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1. A definition I would give to cyberbullying is harassing someone through some sort of electronic device.

2. 10 Facts About Cyberbullying "Cyberbullying Statistics You Should Know." //TrueCare Blog//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. . "Cyberbullying Statistics | PureSight | Cyberbullying." //Parental Control | PureSight//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .
 * 20.8% of the kids have been cyberbullied in their lifetime
 * 17% have been cyberbullied at least once in the previous 30 days
 * 13.3% have been cyberbullied by rumors online
 * 14.3% have been cyberbullied by mean or hurtful comments online
 * 7.2% have been threatened online.
 * 18% of the 10-11 year olds surveyed have been cyber bullied while at home.
 * 6% of 9-16 year olds have been sent nasty or hurtful messages online, and 3% have sent such messages to others.
 * Over half of those who received bullying messages were fairly or very upset.
 * One in 13 of the 15-16 year olds report receiving nasty or hurtful messages online.
 * Those who have been bullied online are more likely to have been bullied on a social networking site or by instant messaging than by email, in gaming sites or chatrooms.

3. Phoebe Prince committed suicide on January 14 due to being bullied horribly by nine students. She was sexually harassed by the boys and stalked by the girls. They would text her terrible things and pushed her to the point where she took her own life.

LaCapria, Kim. "9 Teens Arrested in Phoebe Prince Cyberbullying Case." //The Inquisitr | News//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .

4. The AUP is the rights that the students and teachers have on the school's computers. It limits you from doing school inappropriate things on the computers without a consequence. Some examples are looking up inappropriate things, terrorism on computers, cyberbullying, and many other things you should not do at school.

//CENTRAL YORK SCHOOL DISTRICT- AUP//. PDF.

5. I think child pornography rules, bullying rules, plagiarism, and terrorism rules should definitely stay. They are all completely inappropriate, especially at school. I think it is good to make a log of what you did on the computer that day from your history. That way, teachers can make sure all students are on task and not doing school inappropriate things.

6. As a student or school worker you may not break the computer rules without consequence. You may not search or use explicit images. You may not bully or harass online. You may not terrorize online. You must focus on the assignment your teacher has given you and not play games and watch videos. Plagiarism is not acceptable and you will fail the assignment.

7. A good discipline would be restriction from computers. If repeated possible suspension. Plagiarism is illegal and will come with a consequence determined on the severity. Researching explicit images may be breaking child pornography laws. Breaking any of these rules should result in loss of computer usage.

8. School officials can show a video or give a lecture to the school so they are aware of cyberbullying. They can show real life cases of cyberbullying to show how serious it really is. This may open people's eyes so they won't cyberbully. If kids learn that kids have committed suicide from cyberbullying, they most likely won't be cruel enough to do that to a classmate.

"Be Web Aware - Cyberbullying." //WebAware | WebAverti//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .

9. School officials can stop cyberbullying by telling kids to talk to them if they are being cyberbullied. They can track down the bully and punish them. If the punishment was bad enough it would scare other bullies from cyberbullying too. This might help stop cyberbullying at a school. Another very effective method is just making the students aware of how serious cyberbullying is and show examples of students that committed suicide.

"Preventing Cyberbullying in Schools and the Community - National Center." //National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention - National Center//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .

10. School officials may have the problem of violating a student's rights by confiscating their phone, iPod, laptop, etc. and get into legal issues. Even if they are just trying to stop cyberbullying, the don't have a warrant to do so and the student could take legal action if they felt like it.

Hoffman, Jan. "How Should Schools Handle Cyberbullying? - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. 27 June 2010. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .

11. School officials can prevent cyberbullying by giving lectures, having bullying meetings to hear the opinions of students, and by not allowing social networking websites and cellphones in school. This may not stop cyberbullying at home but it would make school a safe place for students to come to. Kids sharing their opinions on cyberbullying may help school officials find out what would really end cyberbullying for good.

"Ten Tips to Prevent Cyberbullying." //HotChalk Learning Management System Connecting Teachers, Students and Parents//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .

12. First, confront them victim. Find out how bad the bullying is. If not bad tell the victim some tips to get the bully to stop. If it continues or gets worse, find the bully and tell them to stop. If they don't punish the student. If it still continues you may want to take legal action and inform the parents of the students.

"Teacher World » How Should Schools Respond to Cyberbullying?" //Teaching Education | Get a Teaching Degree and Become a Teacher//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .