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“Teens Indicted After Allegedly Taunting Girl Who Hanged Herself”. “Parents : Cyber Bullying Led to Teen's Suicide”. “Teen Depression Caused by Cyber bullying”. “ Cyber-bullying highlighted in death of 9-yea r -old girl”.
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“Teens Indicted After Allegedly Taunting Girl Who Hanged Herself”
“Teen’s suicide raises long-standing concerns about cyber-bullying”
“Facebook Horror: Cyber Bullies Harass Teen Even After Suicide”
“What Killed Amanda Todd? A Look at Cyberbullying and Teen Suicide”
4 Hours LATER… Amanda commits suicide
“Three teenage bullies face 'hate crimes' charges over suicide of gay boy, 14, who was tormented online”
Cyberbullying • 52% of students report being cyberbullied • Homosexual and bisexual teens are more likely to report bullying than heterosexual teens • Females are more often the victims of cyberbullying than males. • One million children were harassed, threatened, or subjected to other forms of cyberbullying on Facebook in the past year. • 8% of cyberbulllying victims and 12% of sexting victims have considered ending their own life.
The statistics are undeniable. Around 1 in 5 kids will be cyberbullied. That 1 in 5 may be your friends, your siblings, or even you. Cyberbullying is a pervasive issue that is more common than people believe.