A recent study conducted by the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) of 227 children in south east England shows the following regarding primary school children:

• One in five 10- and 11-year-olds said they had been bullied online or by phone.
• Many in this age group admitted they used social networking sites, even though users should be over 13.

Another study conducted in October 2009 shows that:

• Nearly nine in ten parents thought cyber bullying was just as serious as other types of bullying.
• About half of those parents said they had not talked to their children about how to protect themselves from cyber bullying

Sources: Survey shows increase in primary schools, education executive, November 23, 2009

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