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When you think of cyberbullying, you probably think of kids teasing and harassing other kids, not throwing insults at adults online. But a new survey of the largest teachers union in the UK is the latest in a series of reports that show that cyberbullying has a major impact on teachers, not just students.

The study, from the National Association of Schoolmaster Union of Women Teachers, revealed some disturbing insights into the extent of the problem. One in four teachers are said they were affected by online bullying, according to the association, and 42 percent experienced being insulted or harassed by students on the web.

Students’ favorite outlets for this were Facebook (77 percent) and the website ratemyteachers.com (21 percent), the study found, and about 60 percent of the kids doing the bullying were between 11 and 16 years old.

The problem isn't unique to the UK, of course. Citing a 2006 study by the National School Boards Association, the California Teachers Association reported that 26 percent of teachers and principles in the US have been the victims of cyberbullying by students. More recently, a 2011 study by the American Psychological Association found that 57 percent of the 3,000 K-12 teachers felt victimized by the kids they teach.

We found the kids who were victims of bullying didn't manage to move up or move on possibly because they are so used to being pushed down," says Louise Arseneault, a senior investigator on the study, and professor at King's College London. "Even in middle age, some of those bullied may not have as good of jobs or earn as much money.“

Media & Pop Culture
The effects of online trolling on celebrities can be just as devastating as they are on anyone else. In August 2012, LeAnn Rimes checked into rehab, one of her issues being cyber bullying via Twitter. In the same year, the birth of singer Adele’s baby was met with nasty comments and death threats on Twitter.

Online abuse going terribly wrong is sadly common among South Korean celebrities in particular. A country with more than one mobile phone per user, it’s where netizens had enough power to drive Jay Park out of the country and out of a job in 2009 over old MySpace comments.

Social Media
A search warrant shows the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has asked a judge for permission to search 15 accounts on the social media website Instagram as agents look into the sharing of nude photos of Wake County high school students. The case began in February when the mother of a Wake Forest teen reported nude pictures of her daughter were being shared on the website. The case expanded to other Wake County high schools and then as many as nine other North Carolina counties.

Cyberbullying Growing Problem-one in ten teens admit having an embarrassing photo of them posted online, and that same number has been a target of hate speech through social media.