Live Chat, Oct. 10: Cyberbullying and Schools

Cyberbullying and Schools
When: Friday, October 10, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., Eastern time.
Where: Cyberbullying and Schools

Please join us to discuss cyberbullying, a problem affecting growing numbers of students, administrators, teachers, and parents.

At its best, the Internet helps students find information and stay in touch with friends through everything from text-messages and blogs to social-networking and other video- and photo-sharing Web sites. But the Internet can also enable students to aggressively target and harm their peers. This chat will inform educators and parents on how to recognize cyberbullying and protect young people from becoming victims.

About the guests:

Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin are Internet-safety experts who are co-authors of the new book Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying. Mr. Hinduja is an assistant professor of criminology and criminal justice at Florida Atlantic University, and Mr. Patchin is an assistant professor of criminal justice at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Together they maintain, an information clearinghouse on cyberbullying.

Submit questions in advance.

No special equipment other than Internet access is needed to participate in this text-based chat. A transcript will be posted shortly after the completion of the chat.