HERE ARE 11 FACTS ABOUT CYBER BULLYING
. Nearly 43% of kids have been bullied online
. 70% of students report seeing frequent bullying online
. Over 80% of teens use a cell phone regularly, making it the most
common medium for cyber bullying
. 68% of teens agree that cyber bullying is a serious problem
. 81% of young people think bullying online is easier to get away
with than bullying in person
· 90% of teens who have seen social-media bullying say they have ignored it. 84%
have seen others tell cyber bullies to stop
· Only 1 in 10 victims
will inform a parent or trusted adult of their abuse
·Girls are about
twice as likely as boys to be victims and perpetrators of cyber bullying
· About 58% of kids
admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. More than 4 out say it has happened more than once
· Bullying victims are
2 to 9 times more likely to consider committing suicide
· About 75% of
students admit they have visited a website bashing another student
Facts from https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-facts-about-cyber-bullying