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Stay Safe Online
• Refuse to pass along
cyberbullying messages
• Tell friends to stop
cyberbullying
• Block communication
with cyberbullies
• Report cyberbullying to
a trusted adult
How Do Victims React?
Contrary to what cyberbullies may
believe, cyberbullying is a big deal, and
can cause a variety of reactions in teens.
Some teens have reacted in positive
ways to try to prevent cyberbullying by:
• Speaking with other
students, as well as teachers and
school administrators, to develop rules
against cyberbullying
• Deleting messages without reading
them
• Sharing NCPC’s anti-cyberbullying
message with friends
• Talking to a friend about the
bullying
• Reporting the problem to an
Internet service provider or website
moderator
Many youth experience a variety
of emotions when they are cyberbullied. Youth who are cyberbullied report
feeling angry, hurt, embarrassed, or
scared. These emotions can cause victims to react in ways such as:
• Seeking revenge on the bully
• Avoiding friends and activities
• Cyberbullying back
Some teens feel threatened because
they may not know who is cyberbullying
them. Although cyberbullies may think
they are anonymous, they can be found.
If you are cyberbullied or harassed and
need help, save all communication with
the cyberbully and talk to a parent,
teacher, law enforcement officer, or
other adult you trust.
How Can I Prevent
Cyberbullying?
Teens have figured out ways to prevent
cyberbullying. Follow in the footsteps of
other quick-thinking teens and:
Don’t forget that even though you can’t
see a cyberbully or the bully’s victim,
cyberbullying causes real problems. If
you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it
online. Delete cyberbullying. Don’t write
it. Don’t forward it.
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• Blocking communication with the
cyberbully
• Raising awareness of the cyberbullying
problem in your community by holding
an assembly and creating fliers to give
to younger kids or parents
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