# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
See all the wonderful things Suzanne Madere has made

# data[].attributes.body
The article, "12yos arrested for cyber bullying before suicide" written by Jason Dearen. This article shows two 12 year old pre-teens, a boy and girl, in Panama City Beach for cyber bullying Gabiella Green leading to death on January 10, 2019. The bullying was caused due how the two pre-teens were threatening to spread personal information about her until one day she could not stand the enormous pressure of them threatening to spreading personal information. So she hung herself. But also before she hung herself she video chatted the boy and showed her the scars of rope on her neck and told her she was going to and the boy said "'If you're going to do it, just do it,' and ended the call."
A statement that records this would be that "   ... and threats to 'expose' personal and sensitive details of the victim's life," the police report said. ". This is very sad due to how the boy said "do it" to when she was going to commit suicide. Even tho if she was going to commit suicide or hurt herself, you shouldn't be knowing personal information about someone or even to try to threaten some one to spread personal information. What was the point of doing it anyway to both the boy and the girl. Put it in your shoes and see how it feels.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
12yos arrested for cyberbullying before suicide

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Two 12-year-olds in Florida were arrested for cyberbullying in connection with the death of a middle-school student who police say hanged herself two weeks ago.

# data[].attributes.body
Wenatchee Teen Arrested in Cyberbullying Case

# data[].attributes.body
The article I read was "Wenatchee Teen Arrested In Cyberbullying Case" by News Radio 560 KPQ News Services.  This article talks about a two month investigation about high school teen Everett S. Anderson using a twitter account to harass high school students at Wenactchee High School. Everett S. Anderson posted two videos of two siblings who were having a relationship and in the video. The video shows graphic content and it is an example of an sexual assault.
''As it was investigated, additional videos and images were found on the Twitter feed that were being used to ''Roast'' other students''. This direct quote shocked me because you are going to create a account on Twitter just so you can humiliate other students. This person is evil and cruel for making videos about two siblings having sexual content with each other and then posting online for everybody to see. Cyberbullying is not okay because he can hurt someone really bad and soon lead to trouble with the law that you not want to face.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
A two-month long investigation into a complaint of online bullying concluded on Monday, January 21, 2019 with the arrest of an eighteen year old Wenatchee man for two counts of Cyberstalking. Everett S. Anderson was booked into Chelan County Regional Justice Center on those charges after it was determined he was the owner and operator of a Twitter account that was being used to harass and embarrass Wenatchee High School students.

One video posted on the Twitter feed included images of a pair of siblings from Wenatchee High School implying they were in a sexual relationship. This included using image editing software to superimpose pictures of the students onto a cartoon video that depicted a sexual assault. This video concluded with an allegation the one sibling had raped the other. This video led to other students harassing the siblings at school over the allegations contained in the video. The mother of the two siblings reported the content to Twitter who refused to take it down as it was not in violation of policies.

This first video was reported to the police department. As it was being investigated, additional videos and images were found on the Twitter feed that were being used to "Roast" other students. These additional videos included one about a Wenatchee High School student who committed suicide being denied access into heaven and being sent to hell. A Snapchat account was also tied to the Twitter account in question.

As is common in these cases, there was no actual identifying information tied to the Twitter or Snapchat accounts. An Officer served a search warrant on Twitter for any account holder information. Twitter was unable to provide any name information but was able to provide a consistent Internet Protocol (IP) address used to access the account and an e-mail address. An additional search warrant was served on the internet service provider for that IP address and a physical address in Wenatchee was obtained.

Working with the School Resource Officer, Everett Anderson was developed as a suspect from the physical address associated with the IP address. Anderson was interviewed and ultimately arrested for the charges noted above. A search warrant was also served on Anderson's residence to recover the devices used to create, post, and manage the content placed online.

Just in the last week, a warning was sent out to parents regarding the "Momo Challenge", an online phenomenon that works children through a set of challenges up to and including suicide. This case demonstrates another kind of cyberbullying that is growing to epidemic levels in schools throughout the nation. Parents need to be aware of these online dangers and carefully monitor their children's use of any devices capable of accessing the internet including smartphones, tablets, computers, and some media players. Roasting may seem harmless to some, but the consequences are very real and sometimes tragic. Cyberbullying can result in suicide or even homicidal violence.

The Department of Homeland Security has a resource page located at: https://www.dhs.gov/publication/stopthinkconnect-parent-and-educator-resources with a number of options. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also has an excellent internet safety page at: https://www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety with additional information.
Press release provided by Wenatchee Police Department

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Wenatchee Teen Arrested in Cyberbullying Case - NewsRadio 560 KPQ

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
A two-month long investigation into a complaint of online bullying concluded on Monday, January 21, 2019 with the arrest of an eighteen year old Wenatchee man for two counts of Cyberstalking. Everett S. Anderson was booked into Chelan County Regional Justice Center on those charges after it was determined he...

# data[].attributes.body
The article, "Trauma, Suicides Prompt Cyber bullying Law," by Ron Hilliard from, "NBC 25 news," explains how the outrageous amount of suicides and cyber bullying cases created the need for a cyber bullying law. The overwhelming amount of suicide and cyber bullying cases brought the need for a law against cyber bullying to light, and over time and the law finally became a reality. The cyber bullying law would," include penalties up to 93 days behind bars and a $500 fine. If the bullying leads to a victim’s death, the aggressor would face up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine," as stated in, " NBC 25 news."

I think that the amount of teens and preteens that are killing themselves is very sad, and a reminder of all of the cyber bullying that is happening in the world. I also think that the law against cyber bullying a great way to minimize this massive problem. The law is a necessary asset, and will be very effective. If people know that they are going to have to pay a fine for what they do, along with jail time, then they will think twice about what they are going to put online before they regret it later. After all, there are consequences for your actions.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
SAGINAW, Mich. - A harassing message, an intimidating post or lying about a person online with malicious intent can have serious consequences.

A simple keystroke or tap of a button could put a victim's life at risk. Starting in 2019, it could also mean trouble for bullies.

"I'm glad Gov. Snyder signed this into law, because it's a step forward," said Alberto Teneyuque, 62, of Saginaw. He said his 13-year-old daughter was bullied for years until being homeschooled this year.

"When she started harming herself was in fifth-grade. Sixth-grade she tried committing suicide.

Those kind of experiences prompted Sen.-elect Peter Lucido (R-8th Dist.) to introduce the cyberbullying bill to the House of Representatives in late 2017.

"Cyberbullying laws were necessary, because of the overwhelming amount of suicides and the trauma that's being inflicted upon mainly high-school, grad-school kids," said the former state representative.

Lucido said Michigan anti-bullying laws did not go far enough to address the problem, because they only had authority over incidents between bullies and victims on school grounds.

"So, what happens is the police needed tools in the toolbox. The prosecutor needed tools that they could go ahead and effectuate the stopping of bullying."

The new law includes penalties of up to 93 days behind bars and a $500 fine. If the bullying leads to a victim's death, the aggressor would face up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

Teneyuque has advocated for anti-bullying laws with his group Parents Concerned About School Bullying/Laws Need to Be Changed. He said the laws must be enforced.

"But it's also going to take the parents of the victims to push and go with that. It's going to take a strong victim to be able to stand up and say what's going on."

