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**Ten Statistics**
"11 Facts About Cyber Bullying | Do Something." //Do Something//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .

3. Four out of ten middle school students have had their password(s) stolen and changed by a bully who then locked them out of their own account or sent communications posing as them.
4. About 21% of kids have received mean or hurtful e-mails. 5. Girls are about twice as likely as boys to be victims or perpetrators of cyberbullying. 6. Cyberbullying is increasing every year as kids do it more and more.

Fraser-Thill, Rebecca. "Cyberbullying Facts - Cyberbullying Facts: How Common is Cyberbullying." //Parenting Tweens//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. . 7. 1 in 5 kids at the age of 9-11 have been cyberbullied. 8. About 12% of cyberbullying happens thrrough text messages for 9-11 ages.

"CYBER BULLYING FACTS HQ - Comprehensive Cyber Bullying Facts.." //CYBER BULLYING FACTS HQ - Comprehensive Cyber Bullying Facts.//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. . 9. About 81% of cyberbully's think it is fun and funny to do. 10. Currently 47 states have some sort of legislation against cyberbullying.

Kindergan, Ashley, Stephanie Akin, Evonne Coutros, and Nick Clunn. "Ridgewood man takes own life; Rutgers dorm mates charged after sex webcast - NorthJersey.com." //NorthJersey.com: Local News, Breaking News, Sports, Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Essex, Hudson, Sussex, Classifieds, Real Estate, Traffic & Weather//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. <http://www.northjersey.com/news/093010_Former_Ridgewood_HS_student_believed_to_have_committed_suicide_after_Rutgers_students_allegedly_taped_him_having_sex.html
 * Facts about Tyler Clementi: who ended his life jumping off the Washington Bridge because of cyberbullying.**
 * Posted on facebook before killing himself, "jumping off the gw bridge sorry"
 * Tyler Clementi roommates with Dhurun Ravi at Rutgers University
 * Ravi set up a webcam that caught Clementi making out with another man.
 * Ravi set up webcams all over the room to watch Clementi make out and do other things with a male companion.
 * Clementi was a quiet guy and his suicide was a big shock to his parents

"STOP cyberbullying: What's the Parents' Role in This?." //STOP cyberbullying: Cyberbullying - what it is, how it works and how to understand and deal with cyberbullies//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .
 * How to address it**
 * Parents need to be supportive and not overreact to the cyberbullying or the kids will not trust them or tell them.
 * Let the school administration know so they can watch out for it in school
 * If the cyberbullies made physical threats to the child parents need to print out the message of the threat and take it to some type of law enforcement.

"What Parents Can Do About Cyberbullying — National Crime Prevention Council." //Home — National Crime Prevention Council//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Sept. 2011. .
 * How to prevent it**
 * Keep the computer in a busy area of the house so you can see what is happening online
 * Have the account information for your kids networking sites and email.
 * Make sure that your kids only accept people they know.
 * Tell your kids that they can come and talk to you if they are being cyberbullied so you can do something about it.

"Stop Cyber Bullying | 10 ways parents can help stop cyberbullyies." //Cyber Bullying Alert | CyberBullying Prevention Software | Internet Harassment//. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .
 * Be aware of the warning signs, which can be anything from depression to spending more and more time online.

"The Effects on Teens Being Cyber Bullied." //Cyber Bullying Prevention Tips For Parents, Kids And Teens: Step By Step Guide//. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .
 * Negative effects cyberbullying has on kids**
 * Makes them feel like the world is not a safe place to live and they don't belong in it.
 * Makes them have depression and sometimes makes them do physical harm to themselves.
 * When they read the lies, the abuse, and the threats about them, their sense of self worth is very much damaged and sometimes cause them to feel like they don't deserve anything.
 * The fear of cyberbullies on the internet handicaps the kids and they don't want to go on websites that they enjoy and it cause fear inside of them.

"Taking the Fight Against Cyber-Bullies Outside The School House Gate." //Albany Government Law Review Fireplace//. Web. 30 Sept. 2011. .
 * Ways cyberbullying is taking place outside of school**
 * Cyberbullying is taking place on social networking sites, like Facebook and MySpace
 * It takes place in chat rooms and e-mails, even blogs or websites
 * People videotape people and post it on YouTube making fun of them.

"Cyberbullying ." //KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .
 * How parents can identify it**
 * Kids are stressed or depressed after using internet.
 * They don't want to go to school or social activities.
 * acting out with anger at home
 * Grades are dropping
 * Have weird behavior, change in appetitie, mood, and not sleeping well.
 * Resources parents have when dealing with cyberbullying**

"SafeBlog » Blog Archive » 10 Tips for Parents Dealing with Cyber-Bullying." //Safelist.com - Safer Online Classifieds | Jobs, Cars, Services, Coupons and More…//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .
 * They can contact the school or police
 * Ability to block the cyberbully's page from their kids page

"What Parents Can Do - Cyberbullying | StopBullying.gov." //Home | StopBullying.gov//. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. .
 * Parents need to be aware of the technology their kids are using, and learn how to use it.
 * Record all the cyberbullying for evidence.
 * Contact Law Enforcement if it gets severe.

"SocialSafety.org [LAW ENFORCEMENT - Cyberbullying]." //SocialSafety.org//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .
 * How policies/ rules will help to stop cyberbullying.**


 * Laws that will punish kids for cyberbullying will make a big impact.
 * Schools include cyberbullying/ harassment in policies so kids will get punished if they do it.
 * If every school has rules, kids will still break them, but many won't which will cause cyberbullying to go down.

Willard, Nancy Willard. //Cyberbullying Legislation and School Policies//. Nancy Willard, 2007. PDF.
 * Law indicates about individual's rights and cyberbullying**
 * If kids are doing cyberbullying at school, school may intervene since its on their server.
 * If the cyberbullying happens outside of school, administration can't do anything about it.

Khatwani, Rachna. "Cyberbullying and Litigation: Know the Steps to Filing a Case Against Your Child's Bully | Education.com." //Education.com | An Education & Child Development Site for Parents | Parenting & Educational Resource//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. .
 * Legal action**


 * Can file a law suit or civil case
 * Can file for mental, physical damage.
 * Talk to an attorney about how you should respond, how long it will take and such.
 * Usually takes a couple and years and a lot of money.