A fifteen-year-old Irish girl from Massachusetts hanged herself a couple of days before her school dance because she was cyberbullied A seventeen-year-old high school student from Kentucky took her life after receiving threatening messages on her social media account A high sophomore from Texas hung himself in his family s backyard following ongoing cyberbullying In September 2010 an eighteen-year-old college student threw himself off a bridge after embarrassing pictures of him were spread throughout his account by some anonymous hacker All these are true stories that happened lately caused by cyberbullying Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that occurs when someone anonymous sends harmful and threatening texts Also harassment blackmailing and the spread of offensive rumors all occur through cyberbullying It is mostly there to make the victim feel sad depressed scared and leads to suicide attempts This is a growing issue worldwide and especially in schools
Therefore not only parents police and the FBI but also schools should be involved in fighting against cyberbullying by helping the victims to stand up for themselves and teaching students what s right and wrong Recent studies show that most students who are bullied are too afraid to say something or do something about it In a recent national bullying survey 50 of the young people said they have witnessed cyberbullying and 42 have been threatened and unsafe online Cyberbullying can happen 24 hours a day 7 days a week and it can spread or go viral very fast