial networking
sitessites
 Text messagesText messages

7. How does cyberbullying affect theHow does cyberbullying affect the
victim?victim?
 Children have killed each other and committedChildren have killed each other and committed
suicide after being involved in a cyberbullyingsuicide after being involved in a cyberbullying
incidentincident
 Poor academic performancePoor academic performance
 DepressionDepression
 Further isolationFurther isolation

8. Middle School English TeacherMiddle School English Teacher
 They teach courses in English language andThey teach courses in English language and
literatureliterature
 $70,800 in the state of Maryland$70,800 in the state of Maryland
 There will be 27,330 teaching jobs taken inThere will be 27,330 teaching jobs taken in
Maryland by 2016Maryland by 2016
 The percent change from 2006 to 2016 is 18%The percent change from 2006 to 2016 is 18%
 Elementary school teacher, High schoolElementary school teacher, High school
teacher, Counselor, Principalteacher, Counselor, Principal

9. High School Career academiesHigh School Career academies
 River Hill HighRiver Hill High
SchoolSchool
 AccountingAccounting
AcademyAcademy
 I like mathI like math

10. State University of New York atState University of New York at
PotsdamPotsdam
 Potsdam, New YorkPotsdam, New York
 $23,495$23,495
 You need to take the SATS and ACTS to getYou need to take the SATS and ACTS to get
inin
 The mascot are The BearsThe mascot are The Bears

11. Community ServiceCommunity Service
 I volunteered at Grassroots, a place I can babyI volunteered at Grassroots, a place I can baby
sit kids who are mentally retardedsit kids who are mentally retarded
 I like kidsI like kids
 I donate cans every yearI donate cans every year

12. Prior Job ExperiencePrior Job Experience
 BabysittingBabysitting
 PetsittingPetsitting

13. CitingCiting
 Google imagesGoogle images