Lucido said the legislation applies to both children and adults. The law takes effect in March 2019.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Trauma, suicides prompt cyberbullying law

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
SAGINAW, Mich. - A harassing message, an intimidating post or lying about a person online with malicious intent can have serious consequences. A simple keystroke or tap of a button could put a victim’s life at risk. Starting in 2019, it could also mean trouble for bullies. "I'm glad Gov.

# data[].attributes.body
The article, "Police accuse two students, age 12, of cyber bullying in suicide," by Jamiel Lynch on January 24, 2018, provides a detailed account of how cyber bullying led to a preteen's suicide. Two students, aged 12, have been convicted of causing Gabriella Green, also known as Gabby, to commit suicide. The boy and girl intended to cause problems between Gabby and another student, threatening to expose private details of Gabby's life. Eventually, she could not live with her tormentors and attempted to hang herself, she was pronounced dead at the hospital.

In one statement from the article, the article states, "The accused girl told officers she intended to cause problems between Gabby and another child and made derogatory comments verbally and electronically, a police report said. 'Her actions consist of starting rumors...vulgar name-calling..and threats to 'expose' personal and sensitive details of the victim's life,'" (CNN).  Upon finishing the article, I was shocked to learn how one could commit such an action. It shows how people could be insensitive to one another, as well as how the general public should be informed about the effects of cyber bullying. Those convicted caused mental distress to Gabby, thus leading to her suicide. One would think that someone would take caution in what they say/post on the internet or to others, and this instance of when they didn't remains as a cautionary tale as to what can happen.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Police charge two students in suicide of classmate, 12 | CNN

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Police in Panama City Beach, Florida, have charged two 12-year-old middle-school students with cyberstalking after the suicide of another student.

# data[].attributes.body
This article is

Wenatchee Teen Arrested in Cyberbullying case

On Monday, January 21, 2019 with the arrest of an eighteen year old Wenatchman for two counts of Cyberstalking.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
A two-month long investigation into a complaint of online bullying concluded on Monday, January 21, 2019 with the arrest of an eighteen year old Wenatchee man for two counts of Cyberstalking. Everett S. Anderson was booked into Chelan County Regional Justice Center on those charges after it was determined he was the owner and operator of a Twitter account that was being used to harass and embarrass Wenatchee High School students.

One video posted on the Twitter feed included images of a pair of siblings from Wenatchee High School implying they were in a sexual relationship. This included using image editing software to superimpose pictures of the students onto a cartoon video that depicted a sexual assault. This video concluded with an allegation the one sibling had raped the other. This video led to other students harassing the siblings at school over the allegations contained in the video. The mother of the two siblings reported the content to Twitter who refused to take it down as it was not in violation of policies.

This first video was reported to the police department. As it was being investigated, additional videos and images were found on the Twitter feed that were being used to "Roast" other students. These additional videos included one about a Wenatchee High School student who committed suicide being denied access into heaven and being sent to hell. A Snapchat account was also tied to the Twitter account in question.

As is common in these cases, there was no actual identifying information tied to the Twitter or Snapchat accounts. An Officer served a search warrant on Twitter for any account holder information. Twitter was unable to provide any name information but was able to provide a consistent Internet Protocol (IP) address used to access the account and an e-mail address. An additional search warrant was served on the internet service provider for that IP address and a physical address in Wenatchee was obtained.

Working with the School Resource Officer, Everett Anderson was developed as a suspect from the physical address associated with the IP address. Anderson was interviewed and ultimately arrested for the charges noted above. A search warrant was also served on Anderson's residence to recover the devices used to create, post, and manage the content placed online.

Just in the last week, a warning was sent out to parents regarding the "Momo Challenge", an online phenomenon that works children through a set of challenges up to and including suicide. This case demonstrates another kind of cyberbullying that is growing to epidemic levels in schools throughout the nation. Parents need to be aware of these online dangers and carefully monitor their children's use of any devices capable of accessing the internet including smartphones, tablets, computers, and some media players. Roasting may seem harmless to some, but the consequences are very real and sometimes tragic. Cyberbullying can result in suicide or even homicidal violence.

The Department of Homeland Security has a resource page located at: https://www.dhs.gov/publication/stopthinkconnect-parent-and-educator-resources with a number of options. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children also has an excellent internet safety page at: https://www.netsmartz.org/internetsafety with additional information.
Press release provided by Wenatchee Police Department

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Wenatchee Teen Arrested in Cyberbullying Case - NewsRadio 560 KPQ

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
A two-month long investigation into a complaint of online bullying concluded on Monday, January 21, 2019 with the arrest of an eighteen year old Wenatchee man for two counts of Cyberstalking. Everett S. Anderson was booked into Chelan County Regional Justice Center on those charges after it was determined he...

# data[].attributes.body
The article is "Pre-teens Arrested for Cyberbullying Before Girl's Suicide", by Jason Dearen. This article is about a girl in Florida who hung herself due to cyberbullying. it happened on January 10, 2018. A girl named Gabriella Green died 2 weeks prior to the article. "A police report states that one of the suspects told an investigator that she had started rumors about Green in person, and online.
"Her actions consisted of starting rumors of the victim having sexually transmitted diseases, vulgar name-calling ... and threats to 'expose' personal and sensitive details of the victim's life," the police report said."(Jason Dearen).

The girls spread information that was not true. The girls caused the death of an innocent girl just for there own gain. A boy told her "If you're going to do it, Just do it." and that is exactly what she did. I feel bad that such a tragedy happened to such a person of young age.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
This undated selfie made available by Tanya Green shows her with her daughter Gabriella Green. Gabriella, 12, of Panama City Beach, Fla., killed herself on Jan. 10, 2018. Two 12-year-olds have been charged with cyberstalking in connection with Gabriella's death. (Tanya Green via AP)

By JASON DEAREN, Associated Press

Two 12-year-olds in Florida were arrested for cyberbullying in connection with the death of a middle-school student who police say hanged herself two weeks ago.

The circumstances around the death of 12-year-old Gabriella Green on Jan. 10 led to the arrests of the two Surfside Middle School students, Panama City Beach officials said in a news release Monday.

Police did not release the names of the two children who were arrested because they are minors.

Investigators were made aware of the potential cyberbullying against the girl while looking into the death, which led them to examine several cellphones and social media accounts, the news release said.

They interviewed two suspects with their parents' permission, and say both confessed to cyberbullying.

A police report states that one of the suspects told an investigator that she had started rumors about Green in person, and online.

"Her actions consisted of starting rumors of the victim having sexually transmitted diseases, vulgar name-calling ... and threats to 'expose' personal and sensitive details of the victim's life," the police report said.

The other suspect, a boy, told police he video-chatted with Green after she told him she had attempted to hang herself and had marks on her neck, according to the report.

"(He) responded by saying something to the effect of, 'If you're going to do it, just do it,' and ended the call," police wrote. "He immediately regretted that statement, and began calling and text-messaging her, but did not receive a response."

Green's cousin, Chad Baker, told police she hanged herself with a dog leash in her closet, the police report said.

Police said the suspects did not notify any adult or authority about Green's state of mind. The two children arrested also acknowledged that their conduct was directed at Green "knowing that said conduct would result in emotional distress."

Even so, police said the investigation did not reveal that the cyberbullying caused the girl's death, just that it was happening in the days and weeks leading up to it.

School officials said they are making counselors available at Surfside for students, faculty and staff.

