History and Facts

Cyber bullying was born with the invention of technology and accessibility that has the entire world to this. cyberbullying is known as the way that teenagers seek to intimidate others through aggressive and hurtful comments or embarrassing photos and more.  According to Jennifer Holladay "The word cyber bullying didn't even exist a decade ago, yet the problem is pervasive today. Simply put cyber bullying is the repeated use of technology to harass humiliate or threaten." (2011). Bullying has been around for many years is not a new term, but with the advancement of technology has brought the harassment to a new level giving rise to cyber-bullying which is basically harassment through electronic devices.

The following graph shows the students who  have been cyberbullied.

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