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My Position: Cyber bullying has brought about many negative mental effects and should be stopped. Trying to stop cyber bullying may be possible by trying to limit the use of social media and educate the young adults more about these effects and what can be done to limit them.

Arguments for my position:

#1: Cyber bullying can be prevented by schools providing more education about it and spreading awareness about the issue.

"Internet bullying lessons should be integrated into the school's curriculum. School counselors, in particular, could collaborate with classroom teachers for presenting classroom guidance sessions on appropriate Internet etiquette" (Beale, Hall 10).
"...New Jersey's Plainfeld Public School District Web Site presents steps students can take when cyber bullying happens. These include cutting off communications immediately, saving and printing copies of all messages, looking for clues that identify the predator, telling a trusted adult..." (Dyrli 63).

#2: Parents being more vigilant, educating themselves and reaching out to their children can really help prevent cyber bullying.

"Inform parents of web sites regularly used by teens and the type of communications displayed. Train parents to use technology so that they can effectively monitor their child's communications" (Froeschle 32).
"Young people want to know that someone cares, will listen, and will take action, as and when appropriate. Accordingly, parents and adults should ask that children report bullying directly to them. In addition, we suggest adults lead by example, be on the lookout for signs of online cruelty, and encourage empathy" (Beauchere 73).

Sources:

Beale, Andrew V., and Kimberly R. Hall. “Cyberbullying: What School Administrators (And Parents) Can Do.” The Clearing House, vol.81, no. 1, 2007, pp. 8–12. JSTOR,www.jstor.org/stable/30189945. Accessed 10 Oct. 2020.

Beauchere, Jacqueline F. "Preventing Online Bullying: What Companies and Others Can Do." International Journal of Technoethics,vol. 5, no. 1, 2014. Gale Academic OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A428930100/AONE?u=nysl_li_adelphi&sid=AONE&xid=a6dfbee2. Accessed 10 Oct. 2020.

Dyrli, Odvard Egil. "Cyberbullying: online bullying affects every school district." District Administration, vol. 41, no. 9, Sept. 2005, p.63. Gale Academic OneFile, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A136074701/AONE?u=nysl_li_adelphi&sid=AONE&xid=b643168b. Accessed 10 Oct. 2020.

Froeschle, Janet G., et al. “Strategies to Prevent and Heal the Mental Anguish Caused by Cyberbullying.” Middle School Journal, vol. 39, no. 4, 2008, pp. 30–35. JSTOR, www.jstor.org.libproxy.adelphi.edu/stable/23048097. Accessed 2 Oct.2020.