"We continue to mourn the loss of Gabbie and our hearts go out to her family, her friends and to everyone at Surfside Middle School," Superintendent William Husfelt said in a statement. "This is an absolutely tragic situation."

Police said that during the investigation, they discovered several middle-school children with unrestricted and unmonitored access to social media apps, and said the department will hold a training in the coming weeks for parents about how to manage this access.

Nationally, about 1-in-3 children say they are cyberbullied, and about 12 percent say they have bullied others online, according to Sameer Hinduja, a criminology professor at Florida Atlantic University and co-director of the Cyberbullying Research Center .

He said his most recent study of more than 5,000 children ages 12-17 in the U.S. shows that real-world bullying is still vastly more common than online bullying, and that fewer than 1 percent of cyberbullying cases involve suicide.

"In many suicide cases the victims were also dealing with atypical stressors, like family issues at home, or they were clinically depressed," Hinduja said. "Many kids are bullied and don't take their lives."

The medical examiner is still working to determine Green's cause of death, police said.

Gabriella's mother, Tanya Green, told the Panama City News Herald the arrests "were gratifying," but said she blames parents and the school system.

She said she hopes the tragedy will help shine light on the issue of cyberbullying.

"It's going to help others at her school," Green told the newspaper. "It's going to start at her school. It's going to help others around the world."

The headline on this story has been corrected to reflect that the two charged are pre-teens, not teens.

Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Pre-Teens Arrested for Cyberbullying Before Girl's Suicide

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
This undated selfie made available by Tanya Green shows her with her daughter Gabriella Green. Gabriella, 12, of Panama City Beach, Fla., killed herself on Jan. 10, 2018. Two 12-year-olds have been charged with cyberstalking in connection with Gabriella's death.

# data[].attributes.body
This article "Deputies send stern warning to parents about cyber bullying" by Dan Klein. This is a relabel source because it is from Wsaz New channel and posted 20 hours ago. This articular is talking about cyber bullying by a Momo challenge put up by mysterious people make them do challenges and the last one is suicide. Here is a quote" The Momo challenge is linked a spooky photo. Kids using some popular forms of social media, which are anonymous, are challenged to contact Momo, who then challenges them to a series of tasks, the last being suicide. "

When i read this i had goosebumps all over and stated shaking a little and i though what kind of jerk would do that. I also want the culprits to be put to jail for life for what they have done. Also cyber bullying has to stop right now

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Deputies say a dangerous trend has come out of nowhere, with possibly deadly results.

It's called the Momo challenge.

Investigators in Mingo County said they've gotten a handful of calls already, including from some alert parents.

Investigators want to stop the cyberbullying before it can even start.

The Momo challenge is linked a spooky photo. Kids using some popular forms of social media, which are anonymous, are challenged to contact Momo, who then challenges them to a series of tasks, the last being suicide.

"It's really scary," said Rhonda Frye, a mother of two kids including an 11-year-old.

Frye said it's not easy to keep tabs on her daughter online.

"No, it's not because you can't stand over the shoulder because you have other things to take care of," Frye said.

High school freshman Gracie Runyon saw the warning from the sheriff's office.

"It scared the life out of me," she said.

Although she attends school nearby in Martin County, Kentucky, a friend told her that her cousin had briefly taken part last week, not knowing the danger, but stopped.

Deputies said complaints have come from middle-school aged boys and girls.

"You're changing so you don't really know how to think," Runyon said.

Investigators tell us the calls have come in from all over the county, but the majority have come from the Kermit area.

Runyon got her first phone four years ago when she was a fifth-grader. The Momo challenge doesn't hold any appeal to her now as a high school freshman, but back then it might have.

"Because it was cool. I wanted to be cool," she said. "I wanted to be like everyone else and be all cool."

Her message to everyone, parents and kids: "don't believe everything you see."

While Runyon keeps all her social media accounts private to protect herself, Frye is glad the sheriff's office is making this story public.

"I'm glad that it's there because it's something I want to be aware of and I can keep an eye on now," she said.

The Momo challenge gained some publicity last summer and fall, but Mingo deputies tell us, they never heard of it until Monday. In some cases, alert parents have seen suspicious activity on various apps or online games. In others, the kids themselves have come forward.

While some have said it's an internet hoax, several new reports from around the globe have linked a handful of young suicides to the Momo challenge.

Deputies went to Kermit K-8 on Wednesday to remind kids of the dangers of cyberbullying, but they didn't mention the specific threat by name.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Deputies send stern warning to parents about cyberbullying

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Deputies say a dangerous trend has come out of nowhere, with possibly deadly results.

# data[].attributes.body
In this article by USATODAY.com it says Melania Trump to host "Cyberbullying" internet saftey event. I think this is a good idea because cyberbullying just makes me sick and it is horrible your'e basically ruining someones day just because your mad. Stop ruining peoples day be positive.

# data[].attributes.body
In this article by "Louisiana named bullying state" it talks about cyberbullying, and talks about kids who kill themselves from people who cyberbully and they don't even care about the person that went threw that harsh time of there life's. But the most cyberbullying is mostly in Louisiana and here's a qoute "Louisiana has been placed on the top of a national ranking list as the state where school bullying is most prevalent. Louisiana has the highest percentage of school fights, online bullying and students who attempt suicide." In my opioin I think sucide and cyberbullying that turns into sucide has the most deaths in the world because of kids that want to be jerks and go bully someone until they go kill themselves. The real world is a messed up place lot's of people are dying everyday behide
cyberbullying.

In my opioin "CYBERBULLYING NEEDS TO STOP" it's to many parents losing there child behide other kids that likes to cyberbully. And other people that starting to bully you see the ones that are going to jail for cyberbullying. Every person that is cyberbullying should be on trail for jail.

By Micah Pickering

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
This is the first in a multipart series on school bullying.

Louisiana has been placed on the top of a national ranking list as the state where school bullying is most prevalent. Financial advisement website Wallethub.com released an analysis stating that Louisiana has the highest percentage of school fights, online bullying and students who attempt suicide.

Wallethub.com analyst Jill Gonzalez explained the metrics that were used in the rankings.

"The top metrics we used to evaluate the states where bullying incidents rate, cyberbullying incidents rate and physical violence rate," Gonzalez said. "Equally important were the number of psychologists per capita, and the student-to-counselor ratio."

Gonzalez expressed that cyberbullying is a real issue in schools today, as children are constantly communicating online with one another through social media and cell phones.

She said that the issue is not any particular type of child, rather that all children could easily fall victim to cyberbullying.

"Since we are seeing a constant rise in online, anonymous bullying, any child could be a potential victim. Children are more at risk of being cyber-bullied when their online activity isn't monitored." Gonzalez said.

Gonzalez emphasized that parents should monitor their children's online profiles and keep in touch with what is going on with their child at school.

"Protecting children against cyberbullying is not easy. Some of the things parents can do to prevent it are monitoring their kids' online usage, or ask to see their social media profiles. The most important thing here is for parents to talk to their children about cyber-bullying and earn their trust."

While cyberbullying is a large issue, it is not the only kind of bullying that takes place in this day and age.

Traditional bullying both physical and verbal is extremely present in Louisiana schools.

It leads many to the question "what makes a child want to bully someone else?" Gonzalez expressed her belief that many children who choose to bully were either bullied themselves, suffer from self esteem issues or are the victims of some sort of abuse.

