台灣菸酒◆英文題庫下載題庫

   A recent study taken by British schoolchildren showed that 10 percent of them had sent a threatening e-mail or text message to another student. While school bullies have hurt kids for years, this new kind of cruelty, called “cyberbullying,” is being taken to a new and unpleasant level.

   The most serious problem with cyberbullying is that it does not stop at school. In fact, in some cases of cyberbullying, people send mean messages through emails, chatrooms, text messages or blogs 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For victims of this act, there is no escape, even when they are away from school.

   Cyberbullying can include simple taunts, cruel opinions on someone's appearance, and even death threats. Many victims find it difficult to live with the bullying. Sadly, some kids are even driven to killing themselves by the bullying, while others shy away from friends and family and ask if they could change schools or relocate to a different neighborhood. These reactions indicate  just how bad the problem can be.

   In fact, cyberbullying can be stopped by the joint efforts of kids, parents, school officials, or even the police. While stopping simple taunting may just take a phone call to the bullies by parents or school officials, the police must get involved in tracking down the bullies who make death threats and bring them to justice. As for the schools' part, they can also help to prevent cyberbullying through educating students and introducing anti-bullying rules.