Cyberbullying
Stand Up To Bullying Day
Bullying in any form can be devastating to the recipient. Students in particular can attest to this as schools are ripe with kids who enjoy picking on others. But it doesn’t stop there. Bullying can happen anywhere: at the workplace, events, online. Two senior boys, Travis Price and David Shepherd, had the courage to stand [...]
John Carosella On Cyberbullying
Earlier this week I posted the first of three installments of my interview with John Carosella, vice president of content control at Blue Coat Systems. He had so much to say that I wanted to break it up into groups. This installment has to do with a topic that I’m very sensitive about and feel [...]
Stop Cyberbullying Day
Yesterday was the official Stop Cyberbullying Day. The idea was created by Andy Carvin of The Digital Divide. Frequent readers will know that I’ve spoken out against cyberbullying in many posts here. It simply defies understanding how people — adults and kids alike — can be so cruel to others. We get angry, sure — [...]
Detroit School Takes A Stand Against MySpace
Chalk one up for the good guys! A school in Detroit has taken a stand against MySpace. Specifically, they’re taking a step toward keeping their students safe and deterring cyberbullying behavior by requiring them to take down their MySpace spaces. Letters were sent home with students informing families that if their children are allowed to [...]
Kids Doing Stupid Things for Attention
Remember the class clown that wouldn’t miss an opportunity to crack a joke? How about the bully who would intimidate others to show who was boss? Or perhaps it was the gossiper, the one who knew everything about everyone, and if she didn’t, she wouldn’t hesitate to embellish a little? They all have one thing [...]
“I Wish I Could Disappear”: A Victim of Cyberbullying
She said, “I wish I could disappear”. She was the victim of cyberbullying, and one that was victimized in a way you don’t often hear about. Typically you hear of bullies web sites or instant messaging to harass their victims. Even sending emails to them. But in this situation, someone was pretending to be her [...]
Electronic Voodoo
Looking back at my time in school, I think about the bullies who would enjoy making someone feel inferior. They would obtain for themselves a feeling of power and some notoriety. Kids would know who to stay away from and who not to tick off. Nowadays, with the electronic tools that they have, that feeling [...]