with cyber-bullying.
>> hello, i'm libby casey.
for nearly a year absolutely
terrorized.
she would receive messages that
she should die.
she jumped to her death.
friends and families wore
t-shirts with anti-bullying
slogans and a sign that read
every day more and more kids
kill themselves because of
bullying.
how many lives have to be lost
until people realize that words
do matter.
what was once a schoolyard
problem in the last ten years
spread into cyberspace and
become more powerful.
bullies tweet instagram or post
on facebook abusive words hiding
behind a screen and doing harm
in just a click.
>>> there has been a steady but
modest increase of cyberbullying
in the last decade.
24% of high schoolers said they