Rebecca’s mother, Tricia Norman, said she had no idea that her daughter, who died this week, was being cyber-bullied by about 15 middle-school children, a problem that first arose and was addressed last year. Inside her phone’s virtual world, she had changed her user name on Kik Messenger, a cellphone application, to “That Dead Girl” [ Read More ]
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Girl’s Suicide Points to Rise in Apps Used by Cyberbullies
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Categories: Blog, Bullycide, Bullying, Cell Phone Apps, Cyber Bullying, Teen suicide
There’s ‘much more to do’ to combat bullying
Comments Off on There’s ‘much more to do’ to combat bullyingThe weekend death of a Pleasant Hill teenager highlights the continued need for a statewide focus on suicide prevention and bullying, state officials and local advocates say. Sheryl Moore, mother of Alexander Betts Jr., 16, believes bullying contributed to the death of her son, who attended Southeast Polk High School. The teen’s death was a [ Read More ]
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