Educational CyberPlayGround - CyberBully, the Gangs Online and Character Education

Friday, March 07, 2008

Learn How to Handle CyberBullies
You can always sing "If I were King of the Forest" to them.

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Johnny Vance, a probation officer in Ohio, told the Dayton Daily News explains how gangs recruit new members online and off. <http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/02/17/ddn021808daytongangsoldiers.html> the "5 Hs" that tend to make kids most vulnerable to gang overtures: when they're "helpless," "hopeless," "hungry," "homeless," and "hugless." Just like youth who are at high risk for sexual exploitation, "it's a breakdown in communication within the family that leads to youngsters getting into the gang life,".

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