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Cyberbullying: Girls More Likely to Become Cyberbullies than Boys(0)
New research by the Cyber-bullying Research Center at Florida Atlantic University suggests that female teenagers are noticeably more likely to engage in cyberbullying than their male counterparts. Of the 2,000 middle schoolers surveyed, teen girls were also more likely to report cyberbullying to parents and school administrators. Girls generally spread rumors as a means to [...]
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Texting: Students Spend Class Time Texting
According to a recent study by the creators of an app called textPlus, 43% of teenagers use their cell phones to text during class. Many kids hide their cell phones under their desks, in pockets, or in their backpacks to avoid getting caught by teachers or school administrators, and use texting for things like gossiping [...]
Texting: Can you decipher these text messages?
According to the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 64% of parents check their children’s cell phones for inappropriate content. Kids have caught on, and they’ve started to communicate in code. Here are just a few examples of text messages that, if discovered on a child’s phone, should concern parents. N2 2CB. WBU? Translation: [...]
Video Sites: Kids Emulate Deadly Game From YouTube
“The Choking Game” is a deadly trend in which a child or teen ties something around their neck in the hopes of stopping blood flow to their brain to reach a so-called “high.” The game can be played alone or with a group of people, and videos of kids playing the dangerous game can be [...]
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