TXT-BULLYING

WHAT IS IT?

Text bullying is when someone abuses or threatens you by text, and it’s just as bad as them doing it at school or in the street.

(Source: www.stoptextbully.com)

WHAT TO DO

• If you get an unknown sender don't read the message, leave it and get a trusted adult to check it.

• Don't retaliate. Sending messages back lets the bully know they've got to you.

• If it really gets out of hand, tell your local police.

• If the bullying gets really bad, don't go on your phone for a couple of days. Hopefully the bully will lose interest.

TXT BULLING SCENARIO

For her birthday, Josie got a  mobile phone. The next day at school, she started giving everybody she knew, her number. Her friends then gave it to everybody they knew. Eventually it got to a group of nasty girls. Those girls started sending her txts like "Ur so ugly!" and "No1 likes u." Josie thought that her parents would take the phone off her, so she didn't tell them.

QUIZ

What was Josie's first mistake?

a) to not tell her parents

b) to tell everyone her phone number

Answer:  b) to tell everyone her phone number

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