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Cyberbullying is when a person is bullying someone else over the internet over a period of time.

-"What Parents Can Do - Cyberbullying | StopBullying.gov." //Home | StopBullying.gov//. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. . What can parents do to prevent cyberbullying? -communicate with your child. -be aware of where your children go online -Develop and enforce rules about the internet -Talk with him/her, and tell them not to respond to cyberbullying. -Some ways parents can effectively prevent cyberbullying? -Contact the police about harassment. -Block the person who is bullying your child. -If you know or you suspect that your child is being bullied, take immediate action.

"Ryan Patrick Halligan Suicide Memorial - Suicide.org! Ryan Patrick Halligan Suicide Memorial - Suicide.org! Ryan Patrick Halligan Suicide Memorial - Suicide.org!" //Suicide.org: Suicide Prevention, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Support - Suicide.org! Suicide.org! Suicide.org!// Web. 27 Sept. 2011. Ryan Patrick Halligan -Ryan received special education because he needed some help in speech, language, and motor skill development issues. -Some of Ryan's classmates started bullying him because they thought he was "slow". -His parents put him in therapy, and he didn't need the sessions in the fifth grade. -In the sixth grade he was bullied again but it was really bad in the seventh grade and Ryan didn't want to attend school. -Because he was around older children that were bigger than him, his dad and Ryan thought it would be best for him to learn how to defend himself. -this soon turned into cyberbullying when a popular girl pretended to like Ryan on an instant message. -The girl got Ryan to say personal things to her, and she later copied those things and sent them to other people. The girl thought of this as a joke and Ryan was very hurt by this joke. -Ryan was communicating with a boy on the internet, who was giving him information on suicide and encouraging Ryan to kill himself, Ryan then replied that he was going to kill himself and the boy said back "It's about time!" -Two weeks later, on October 7, 2003 Ryan hung himself.

"Cyberbullying - Digizen.org." //Young People and Social Network Services - Digizen.org//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. . -It can take place on the internet -Facebook -MySpace -Twitter -It can also take place in a text

"Cyber-bullying." //Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. . 10 Statics: -42% of kids have been bullied while online. -35% of kids have been threatened online. -21% of kids have received mean or threatening e-mails or other messages. -58% of kids admit someone has said mean or hurtful things to them online. -58% have not told their parents or an adult about something mean or hurtful that happened to them online. -43% of U.S. teens having experienced some form of cyber-bullying in the past year -23% of middle-schoolers surveyed had been bullied by e-mail35% in chat rooms -41% by text messages on their cell phones -41% did not know the identity of the perpetrators.

"Cyberbullying: What All Parents Should Know | Parenting Advice." //Effective Parenting Articles | Child Behavior Help | Parenting Difficult Children & Teens//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. . -pay close attention, ask your kids outright. -Simply observing your child’s behavior can be very telling. -Does your child’s mood change after they’ve been online or after they’ve been texting on their phone? This could be a way you can find out if your kids are being bullied.

"Cyberbullying Laws and School Policy: A Blessing or Curse? | Cyberbullying Research Center Blog." //Cyberbullying Research Center - Cyber Bullying Examples, Cases, Laws, Articles, Stories, Presentations, Videos, Facts, Statistics//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. . -schools have been sued because they took action against a student when they shouldn’t have or they failed to take action when they were supposed to. -Schools need help determining where the legal line is.

Hoffman, Jan. "Cyberbullying - What Parents Can Do - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. 04 Dec. 2010. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. . -Ms. Aftab tells parents they can block the sender’s phone number, Google their child to see if a bully is posting online attacks, and set up a Google alert for the child’s name.

"Effects of Bullying Worse for Teens - 29 October 2004 - New Scientist." //Science News and Science Jobs from New Scientist - New Scientist//. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. . some negative effects that bullying can have on kids -Depression -anxiety disorders -or to behave violently

"Cyberbullying Rights and Responsibilities: Backgrounder for Teachers - Backgrounder." //Media Awareness Network | Réseau éducation Médias//. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. . Identify what the law indicates about individual's rights and cyberbullying. -a right to learn in a safe environment. -a right to be treated with respect by teachers, staff and other students. -a right to free expression where that right does not libel another person, cause another person to fear for her or his safety, or interfere with the operation of the class and school, and the creation of a safe learning environment for all students.

Kinney, Alissa. "What Can I Do If Someone Threatens Me or My Child? | EHow.com." //EHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Trusted Advice for the Curious Life | EHow.com//. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. . Identify steps that can be taken to pursue legal actions when cyberbullying threatens a child's well-being. -You can get a restraining order -ask authorities to step in and provide you with legal protection as soon as possible.