One in five children bullied by text

[Templar Knight]

Children are facing threats and intimidation by text messages on their mobile phones, according to a new report.

Research shows one in five children has been targeted by bullies who use nasty text messages and photos.

The research showed 14 per cent had been bullied or threatened via text message, almost three times more than those who have been bullied over the internet and nearly four times as many as those bullied by e-mail.

One in ten has felt threatened or embarrassed by bullying carried out with a camera phone.

Some 17 per cent of those affected in this way said they believe the images were also sent to other people.

More than one in ten young people admit they have sent a bullying or threatening text message to someone else.

More than a quarter of those bullied by mobile phone did not know who was doing it.

The charity NCH is helping to launch www.stoptextbully.com offering advice and support for young people affected by bullying.

NCH's new technology adviser John Carr said: "For a child or teenager being bullied by mobile phone, it can be terrifying and feel like there is no escape.

"This new research reveals the massive scale of mobile bullying and shows how camera phones are being used by bullies to frighten and intimidate their victims."

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050607/356/fkkcs.html

[doc_bean]

Ban cell phones in high schools, any cell phone used during school hours should be confiscated.

I absolutely hate those camera phones. I hate cameras in general, because 'funny' pictures tend to be out of context and end up being used to ridicule people who were just having a good time.

We all act like idiots, but when someone gets caught on camera it's suddenly worth sharing with the rest of the world ? Pure Hypocrisy.

[Fragony]

I absolutely hate those camera phones. I hate cameras in general, because 'funny' pictures tend to be out of context and end up being used to ridicule people who were just having a good time.

We all act like idiots, but when someone gets caught on camera it's suddenly worth sharing with the rest of the world ? Pure Hypocrisy.

OK there has to be a story behind that, cough it up.

But yeah, ban cell phones on schools.

[Monk]

NCH's new technology adviser John Carr said: "For a child or teenager being bullied by mobile phone, it can be terrifying and feel like there is no escape."

Correct me if i'm wrong... but isn't that what an off switch is for?

[Templar Knight]

Wierd that people would waste money just to send someone a cowardly threat.

I would just block them or switch it off, I'm sure they would soon get bored

[doc_bean]

I admit, I am the Star Wars kid.


No really, I had some embarrassing moments caught on camera, but nothing I can't live with and laugh with.

I just like my privacy, and I like the fact that some things you do can be forgotten. I don't want pictures reminding me of every stupid thing I have ever done while drunk.

[Steppe Merc]

Ban cell phones in high schools, any cell phone used during school hours should be confiscated.

They try and do that in my school. I disagree strongly with it, cause if someone needs to talk to someone, they have to. It doesn't disprupt class, and it's all good. School needs to loosen up, not have more rules.

[Al Khalifah]

Camera phones are a waste of time and money. It doesn't surprise me at all that bullies attending schools have found a use for them, because they too are a waste of a school's time and money.

[Redleg]

The days before cell phones - if my parents needed to get ahold of me they called the school.

There is absolutely no need for a teenager to have a cell phone on while in the class room. Its a disruption of the teacher's ability to provide instruction to the class.

One must pay attention in the classroom if one is to learn. Having toys such as cell phones in the classroom is a waste of not only the student's time, but the rest of the class also.

[ah_dut]

The days before cell phones - if my parents needed to get ahold of me they called the school.

There is absolutely no need for a teenager to have a cell phone on while in the class room. Its a disruption of the teacher's ability to provide instruction to the class.

One must pay attention in the classroom if one is to learn. Having toys such as cell phones in the classroom is a waste of not only the student's time, but the rest of the class also.

Damn, I agree with a conservative...change your views now

Our school banned cellphones. People still bring them in but there's hell to pay if you get caught. a nice way of doing things if you ask me

[Productivity]

They try and do that in my school. I disagree strongly with it, cause if someone needs to talk to someone, they have to. It doesn't disprupt class, and it's all good. School needs to loosen up, not have more rules.

What do you mean it doesn't disrupt? Short of a running gun battle, it's one of the more disruptive things you can have going.

[BDC]

You shouldn't have phones out in class. And kids are horrible to each other, so probably ban them from being used in school, at least by the younger children. And anyone taking horrible pictures using them should really get in trouble.

[Crazed Rabbit]

I guess those poor kids are so paralized with fear they can't reach for the off switch.

While these bullies are jerks, the kids who are gettig bullied seem to have no spine.

I don't know about England, but here in the US public elementary schools all over the country are treating kids more and more like they have super-delicate self esteem. They've banned dodgeball (because people can lose!), turned tug of war into 'tug of peace', and done everything possible to sugar coat life and never, ever, to force a kid to confront a problem or deal with setbacks. What do you expect when they get a stupid text message that says they're dumb? Their house of cards charade breaks down and they act like its the end of the world, unlike someone who would just laugh it off.

Ad I agree that cellphones should be banned. They are at my school, but the enforcement varies by the teacher.

Crazed Rabbit

[Productivity]

I guess those poor kids are so paralized with fear they can't reach for the off switch.

It wont help them though, the text will still be there, in all possiblity from someone who they can't identify. At least with a 'traditional' bully you know what you're up against and can deal with it.

[Kaiser of Arabia]

They try and do that in my school. I disagree strongly with it, cause if someone needs to talk to someone, they have to. It doesn't disprupt class, and it's all good. School needs to loosen up, not have more rules.

I agree 150%.
My school got so paranoid, it is now illegal for anyone, including teachers and staff, to take pictures of our local rent-a-cops. Yes, our school has rent-a-cops. We've had some hilarious times with them.
[story time]
Well we got this one, his name's randy. and he's a freak. Really. So once, I was on the late bus home (yes alot of my stories happen on the late bus), and his car was driving next to our bus, so a few people noticed it and someone threw an eraser that was previously from a pencil (so it was tiny) at his car. It bounced off the roof. So, what he does, is he pulls up literally about an inch from the bus, and pulls the bus over! He gets on it and starts screaming! I was surprised he didn't burst an artery. He was threatening to have us all arrested and a bunch of other crap, finally the kid who did it fessed up. Now, supposedly, the next day our assistant principals, who are for the most part good people, supposedly almost fired him over it! Funny stuff.
Another time someone took a picture of randy, and photoshopped his head onto I beleive Jenna Jameson, I'm not sure though, and posted pics of it all over the school.
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