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Published: 2012-10-23 22:29:00
Updated: 2012-10-23 23:24:33

Posted: October 23, 2012

State superintendent, local leaders teach parents about cyberbullying

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Wake Forest, N.C. — North Carolina's top educator joined dozens of local leaders in Wake Forest Tuesday for a forum educating parents about cyberbullying, a problem experts say is widespread.

Event organizers said one in three teens has received cyber threats online. Three out of four have visited a website bashing another student.

Wake County District Court Judge Vince Rozier Jr. said he sees a lot of bullies in his courtroom. Without intervention, he said, many of them will continue to bully others and get into trouble.

"We'd like to nip the problem in the bud now, so we don't see them later on down the road," he said.

State Superintendent June Atkinson shared a personal anecdote with parents about how childhood bullying continues to affect her 83-year-old mother.

Parent Pam Bammerman said it's important to discuss the issue with her children.

"I want to protect them (from bullying) and I also want to protect them from doing it," she said. "I think it's big issue right now."

Copyright 2012 by Capitol Broadcasting Company. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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how about the school board bullying parents?

got anything help for that?
Screw WrAl
October 24, 2012 1:52 p.m.
We are raising a bunch of cry babies cyber bullies come on people grow some thicker skin ,if you where doing your job right as a parent and rasing them right ,they would know how to handle themself when they encounter this stuff, More people doing hwat partents should do, School broad people shouldnt be involde with this
pat7
October 24, 2012 1:41 p.m.
"Past time to privatize the school system, it would definately be about education then ..."

No, it would be about money then, like everything else which has been privatized.
tran
October 24, 2012 1:04 p.m.
This is a parents' problem. They need to find out what goes on at school. Sure if the teacher sees something serious, s/he should alert the parents, but then it's up to the parents to teach the kid to cope.

Shortcake's right. Parents who let their kids chat online, then want the schools to handle any fallout, are just like people who stuff their bodies with junk, do not exercise, and then want the doctor to fix them.
storchheim
October 24, 2012 11:18 a.m.
Excuse the heck outta ME, rockman, but June Atkinson stood up to that sorry excuse Dumplin' when she tried to hire her crony in to supersede Atkinson. When Dumplin' wouldn't get her hand out of the cookie jar, Atkinson sued her - and won. That takes guts. Seems to me like she can handle a bleached-blonde, botoxed bully pretty well.
storchheim
October 24, 2012 11:13 a.m.
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