Cyberbullying Programs and Assemblies That Change Student Behavior
The Cyberbullying Statistics are Staggering
- 17.4 percent of teens have experienced cyberbullying in the last thirty day window. (StopBullying.gov)
- 64 percent of students who have been cyberbullied say it affects their ability to function and learn while at school and at home. (Cyberbullying Research Center)
- Cyberbullying is predictive of some significant psychological and behavioral health problems among adolescents. (Journal of Adolescent Health 2019)
- Students who experince continual cyberbullying are nearly two times more likly to attempt suicide. (The Journal of School Violence 2019)
- Approximately twenty percent of American teens experience a serious mental health event associated with social isolation and cyberbullying. (CDC 2019)
Teens Need Us to Tell Them the Truth About the Legal Consquences of Cyberbullying and Sexting
There are things that need to be talked about but are uncomfortable to address. Keith believes we NEED to talk about these uncomfortable topics because we owe it to the students we serve. Sexting is one of those topics. At the high school level, and depending on demographics, at the seventh and eighth grade levels, Keith takes on sexting and sharing naked images. Keith has observed that educators, social commentators, law enforcement officials, and media personalities are talking to each other quite a bit about teen sexting...we just don't seem to be talking to the actual teens about it. They need to know the truth: they can be criminally prosecuted. Keith has found that teens simply don't know that in 23 states sending naked images of a person under 18 (even if it is of themselves) violates child pornagraphy statutes and they can be charged with a felony...a felony that will not be expunged from their record after they turn 18.Uncomfortable With Addressing Sexting at Your School...The Statistics Show You Need To
- 15 percent of teens have sent a naked image, 27 percent have received one and 12 percent of teens have forwarded a naked image without consent. (University of New Mexico Meta Study 2019)
There is Hope - What You Do in Response to The Cyberbullying Epidemic Matters
- Specific anti bullying and anti cyberbullying programs and curriculum effectivly reduce school bullying (Gaffney, Trof, and Farrington 2018)
"After Keith performed his anti cyberbullying assemblies for our middle and high schools, we implemented his curriculum and we have seen a decrease in cyberbullying / harassment problems during the year.”
-Jim Kuhn, Principal,
Powell High School
Powell, WY