Cyber Bullying

CYBER BULLYING

“No, you don't know what it's like
When nothing feels all right
You don't know what it's like
To be like me
To be hurt
To feel lost
To be left out in the dark
To be kicked when you're down
To feel like you've been pushed around
To be on the edge of breaking down
And no one's there to save you
No, you don't know what it's like
Welcome to my life” 

--Simple Plan  

          Cyber bullying. It is the new way to reach out and bully someone. You pick up a phone, you go onto Facebook and you type something that causes pain to another person. Students are committing suicide sometimes because of cyber bullying. Punches are no longer thrown in the hallway or classroom. There needs to be something done about cyber bullying and counseling victims of it. Victim? Who is the victim? Immediately, the person who is getting bullied. But have you ever considered that the bully is also a victim? Why are they bullying? Society makes us act out in different ways. For the bully it could be a way to impress a certain group of people they want to belong to. It could be a way for them to relieve their stress (albeit unhealthy).

            So we must attack the route of both problems. We educate the bullies and the bullied. As teachers we need to stand up and ask questions. We need to teach that it both victims can be hurt. For instance, if a bully causes a student to commit suicide the bully could become emotionally unstable for the rest of their life. They may even develop more habits of causing hurt to others. WE NEED TO STOP IT IN ITS TRACKS BEFORE IT CONSUMES ANYONE ELSE. I will always look for a way to protect my students.