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Article: 1 of 3 Teens and 1 of 6 Preteens are Victims of Cyber Bullying; Teenager Recounts Harrowing Tale of Online Death Threats
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- August 17, 2006
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- As America's kids prepare
to go back to school, national law enforcement leaders released a
poll showing that one in three teens and one in six preteens have
been victims of cyber bullying. The leaders estimate that more than
13 million children aged 6 to 17 were victims of cyber bullying. More
than 2 million of those victims told no one about the attacks.
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Charlotte Chief of Police
Darryl Stephens released the poll and called on every school in
America to have a proven bulling prevention program.
Key findings of the poll of 1,000 kids nationwide were:
-- One-third of all teens (12-17) and one-sixth of children ...