Cyber bullying has not always been such an important issue. The creation of cell phones, emails and social networking sites have allowed cyber bullying to flourish. The amount of children creating facebook or formspring accounts are growing and so are the amount of children being bullied. Children and teens are taking advantage of facebook, formspring, twitter and email to bully their classmates or even complete strangers. More than 1 in 3 kids have experienced cyber threats. Many have said it happened more than once. Over half of cyber bullying victims do not tell their parents or anyone else that they are being bullied. Roughly around 30,000 kids have committed suicide because they have been cyber bullied. These statistics are eye opening and everyone needs to become aware. If people know what is going on, these statistics can dwindle down. If you know anyone who is being bullied or if you yourself is experiencing this, call the National Bullying Helpline at 01380-729476.
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