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__//**School Official**//__

__Cyberbullying:__ Cyberbullying is when someone gets bullied online.

"Cyber Bullying Statistics - Bullying Statistics." //Bullying Statistics - Teen Violence, Anger, Bullying, Treatment Options//. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. <[]>.

__Statistics:__ From the i-SAFE foundation, the Harvard County Examiner, and the Cyber Bullying Research Center show that:
 * 1) Over half of adolescents and teens have been bullied online and around the same number have engage in bullying
 * 2) More than 1 in 3 young people have experienced cyber threats online
 * 3) About 25 percent of adolescents have been bullied through the internet or through text messages
 * 4) More than half of the people that have been cyber bullied have not told anyone about it
 * 5) Less than 1 in 5 cyber bullying cases have been reported to law enforcement
 * 6) Girls are more likely to be involved in cyber bullying than boys
 * 7) 1 in 10 adolescents have had embarrassing images taken
 * 8) About Half of adolescents experience some form of cyber bullying but 10 to 20 percent experience it regularly
 * 9) Cyber Bullying affects all races
 * 10) Cyber bullying victims are more likely to have low self esteem and consider suicide

(@GoldmanRussell), Russell Goldman. "Phoebe Prince Death: Nine Teens Charged with Cyberbullying Massachusetts Girl to Suicide - ABC News." //ABCNews.com: Daily News, Breaking News and Video Broadcasts - ABC News//. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. <[]>.

__Phoebe Prince:__
 * Phoebe Prince was a 15 year old girl.
 * She hanged herself after being tortured at school and through text messages.
 * Nine other teenagers have been charged in the unrelenting bullying of Phoebe.
 * Two of the teenagers were charged with statutory rape
 * Plus they were charged with civil rights violations
 * She was harassed by older girls because of a relationship that she had with and older football player.
 * She had just recently moved to Massachusetts from Ireland.
 * Her death was a response to three months strait of bullying and going through a hard break up with her boyfriend who also then started to bully her.
 * Phoebe's younger sister found her body in the stairwell January 14th.

"Central York AUP." //POLCYRK815.pdf//. 21 Mar. 2011. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .

__Central York's AUP:__
 * It is the districts goal to protect there users from harassment and any other unwanted or unsolicited electronic communications
 * Anyone who receives any threatening or unwelcome electronic communication shall tell a teacher or administrator right away
 * Any network users that inadvertently accesses an inappropriate site shall also tell a teacher or administrator right way
 * Network users shall not reveal any personal information to any other users on the network
 * Users are expected to act responsible, ethical, and in a legal manner following the districts policies
 * Accepted rules of network etiquette and Federal and State laws apply

I think that the point about getting a teacher or administrator right away if there is any problems should be kept in the AUP.

__My own AUP:__
 * It should be the goal of everybody in my district to so stop all kinds of bullying but cyberbullying especially
 * Anyone who sees or receives any threats or unwelcome electronic communications should tell a teacher or administrator right away
 * Anyone who also inadvertently accesses an inappropriate site should also tell a teacher or administrator right away
 * No one on the network should put any kind of personal information on the network
 * All users should act responsible and in a legal matter according to my districts policies
 * Users should follow the rules of network etiquette and federal and State laws would apply

Some disciplinary action for users violating the AUP would be:
 * They would be warned
 * Next they would be banned from network
 * Then they would be banned for even longer period of time and be suspended

"Educators, Officials Look to Get Students Involved to Fight Cyberbullying." Andrew Neff. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. . __School Officials can make students aware of cyberbullying by:__ Having meetings to talk about and ask question about this topic or hand out forums to the students to inform them about this topic.

Chaker, Anne Marie. "Schools Move to Stop Spread of 'cyberbullying'" //Post-Gazette.com//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. . __School Officials can stop cyberbullying by:__ Schools are adding cyberbullying to there code of conduct, other schools have there own rules that try and stop cyberbullying on school property.

Chaker, Anne Marie. "Schools Move to Stop Spread of 'cyberbullying'" //Post-Gazette.com//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. . __Some legal issues that schools may face are:__ Students like everyone else have there first amendment rights that schools can't cross and the supreme court ruled that to suppress students schools need to show that they aim to prevent substantial disruption.

Kennedy, Sindie Spencer. //The Challenge: A Publication of the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. . __Some ways that schools can prevent cyberbullying are:__ Some schools prevent students from accessing certain websites and from using there cell phones on school ground plus they monitor the schools technology.

"Focus Adolescent Services: Bullying - What Parents and Teachers Must Know." //Focus Adolescent Services: Help Your Teen and Heal Your Family//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. . __Some actions that school officials can take if they suspect cyberbullying are:__ They could send out school surveys to observe the problem then they could hold an intervention where all parents, students, and school staff can help ensure that students can learn in a safe environment.