Winter Olympian Elise Christie is facing a tough time at the moment. First she has to deal with being disqualified from her speed skating event for the second time. But if that wasn’t hard enough to contend with, she has the constant threatening abuse by the nameless, faceless bullies hiding behind the anonymity of cyber space.
I feel for Ms. Christie and I am appalled at the conduct of those that threaten her, but at the same time, let’s not forget about the thousands of children that get bullied online whom we never hear about. Kids that don’t have the profile, reputation or voice that Elise Christie has.
Let’s not simply focus on the heartless attacks of one particular athlete, and instead, let’s lift our game and do something about the ever increasing rates of cyber bullying.
There are children out there who feel there is no one they can turn to. We must do something about this as a matter of extreme urgency.
Click on the link to read If You Ever Wondered How Some Kids Become Bullies …
Click on the link to read The Researchers into Cyberbullying Should Review Their Findings
Click on the link to read A Positive Approach to Tackling Cyberbullying
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