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Title: Schools Act to Short-Circuit Spread of 'Cyberbullying' - ANNE MARIE CHAKER, New Post by: Stephen Taylor on July 18, 2007, 09:59:51 AM Schools Act to Short-Circuit Spread of 'Cyberbullying' - ANNE MARIE CHAKER, New York Times
Kylie Kenney heard a crescendo of whispers and jeers as she moved through an otherwise unremarkable eighth-grade school day. The reason: Word had spread of a Web site posted by some of her peers, titled "Kill Kylie Incorporated." The site featured a list of crude insults, beneath the heading: "She's queer because... ." It seemed everyone in school had read it. Distressed, she reported the site to the school but says that the impact of the bullying was so severe that she eventually changed schools. "I still have emotional damage," says Kylie, now a 10th-grader. Read More.. (http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116960763498685883-dqgu1nMDweJcpi9mqbQ48rsKWjY_20080124.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top) |