 Tormented  Harassed  Embarrassed  Threatened  Humiliated

 Blocking or excluding address  Hacking  Rating peers  Creating a website to bash students or teachers

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Drop in Grades Low Self-Esteem A change in interests Depression

 It occurs in the Childs home  Being bullied at home can make children feel unsafe.  Kids say things online that they wouldn’t say in person  It can be done in large groups  It can be anonymous  It may seem unavoidable

According to Pew’s recently- released study “about one third of all teenagers who use the Internet say they have been targets of a range of annoying and potentially menacing online activities.”

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● Be supportive of your child ●Don’t brush it off ●Let your school know ●Keep all evidence ●Contact law enforcement ● Be aware that your child could be cyber- bullying someone as well

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