Bullying Beyond The Schoolyard: Chapter Summary

In Chapter 6 of the book, Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard, authors Sameer Hinduja and Justin W. Patchin (2015) begin to move the subject matter away from theory into application. In the last chapter, the authors ended their discussion that explained the details of cyberbullying, and in chapter 6, they begin to discuss how the reader may apply this knowledge to combat the issue. This paper will present a summary of those application processes and it will review some of the practical steps that the authors give, which if followed, can help prevent the occurrence of digital harassment, as well as help reduce the amount of harm that it may cause.

The chapter starts off by cautioning adults to try not to solve cyberbullying issues by simply removing a teen’s access to the internet. Given that the use of

It is not enough for just a few of the school’s staff members to be familiar with the issue; all teachers and staff must be made familiar with it, and they must be ready to discuss it with the students. You never know who a victim may try to reach out to; therefore, everyone needs to be properly informed and prepared to help. Talking to students about cyberbullying may seem like a difficult task to some teachers, but Hinduja and Patchin (2015) ensure the reader that it is not as hard as it may initially appear to be. In fact, the authors state that the best way to educate teens about the harms of cyberbullying is just by discussing real life examples with them (Hinduja & Patchin, 2015). Teens need to be able to personalize these stories, and by talking about them, it can help cultivate a teen’s feelings of empathy for the victims, which in turn, may prompt the teen to be proactive in combatting digital