"There are several, very different causes that contribute to a child becoming a bully. Sometimes it's their temperament, size or self-esteem. Other times it can be their family background. They may have experienced abuse, or have been bullied themselves in the past." Gonzalez explained.

The next question that many people ask is "what can be done?"

The answer to that question is a more complicated one. Gonzalez and other aspects point out that many state and local governments have laws that include all sorts of bullying.

Additionally most schools have rules against most of the type of bullying that takes place.

A solution that Gonzalez offers in her analysis is to increase accessibility towards quality counseling in the schools, and for schools to adopt new strategies to prevent bullying and increase accountability.

"There are anti-bullying laws and policies that already exist. Both state and local governments should continue to develop them to include all forms of bullying, like cyberbullying, online harassment, or bullying that occurs off-campus," Gonzalez said. "The laws and policies should also include both criminal and school sanctions. At a local level, schools should adopt practices to prevent, identify and respond to bullying."

The data released by Wallethub shows that outside of the normal consequences of bullying, schools are affected by it both academically and financially.

The data shows that truancy increases where bullying is most prevalent.

According to a report by the National Association of Secondary School Principals the average public school can lose more than $2.3 million as a result of lower attendance and various types of disciplinary actions.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
This is the first in a multipart series on school bullying. Louisiana has been placed on the top of a national ranking list as the state where school bullying is most prevalent. Financial advisement website Wallethub.com released an analysis stating that Louisiana has the highest percentage of school fights, online bullying and students who attempt suicide.

# data[].attributes.body
In the article " 2 12-year-olds arrested for cyber bullying in connection with suicide of 12-year-old girl," by ABC 13 EYE WITNESS NEWS, two 12 year olds had been arrested, for pushing   Gabrielle Green over, and making her commit suicide.  " The circumstances around the death of 12-year-old Gabrielle Green on Jan. 10 led to the arrests of the two Surf-side Middle School students, Panama City Beach officials said in a news release Monday."  After reading this article, I felt horrible. I know people do this every day, and that is just too much. One person had been spreading rumors, but I can understand the other, who was a boy, because he realized what he did, and tried to stop her. " The other suspect, a boy, told police he video-chatted with Green after she told him she had attempted to hang herself and had marks on her neck, according to the report.

"(He) responded by saying something to the effect of, 'If you're going to do it, just do it,' and ended the call," police wrote. "He immediately regretted that statement, and began calling and text-messaging her, but did not receive a response." He understood what he did, and felt guilty. The other person didn't. " A police report states that one of the suspects told an investigator that she had started rumors about Green in person, and online.

"Her actions consisted of starting rumors of the victim having sexually transmitted diseases, vulgar name-calling ... and threats to 'expose' personal and sensitive details of the victim's life," the police report said."
Website: https://abc13.com/2-arrested-for-cyber-bullying-after-12-year-old-girls-suicide/2983420/

# data[].attributes.body
In this article " By BBC.com Dianne and Seth Grossman say the school ignored repeated complaints that their daughter was being targeted." Other girls on snap chat called her a loser  making fun of her looks, and prompting her to end her life.   Filed on Tuesday, nearly a year after Mallory's death on 14 June 2017 the parents decided to sue the school because they reported complaints and did nothing about it.
It is cruel to see that people are bulling over the internet and are making people hurt their's self. More actions need to be taken to prevent cyber bulling and and more punishment if someone did it. So they would not do it and help people if they are sad.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
The parents of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life are suing the school district in the US state of New Jersey, saying it failed to prevent bullying.

Dianne and Seth Grossman say the school ignored repeated complaints that their daughter was being targeted.

The legal action says Mallory was sent text and Snapchat messages calling her a "loser", making fun of her looks, and prompting her to end her life.

Rockaway Township school district declined to comment on the lawsuit.

Filed on Tuesday, nearly a year after Mallory's death on 14 June 2017, the lawsuit accuses Copeland Middle School of failing to take significant action to prevent bullying.

It alleges that the school's response was to force Mallory to hug one of her alleged bullies, in lieu of disciplinary action, and accuses the school district of discouraging her parents from making a formal complaint.

Administrators also suggested she avoid her harassers by eating in an office instead of the lunchroom, the lawsuit alleges.

The school district issued a statement in August of last year saying "the allegation that the Rockaway Township School District ignored the Grossman family and failed to address bullying in general, is categorically false".

The statement also said that school officials had been directed not to comment further on the case.

Social media 'failing' young people

Student suicide increase warning

Why US suicide rate is on the rise

Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, the Grossmans' attorney, Bruce Nagel, said complaints to the school had been "terribly ignored" and called smart phones "a lethal weapon in the hands of the wrong child".

"We are hopeful that the filing of this lawsuit will bring national awareness to the epidemic of cyber-bullying and that we do not have to attend any more funerals of students who have been the victims," Mr Nagel said.

Mrs Grossman told News 12 she wanted the school to "care less about test scores and care about the emotional intelligence" of children.

"Instead of removing Mallory from choir class," she said, "I wanted the girls that were tapping her chair every other day and calling her a [expletive] - I wanted those children removed from class. Not Mallory."

The lawsuit is the first cyber-bullying suicide case filed in New Jersey. The families of the group of girls accused of bullying Mallory have been notified that they could face legal action, Mr Nagel said.

School personnel and the township as a whole were also named in the lawsuit for failing to ensure children's safety in a local school.

In a letter posted on the school's website in April, the town's board of education said school superintendent Greg McGann, who is named as a defendant in the lawsuit, would be "commencing a leave of absence" through 30 June 2018.

From Canada or US: If you're in an emergency, please call 911

You can contact the US National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255 or the Crisis Test Line by texting HOME to 741741

In Canada, young people in need of help can call Kids Help Phone on 1-800-668-6868

If you are in the UK, you can call the Samaritans on 116123
For support and more information on emotional distress, click here.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
US school sued over bullied girl's suicide

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The parents of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life are suing the school district in the US state of New Jersey, saying it failed to prevent bullying. Dianne and Seth Grossman say the school ignored repeated complaints that their daughter was being targeted.

# data[].attributes.body
In the article "Bossier Schools to host cyber bullying and suicide prevention presentation" by Felicia Michelle is about a boy named Ryan who took his own life on October 7, 2003 at the age of 13 after being cyber bullied by a classmate from school. In the article it says " Ryan was bullied by classmates in school and online, he took his life on October 7, 2003 at 13-years-old."
I think that this is really sad. The kid was only 13 and didn't get to live his life until he was past his teens.If he lived any longer he could of seen the progress in 2019. I believe that who ever bullied him should be ashamed of what he had done and should of have gone to jail. I also feel sorry for his parents because they lost their child at such a young age.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
BOSSIER CITY, LA (KSLA) - Bossier Schools will host a cyber bullying and suicide prevention presentation,free and open to the public on January 9th at 6 p.m.

John Halligan will share his personal story about his son Ryan's suicide. Speaking to the community about what he's learned about bullying, cyber bullying and depression among teens.

Ryan was bullied by classmates in school and online, he took his life on October 7, 2003 at 13-years-old.

The event will be held at the Bossier Instructional Center on 2719 Airline Dr, Bossier City.

Parents will be learn strategies to take action to prevent this kind of tragedy with their own children.

Copyright 2019 KSLA. All rights reserved.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Bossier Schools to host cyber bullying and suicide prevention presentation

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
BOSSIER CITY, LA (KSLA) - Bossier Schools will host a cyber bullying and suicide prevention presentation,free and open to the public on January 9th at 6 p.m. John Halligan will share his personal story about his son Ryan's suicide. Speaking to the community about what he's learned about bullying, cyber bullying and depression among teens.

