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Pyschology professor
Psychology professor Dan Olweus begins researching bullying among schoolchildren in norway and publishes the first large-scale report on the issue. in 1983 norwegian elementary and secondary schools adopt the Olweus bullying program to counteract suicides and other harms related to bullying. In the mid 1990s the program is adopted in US schools -
colombine high schoolshooting
At columbine high school in Colorado, eric harris and dylan Klebold plan and execute a massacre that claimed the lives of twelve students and one teacher. Two dozens other students are injured in the attack that involves automatic weapons and explosives. Both Harris and Klebold were victims of bullying, and some experts suggest there is a causal link between bullying and the rash of school shootings that occur in the wake of Columbine -
reps
Representatives Linda Sanchez and Kenny Hulshof purpose a federal law that would criminalize cyberbullying. No such law has passed Us Congress as of late 2013. -
cyberbullying victimization
cyberbullying victimization rates have varied in the past few years, ranging
between 18.8 percent in May 2007 and 28.7 percent in Nov. 2009 with a mean of 27.32 percent based on 7
different studies from May 2007-Feb. 2010. Cyberbullying offending rates have varied in a broader spectrum
than victimization rates, ranging between 20.1 percent in June 2004 and 11.5 percent in Nov. 2009 with a
mean of 16.76 percent based on 7 different studies from June 2004 to February 2010 -
Myspace profiles
As with most MySpace profile pages, Mckai has many “friends” who have posted messages and pictures. One is from a girl named Jess who writes “hey love i’m live on my webcam right NOW!! come play with me!!!.
