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Include relevant research, data, observations, surveys, innovative strategies, models. Cite sources. "A poll commissioned in 2006 by Fight Crime:Invest in Kids, showed that one in three teens and one in six preteens have been victims of cyber bullying." An interview with the sponsor of a peer mediation program among students at Madison Middle School revealed that cyber bullying is the fasting growing problem on campus. Almost one out of four mediations involve cyber bullying, according to Pam Malek, sponsor of the program. Most of the cases are girls bullying girls and involve both cell phones and computer transmissions. Malak said that the cyber bullying usually involved name calling among the girls. The messages, however, were sent to many students, so affected students could be isolated by peers. She described one situation where a girl had been bullied online and had become totally isolated from her community. As Malak walked with the girl, she saw how the other girls turned their backs on the student and called her homeless. The girl was in tears. Students are affected in many other ways as a result of cyberbullying, according to Malak.Students stay home and miss school, are scared to go to other places in the community and sometimes get involved with physical altercations as a result of the bullying incidents. Parents have also gotten involved, she said, with a few instances of parents participating in bullying as well. The information from the interview supported other information indicating that cyber bullying is a growing problem that has potentially severe implications for student health and learning.

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