# data[].attributes.body
"Cyber-bullying Tragedy:New Jersey family to sue school district after 12-year-old daughter's suicide" NBC News By: Kalhan Rosenblatt
A 12 year old girl named Mallory committed suicide after being bullied for months.She was bullied by her classmates. Mallory begged one of the girl's mother to have her stop but the mother simply responded with "it was just a big joke". Mallory's grades started to get worse as the bullying continued.The girl(s) used Snapchat and Instagram to send hateful messages to her. On June 14th,she just couldn't take all of the hateful words she was being called and ended her life. The school cared more about academics rather than their students' health.

I feel like this is..just so sad. It's terrible how some humans can act..especially for her mother to be okay with the fact that her daughter was cyber-bullying someone. I think that school should be shut down for not caring about how their students feel and only caring about their grades.The people who bullied her and that one girl whose mom even knew should be put in jail. People shouldn't be bullying others for no reason or for entertainment because this can become serious. It angers me that people take it this far.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
New Jersey family to sue school district after 12-year-old daughter’s suicide

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Mallory Grossman killed herself after classmates cyberbullied her, her family says. They intend to sue the New Jersey school they say should have stopped it.

# data[].attributes.body
In this article '' The family  The family of a 12-year-old New Jersey girl — who took her own life after allegedly being cyberbullied by her classmates — is suing the school district, saying Tuesday that administrators were negligent in preventing abuse that led to their daughter's death. '' All the kids would send o her messages and one saying the should kill yourself  .https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-jersey-family-sue-school-district-after-12-year-old-n788506

# data[].attributes.body
In the article "Cyber-bullying Tragedy: New jersey Family to Sue After 12-Year-Old Daughter's Suicide" by Kalhan Rosenblatt it talks about how Mallory Grossman committed suicide after being repeatedly cyber-bullied. Mallory told the bullies parents what her child was doing to her, but her parents didn't care and her leave. "...Mallory, she even tried approaching one alleged bully's parents, begging the woman to ensure her child would stop. Her pleas were instantly dismissed..." This quote shows how the parents of the bully didn't care about if her child was disrespectful and mean.

# data[].attributes.body
In this Article "Cyber bullying Tragedy: New Jersey Family to Sue After 12_Year-Old Daughter's suicide"
By:  Kalhan Rosenblatt https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-jersey-family-sue-school-district-after-12-year-old-n788506
This article was made in 2017 in this story is about a 12 year old girl named Mallory Grossman. She had committed suicide because of cyber bullying that happened at her school.
Her parents were very upset about how her daughter was getting bullying, so they had decided to talk to their daughter's teachers, counselors, principles, and the bullies parents.The bully would comment and say mean things, and it got to the point were she committed suicide. Her parents continue to file a sue for the school because they didn't do anything about the bullying.  Each time they had talk to those people they completely ignored them. Her dad said, “It got to the point where she didn’t want to go to school. She had chronic headaches, stomach aches,” Grossman said. “Her grades plummeted. This was showing that because of the bully, she was scared to go to school and she would constantly get stomach aches and headaches. This is bad because the bully is giving her so much pain that she doesn't want to go to school. People always think it's funny to joke around and make fun of people, but how would you feel if people were making fun of you? Not so great,  I would like to think but kids that are getting bullied don't think of the jokes as jokes, they think of it as a serious matter. So next time, you post about someone, think about how that person would feel, because people's feelings matter.

# data[].attributes.headline
"Bullied To Death: When Kids Kill With Words "

# data[].attributes.subject
"Bullied To Death: When Kids Kill With Words "

# data[].attributes.body
Jalyn Ware 6th grade

https://patch.com/us/across-america/bullied-death-when-kids-kill-words
By: Beth Dalbey, Patch National Staff
This article talks about 3 girls that killed themsevls because they were geting bullyed. It also talks about how cyberbullying is the hardest to comfort, but also the most rare. The bullys don't think about the consiquences and what may happen to there victims. After the chirdren's death the parents started helping stop cyberbullying. Cyberbullying keeps getting a higher percentage. The aticle talks about bullying too, and how chrilden are afraid to go to school the next day. The article gives advice to parents and what they should do. The passege says "These bullies used social media to follow these girls virtually everywhere — until they broke." I think that those bulleys need to find away to another way to take out there anger. The year the article was crated was 2018.

# data[].attributes.body
''Akubra girl ‘Dolly’ Amy Everett’s father launches anti-bullying campaign after daughter’s suicide.''
Author: Tick Everett
This young girl {age 14}, committed suicide, thinking there was no other option. She took her own life, because people cyber bullied her. It shows that even people as young as 14 can commit suicide. Think before you cyberbully.
This text is about a dad  working on stoping bullying
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/11/father-tells-of-bullying-after-suicide-of-akubra-girl-dolly-amy-everett
A quote from the article " The suicide of “Dolly” Amy Jayne Everett, the face of Akubra, has sparked a campaign to end cyberbullying, as her family prepare to farewell the 14-year-old in a commemoration ceremony in the Northern Territory. "

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/10/15/florida-bullying-arrest-lakeland-suicide/2986079/ This article is about a 12 year old girl cyberbullied to the point where she felt suicide was the only way out . The girls who bullied her sent her messages like “drink bleach and die.” And even after her suicide one of the girls posted on Facebook “Yes ik I bullied REBECCA nd she killed her self but IDGAF" In my opinion I find it disgusting how this girl knows that she is the reason that Rebecca committed suicide yet she doesn’t care. Luckily 2 of the 15 girls involved with the bullying have been arrested, but I know for a fact that many more incidents like this will occur since the article states “Experts who have studied social aggression in teens, including bullying via the Internet, say such harassment is a widespread problem that has gained increased attention in the digital age” hopefully in the future there will be more done to prevent events like this.

# data[].attributes.body
This is a story of Hope Witsell, Hope was a 13 year-old girl who's only crime was sending a nude picture to a boy she liked. Then another girl took the boy's phone and saw the picture. After seeing the picture, the girl sent the picture to other students in the school. As a result of her sending this nude to the boy she liked she was taunted and bullied from her friends at Beth Shields High School, with insults like "slut" and "whore". After a few months of the picture going around the school, the principle found out about the picture at the end of her seventh grade year.Hope faced a suspension for the end of her seventh grade year and the first week of her eighth grade year. When Hope came back to school the concealer found cuts on Hopes' legs and made her sign a "No-Harm"contract. The next day Hope wrote in her journal "I'm done for sure now. I can feel it in my stomach. I'm going to try and strangle myself. I hope it works". That day Hopes's parents found that she had hung herself in her room.

http://www.puresight.com/Real-Life-Stories/hope-witsell.html

# data[].attributes.body
https://patch.com/us/across-america/bullied-death-when-kids-kill-words
This article talks about 3 girls that killed themsevls because they were geting bullyed. it also talks about how cyberbullying is the hardest to comfort, but also the most rare. The bullys don't think about the consiquences and what may happen to there victims. After the chirdren's death the parents started helping stop cyberbullying. cyberbullying keeps getting a higher percentage. The aticle talks about bullying too, and how chrilden are afraid to go to school the next day. The article gives advice to parents and what they should do.

