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Article: Cyber bullying a growing problem schools can help students address.(Online Trends)
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- Education Technology News
- Article date:
- April 1, 2005
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A new study from the University of California, Los Angeles, reveals that bullying is a much more common problem than most educators think, with nearly half of sixth graders being subjected to intimidation at least once a week. Verbal abuse was one of the more common forms.
"Bullying is a problem that large numbers of kids confront on a daily basis at school; it's not just an issue for the few unfortunate ones," said Jaana Juvonen, a UCLA professor of psychology and coauthor of the study. "The students who were beat up and those who were called names were equally bothered. Kids reported feeling humiliated, anxious or disliking school on days when they reported ...