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“High-Tech Bullies” continued
The Bully Challenge
But cracking down on cyberbullying is challenging. "The majority is happening outside of schools," says
Nancy Willard, the director of the Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use. Some of?cials question
whether schools can legally punish students for those actions.
Finding out the identity of the bully and getting kids to report a problem pose additional problems. "It is
dif?cult for someone who is being cyberbullied to know who is doing it, because identities can often be
hidden or false," Limber says. If you are a victim, she advises, ask an adult to help you. (For more tips,
see "L8R, Bullies.")
Something to Cheer About
Mariah was thankful that her parents and principal got involved. After the cyberbullies were identi?ed,
her principal confronted them. "Before the girls apologized, I really wanted to quit school," Mariah says.
"Now I'm feeling better about everything."
On March 13, Mariah's school district, which is in Highland, Utah, voted to add cyberbullying to its antibullying rules. Her school's efforts could give other kids something to cheer about.

Winchester, Elizabeth. (April 6, 2007). “High-Tech Bullies.” Time for Kids, http://www.timeforkids.com/
TFK/teachers/wr/article/0,27972,1605948,00.html Permission pending.

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