# data[].attributes.body
3/26/18
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/2-preteens-busted-cyberbullying-student-hangs-article-1.3775109

The following paragraph was based on the news article “Two Florida Teens busted for cyberbullying after girl hangs self” by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.  A girl, age 12, had unfortunately taken the decision to end her life after being cyber bullied. Her name was Gabriella Green, and it appeared that her death was influenced by two Surfside Middle School students, who were thankfully caught and arrested. They’re names were hidden because they were minors. The cyber assaults on Gabriella included “rumors about green in person, and online.” “ ’her actions consisted of starting rumors of the victim having… diseases , … name calling …and threats to ‘expose’ personal and sensitive details of the victim’s life’…”. Certainly the police will try to prevent these things from happening again.

# data[].attributes.body
Cyberbullying Blamed For Australian
Child Model's Suicide

In 2017 January 8 a 14 year old girl who was angelic face of Australian bushman hat brand was remembered by a hundreds of mourners Friday after her suicide focused attention on the dangers of cyberbullying.

The memorial service of Amy "Dolly"Everett was held in the tiny Northers Territory town of Katherine near her family's cattle ranch.Most mourners dressed in her favorite,blue,and many had driven hundreds of miles from distant ranches.

A photograph of a young Dolly,her smiling face framed by sun-kissing curls and shaded by a rabbit-felt hat,has been featured in advertising of Akubra hats since 2009,most recently this past Christmas.      The Author: Akubra Hats

Do not cyberbully anyone you do not like that's just showing us your a bad person not the victim. Cyberbullying is dangerous once you post something on the internet its permanent. Nearly 43% of kids have been bullied online,1 and 4 has had it happen more than once.Only 68% teens agree that cyber bullying is a serious problem. Bullying victims are 2 to 9 times more likely to consider committing suicide and about 75% of students admit they have visited a website bashing another student.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/amy-dolly-everett-bullying-australia-child-model-suicide-cyberbullying/

# data[].attributes.body
Bullying is not a good thing to do but people just do it to show the world their anger. Bullying is not ok it leads to unwanted things. Stop bullying. Bullying is one of the worst things you could do because its just something you shoulden't do. Also it leads to suicidal thoughts sometimes even suicide.

# data[].attributes.body
Cyber bulling is when someone is being bullied by someone else online. Some people are bullied so much that they suicide. 12 year old Mallory Grossman a cheerleader suicide because she was bullied by a group of girls from her school.

For months, she was told she's a loser, she has no friends. And finally, she was even told, 'Why don't you kill yourself?' "

The lawyer described the messages as “vile and malicious.” The parents sued the school for not stopping the bullying.

. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/n-family-suing-school-not-stopping-girl-cyberbullying-article-1.3375238 march,26,2018.

# data[].attributes.headline
Jazmin Calliste 6th grade "The death of a girl the was bully"

# data[].attributes.subject
Jazmin Calliste 6th grade "The death of a girl the was bully"

# data[].attributes.body
"The family of a 12 year old New Jersey girl who took her own life because people in her class was bullying". Her and she had commit suicide and her parents sue the school for people bullying her.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/n-jersey-family-sue-school-district-after-12-year-old-n788506
she commit suicide.

# data[].attributes.body
CBS news sad that a 12 and a 14 year old girls got arested because of a dedley cyber bulling.The words that those girls were saying to her made the girl comint suaside.The words that the girls were saying was why don't you kill yourself and would you die pleas so they got what they wanted/ 2017.

Never cyber bully it is a bad thing to do and it can hurt somebody fealls and it can mack them cumit suisde to ther self.

.https://www.cbsnews.com/search/?q=cyber+bullying

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
The suicide of "Dolly" Amy Jayne Everett, the face of Akubra, has sparked a campaign to end cyberbullying, as her family prepare to farewell the 14-year-old in a commemoration ceremony in the Northern Territory.

Her father, Tick Everett, described his grief on social media this week, saying his beloved daughter felt she had no other option.

"I know for some suicide is considered cowardly but I guarantee those people wouldn't have half the strength that my precious little angel had, Doll had the strength to do what she thought she had to do to escape the evil in this world," he wrote on Facebook.

"However, unfortunately, Dolly will never know the great pain and emptiness left behind.

Tick Everett said his daughter's death would not be wasted if the family could help to prevent the suffering of others. He also issued a challenge to his daughter's tormenters.

"If by some chance the people who thought this was a joke and made themselves feel superior by the constant bullying and harassment see this post, please come to our service and witness the complete devastation you have created.

"Let's stop the bullies no matter where, but especially in our kids, as the old saying goes. You will never know what [you] have until it's gone."

An image of Everett, taken eight years ago, was used as the face of Akubra's Christmas campaigns.

Her family is now planning to campaign to prevent cyberbullying and raise awareness about youth mental health and suicide.

In a statement to the ABC and News Corp last night, her parents Tick and Kate, and sister Meg, said the community's response had been "overwhelming" since their "world came crashing down around us".

The family are establishing "Dolly's Dream", a trust to raise awareness of the dangers of cyberbullying. Friends and family will gather in Katherine on Friday morning to celebrate her life in a commemoration service.

They will be asked to donate to "Dolly's Dream" to protect other young people from harm.

A social media campaign to raise awareness of Everett's death, bullying and youth mental health is spreading this week, through the hashtags, #doitforDolly and #stopbullyingnow.

"Our daughter Dolly was the kindest, caring, beautiful soul, and she was always caring for animals, small children, other children at boarding school who were less fortunate than herself," the family said.

News of her death drew tributes across the country.

The former prime minister Kevin Rudd described it as a "tragedy. And an obscenity".

"Any form of bullying is an assault on our values," Rudd tweeted. "And in this young girl's life with lethal effect."

Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd)
This is a tragedy. And an obscenity. Any form of bullying is an assault on our values. And in this young girl's life with lethal effect. Deepest condolences to her family. https://t.co/q18qkD8MIX

Akubra hats posted its own tribute, shared more than 11,000 times, honouring the girl who was the face of their previous Christmas advertisements.

"To think that anyone could feel so overwhelmed and that this was their only option is unfathomable," the company wrote.

"Bullying of any type is unacceptable. It is up to us to stand up when we see any kind of bullying behaviour. Our hearts go out to her family and friends."

Everett was a student of Queensland's prestigious Scots PGC College. The school has been contacted for comment.

The service will be held on Friday at the Casuarina Street primary school in Katherine East.

Friends and family are asked to wear blue, which was Dolly's favourite colour.
Readers in Australia seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14; Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467; MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78; Multicultural Mental Health Australia www.mmha.org.au. Local Aboriginal Medical Service details available from www.bettertoknow.org.au/AMS. In the UK and Ireland, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. Papyrus are contactable on 0800 068 41 41 or by texting 07786 209 697, or emailing pat@papyrus-uk.org. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (for young people aged 5 to 25).
Topics

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Akubra girl 'Dolly' Amy Everett's father launches anti-bullying campaign after daughter's suicide

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The suicide of "Dolly" Amy Jayne Everett, the face of Akubra, has sparked a campaign to end cyberbullying, as her family prepare to farewell the 14-year-old in a commemoration ceremony in the Northern Territory. Her father, Tick Everett, described his grief on social media this week, saying his beloved daughter felt she had no other option.

