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 Monroe County has launched a new comprehensive, initiative aimed at preventing cyberbullying among teens and children.
Cyberbullying, as defined by www.stopcyberbullying.com, is when a child or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet or other digital technologies.
Nearly 42-percent of children in the country have reported being cyberbullied online and 53-percent admit to having said something hurtful to another person online.
County Executive Maggie Brooks said, “No child should ever be ridiculed or tormented by their peers. As a mother, hearing tragic stories of young lives being taken as a result of being cybebullied is devastating and heartbreaking. We cannot, and will not, allow our community to have its own tragic story.”
Educational materials, including DVDs and brochures, will be distributed to middle schools and posted online after the beginning of the New Year. The materials include tips for parents and teachers on how to prevent and recognize cyberbullying, ways it can be prevented and warning signs of cyberbully victims.
A grant secured by Senator Joe Robach made funding for the cyberbullying prevention campaign possible.
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