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Research Questions: 5. Who is affected by cyberbullying the most? Create a profile for cyberbullying victums. 6. Who is most most likely to be a bully? Create a profile for cyberbullying bullies. 7. Identify 5 SURPRISING statistics that relate to cyberbullying. 8. What are laws that relate to cyberbullying? Where are they currently in place?

Our Case Study is: Ghyslain Raza

"Cyber-Bullying Suicides - Cyber BullycideVictims." //Cyber-Bullying Suicides//. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. . 1. 1 out of every 3 children will be cyberbullied sometime in their life. (7) 2. 41% of children cyberbullied will never tell an adult or figure of authority. (7) 3. A child commits suicide from bullying every half an hour. (7) 4. 19,000 children will attempt suicide from bullying every year. (7)

Alcindor, Yamiche. "States Look to Enact Cyberbullying Laws." //USA Today//. Gannett, 19 Mar. 2012. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. . 1. In 2010, North Carolina made cyberbullying a misdemeanor for people under the age of 18. (8) 2. In New York, a bill is being proposed to criminalize cyberbullying (8). 3. Indiana proposed a bill for schools being able to punish students involved in cyberbullying even if it wasn't using a school computer. (8) 4. States such as Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois and Delaware say school only has jurisdiction if the computer used to cyberbully belonged to the school. (8) 5. 48 states have anti-bullying laws, but those laws aren't specific to cyberbullying; so, now legislators want to create specific consequences for electronic bullying. (8) 6. Some people say that any laws made could interfere with the freedom of speech from the First Amendment. (8)

"Recognizing a Cyberbully - US National Science Foundation (NSF)." //Nsf.gov//. Web. 12 Apr. 2012. . 1. Someone who is cyberbullied is most likely to also be a cyberbully. (5) (6) 2. Even Adults cyberbully and are victims. (5) (6) 3. 69% of cyberbullying victims do not know their cyberbully in person. (7) 4. A cyberbully is most likely a girl. (6) 5. Victims are usually children with few or no friends. (5) 6. Someone who does not fit in with the main group of people is likely to be cyberbullied. (5) 7. People who are usually bullied are also likely to be cyberbullied. (5) 8. Anyone could be a cyberbully. (6)