# data[].attributes.body
''Cyber bullying Tragedy: New Jersey Family to Sue After 12-Year-Old Daughter's Suicide'' 2017
By :kalhan rosenblatt
Cyber bulling is a very serious thing. this young is our age and has committed suicide. This shows that it is not only when you are older. So you have to be nice to each other for you won't lose a love one like this family did.

So lets all get along and be nice to each other. This is a exact quote from the article of the girl"Who took her own life after allegedly being cyber bulling by her classmates".
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-jersey-family-sue-school-district-after-12-year-old-n788506

# data[].attributes.body
''Akubra girl ‘Dolly’ Amy Everett’s father launches anti-bullying campaign after daughter’s suicide.''
This young girl {age 14}, committed suicide, thinking there was no other option. She took her own life, because people cyber bullied her. It shows that even people as young as 14 can commit suicide. Think before you cyberbully.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/11/father-tells-of-bullying-after-suicide-of-akubra-girl-dolly-amy-everett

# data[].attributes.body
"How dangerous is cyber bullying?"
Author:George Beall
Link:https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2017/10/04/how-dangerous-is-cyberbullying/
Article created: 5 months ago
In the article created by George Beall it talks about the affects of cyber bullying. How victims of cyber bullying don't tend to always tell others how they feel, the difference in cyber bullying and cyber harassment, and the long term affects cyber bullying can have on a person. For example in the article

"Cyberbullying Tragedy: New Jersey Family to Sue After 12-Year-Old Daughter's Suicide" by Kalhan Rosenblatt it talks about how a 12 year old girl who comitted suicide after being bullied by classmates. This shows many people around the world who read the article that cyber bullying can have extreme affects it can have on anyone who are not strong enough to speak up for themselves, to try to make their situation better, and the people that are weak and vulnerable to bullies. In conclusion we should speak up for those who are bullied, we should help those who are victims from bullying , and become people who stand up for other people.Just know that"You never look good trying to make someone else look bad". Link to Kahlan Rosenbaltt article:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-jersey-family-sue-school-district-after-12-year-old-n788506

# data[].attributes.body
Cyber bullying is when someone makes fun of someone else on line. I could also be when some one makes treats to other people. yber bullying can lead to suicide. Ways to stop cyber bullying are taking away electronics like phones and tablets. Also you could put a random password on your computer so you can not use it.

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/cyberbullying.html  author is  Larissa Hirsch,

# data[].attributes.body
In " Cyberbullying pushed Texas teen to commit suicide, family says"

An 18 year old high school girl named Brandy Vela had committed suicide because of cyber bullying. People were so mean to Brandy, they sent mean text messages to her, made fake accounts on social media to make her look bad, someone went far enough to make an account of her on a dating website, lying about her age, posting pictures of her, putting her phone number, and said that, "she is giving herself up for sex for free."  "We have lots of incident reports, and they always say the same thing: They can’t do anything about it,” Jacqueline Vela said." Brandy's sister. - © 2016 CBS Interactive Inc.  DEC 2, 2016 10:00 AM EST U.S. CBS/AP

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cyberbullying-pushed-texas-teen-commit-suicide-family/

It is so sad that cyber bully can lead to this. Please help stop this. If not, this could be someone you love and care about.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
TEXAS CITY, Texas -- Family members of a Houston-area high school student who killed herself are rallying for tighter laws against cyberbullying.

Brandy Vela's family says cyberbullying pushed the 18-year-old over the edge, leading her to shoot herself in the chest Tuesday afternoon at the family's Texas City home as family members watched.

Her father, Raul Vela, said she had been receiving abusive text messages for months from bullies using an untraceable smartphone application. Her father said someone made a fake Facebook page of her, creating another cyberbullying medium.

On Tuesday, Brandy sent an email to her family members telling them she was going to kill herself, CBS Houston affiliate KHOU-TV reports. They rushed home and found her alive.

"We tried to persuade her to put the gun down, but she was determined," Raul Vela told KHOU-TV. "She said she'd come too far to turn back. It was very unfortunate that I had to see that. It's hard when your daughter tells you to turn around. You feel helpless."

"I heard someone crying," Brandy's 22-year-old sister, Jacqueline Vela, told KPRC-TV of Houston, "so I ran upstairs and I looked in her room, and she's against the wall and she has a gun pointed at her chest and she's just crying and crying and I'm like, 'Brandy, please don't. Brandy, no."

Jacqueline Vela said she went to her parents' room, "and I just heard the shot and my dad just yelled, 'Help me. Help me. Help me.'"

"I was almost certain that I could persuade her to put that gun down. It didn't work. She pulled the trigger," Raul Vela said.

Her final cellphone text to her family was, "I love you so much just remember that please and I'm so sorry for everything."

Her family said the harassment focused mainly on Brandy's weight.

"They would make dating websites of her, and they would put her number and they would put her picture (on the sites), and lie about her age and say she is giving herself up for sex for free, to call her," said Jacqueline Vela.

The family said they reported the bullying to the Texas City school district and several law enforcement agencies.

"School was a safe environment for Brandy," said school district spokeswoman Melissa Tortorici. "She had a lot of friends and was thought of warmly by her peers and teachers. She did bring it to the school's attention before Thanksgiving break that she was getting harassing messages to her cellphone outside of school. Our deputy investigated it, and the app that was being used to send the messages was untraceable. We encouraged her to change her phone number."

Brandy Vela changed her number, but bullies always found her, her family said.

"We have lots of incident reports, and they always say the same thing: They can't do anything about it," Jacqueline Vela said.

A Texas City Police Department statement says it continues to investigate the Velas' complaints. Jacqueline Vela told KPRC that she and her siblings have a good idea who may have been behind some of these attacks and have been assisting in the investigation.

The father said that he hopes for stricter laws against cyberbullying and greater awareness of the problem to give some meaning to his daughter's death.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Cyberbullying pushed Texas teen to commit suicide, family says

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Cyberbullying led Texas high school student to commit suicide in front of loved ones, family says

# data[].attributes.body
The Star Wars Kid
In this article from Scholastic  “Cyberbullying by Genet Berhane” talks about how a teenage boy in Canada became a victim of cyberbullying in front of an audience of millions. This teenager boy is a star war fan and he made the heavy set teen made a home movie of himself using a golf ball retriever as a lightsaber. He made his own sound effects for the video, which he intended to keep private. But some of his classmates got a hold of it and  posted it on an online file-sharing system, where people swap information, music, and videos. Huge numbers of people downloaded the video and made different version of it in movies or music video. The teenager was so bothered by the situation that he has been under the care of psychiatrists.He also left his school to learn elsewear because of the event.

# data[].attributes.body
Cyberbullying is the effect of bullying taking place online; This was learned through "What Is Cyberbullying" posted by stopcyberbullying.gov. The most common places are Social Media, SMS, Instant message, and email. In  schools cyberbulling creates an effect of plummeting grades a downfall of positive activities and behavior. Cyberbullying is persistent do to it happining 24 hours a day and having no relief. "Most information communicated electronically is permanent and public, if not reported and removed. A negative online reputation, including for those who bully, can impact college admissions, employment, and other areas of life." This means that if someone is bullied online and it becomes big enough to where employers can see this or if you cyberbully than you can not get the job due bullying. Not many laws and sanctions are made due to this being a fairly new topic though discipline will be needed if caught.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. It can include sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation. Some cyberbullying crosses the line into unlawful or criminal behavior.

