. >>> some states have made cyberbullying a misdemeanor punishable bpunishable. we'll talk about what that means. >> welcome back to "inside story" on today's show we're looking at cyberbullying, and what parents, schools and states can do to protect children against this phenomenon. every state but montana has laws against bullying, and 18 states have laws against cyberbullying. 46 states including electronic harassment as part of their bullying laws. still with us is debra, the bullying prevention manager for the robert f kennedy justice for human rights. and emily, author of "sticks and stones." and jennifer, the legal policy director for family online safety institute. let's start by looking at the laws. jennifer, paint us a picture of how the country deals with bullying, how it's against the law. >> yes well, the law created after a high profile incident, and we've seen that across america. right now, you know, there are a lot of provisions on the books in many states that can cover this as harassment anyway, but states are codifying cyberbullying. they want

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