The most common places where cyberbullying occurs are:

Social Media, such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tik Tok

Text messaging and messaging apps on mobile or tablet devices

Instant messaging, direct messaging, and online chatting over the internet

Online forums, chat rooms, and message boards, such as Reddit

Email

Online gaming communities

Special Concerns

With the prevalence of social media and digital forums, comments, photos, posts, and content shared by individuals can often be viewed by strangers as well as acquaintances. The content an individual shares online - both their personal content as well as any negative, mean, or hurtful content - creates a kind of permanent public record of their views, activities, and behavior. This public record can be thought of as an online reputation, which may be accessible to schools, employers, colleges, clubs, and others who may be researching an individual now or in the future. Cyberbullying can harm the online reputations of everyone involved - not just the person being bullied, but those doing the bullying or participating in it. Cyberbullying has unique concerns in that it can be:

Persistent - Digital devices offer an ability to immediately and continuously communicate 24 hours a day, so it can be difficult for children experiencing cyberbullying to find relief.

Permanent - Most information communicated electronically is permanent and public, if not reported and removed. A negative online reputation, including for those who bully, can impact college admissions, employment, and other areas of life.

Hard to Notice - Because teachers and parents may not overhear or see cyberbullying taking place, it is harder to recognize.

Laws and Sanctions

All states have laws requiring schools to respond to bullying. As cyberbullying has become more prevalent with the use of technology, many states now include cyberbullying, or mention cyberbullying offenses, under these laws. Schools may take action either as required by law, or with local or school policies that allow them to discipline or take other action. Some states also have provisions to address bullying if it affects school performance. You can learn about the laws and policies in each state, including if they cover cyberbullying.

Frequency of Cyberbullying

There are two sources of federally collected data on youth bullying:

The 2017 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice) indicates that, among students ages 12-18 who reported being bullied at school during the school year, 15% were bullied online or by text.

The 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) indicates that an estimated 15.7% of high school students were electronically bullied in the 12 months prior to the survey.

See also " Frequency of Bullying."

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Cyberbullying is bullying that takes place over digital devices like cell phones, computers, and tablets. Cyberbullying can occur through SMS, Text, and apps, or online in social media, forums, or gaming where people can view, participate in, or share content. Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else.

# data[].attributes.body
In New Jersey 12 year old New jersey girl committed suicide because of cyber bullying. Cyber bullying is where someone makes fun of you on the internet it mostly occurs with girls such as "Your weave is ugly" but it can happen with boys to such as your fat stupid EX . Cyber bullying can be done on internet devices such as video games social media and even in videos. Which makes kids or adults not feel comfortable where their grades start decreasing or they go to extreme and commit suicide.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
New Jersey family to sue school district after 12-year-old daughter’s suicide

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Mallory Grossman killed herself after classmates cyberbullied her, her family says. They intend to sue the New Jersey school they say should have stopped it.

# data[].attributes.body
In this Article "Cyber bullying Tragedy: New Jersey Family to Sue After 12_Year-Old Daughter's suicide"
By:  Kalhan Rosenblatt https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-jersey-family-sue-school-district-after-12-year-old-n788506
This story is about a 12 year old girl named Mallory Grossman. She had committed suicide because of cyber bullying that happened at her school.
Her parents were very upset about how her daughter was getting bullying, so they had decided to talk to their daughter's teachers, counselors, principles, and the bullies parents.The bully would comment and say mean things, and it got to the point were she committed suicide. Her parents continue to file a sue for the school because they didn't do anything about the bullying.  Each time they had talk to those people they completely ignored them. Her dad said, “It got to the point where she didn’t want to go to school. She had chronic headaches, stomach aches,” Grossman said. “Her grades plummeted. This was showing that because of the bully, she was scared to go to school and she would constantly get stomach aches and headaches. This is bad because the bully is giving her so much pain that she doesn't want to go to school and were she is hurting so much. People always think it's funny to joke around and make fun of people, but how would feel if people were making fun of you? Not so great, i would like to think but kids that are getting bullied don't think of the jokes as jokes, they think of it as a serious matter. So next time, you post about someone, think about how that person would feel, because people's feelings matter.

# data[].attributes.body
https://nobullying.com/three-real-life-stories-of-cyber-bullying/
By no bullying .com

This story is about a 15 year old girl named Audrey. she was cyber bullied.It began when Audrey was underage drinking . She passed out one time and the teens she was with attacked her.She knew them because they all went to saratoga high school. The teens took photos of the attack and posted them on the internet. for years Audrey lived in fear and terror until she finally she decided that suicide was the way to escape the damage done to her reputation. her parents had just found out when she was already dead. The teens that caused her death have been arrested

# data[].attributes.body
In this Article "Cyber Bullying pushed Texas teen to commit suicide " By:Jacqueline Vela https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cyberbullying-pushed-texas-teen-commit-suicide-family/

This story is about an 18 year old who went by the name Brandy Vela who shot her self in  the chest because of cyber bullying. It began when Brandy was receiving abusive messages for months from bullies using untraceable smartphone application. On the day Brandy killed herself she sent an email telling her family she was going to kill her self. Her family rushed home to find her alive. They tried to persuade her to take the gun away from her chest but she was determined. She told her family to "She had come to far to turn around" Her final words to her parents were  that "I love you so much just remember that please and I'm sorry for everything''. This article shows what Cyber bullying can to do to somebody. You wouldn't want to be the reason somebody takes their life. You might thinks it's an joke but that person may not. Remember don't be the reason someone has to take their last breath.

# data[].attributes.body
In this article

"Schoolkids charged with cyber bullying girl, 12, who hanged herself"

by: Jimmy McCloskey

This story is about a girl who hanged her self because she was being cyber bullied. It first started when a boy and a girl started to text Gabrielle Green terrible messages on her phone. The article says "started rumors of the victim having sexually transmitted diseases,’ called her ‘vulgar’ names, and threatened to expose ‘sensitive’ details of her personal life." Once this was sent to her phone she took her life by hanging herself in the closet. This shows how words that speak or text to someone hurt them or possibly kill themselves. The family blames the parents and the school for not doing more to stop bullying and cyber bullying.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
The boy and girl, who were not identified because of their ages, were said to have tortured Gabriella 'Gabbie' Green, also 12, with mean texts.

Thousands take to streets to protest Donald Trump's presence at Davos

A police report revealed the boy video-chatted with Gabbie about an earlier attempt to hang herself, telling her 'If you're going to do it, just do it.'

Meanwhile, her alleged female tormentor 'started rumors of the victim having sexually transmitted diseases,' called her 'vulgar' names, and threatened to expose 'sensitive' details of her personal life.

Gabbie was found dead in her closet at her family's home in Panama City, FL, on January 10 shortly after complaining to her mom about a particularly vicious slew of messages.

Cops were made aware of cyber-bullying Gabbie had suffered, and pinpoint two suspects after combing social media as well as mobile phones.

They were interviewed, and subsequently confessed to torturing Gabbie online, despite knowing the behavior would distress her, the Panama City Herald reports.

Her mom Tanya Green said that news of the arrests was 'gratifying,' after her daughter had to suffer in silence 'with a smile on her face'.

She blames the kids' parents, and Surfside Middle School, where Gabbie attended, for failing to do more.

The grieving mom has since set up an online campaign, #justiceforgabbie, to try and raise awareness of the issue.

Green had earlier spoke movingly of her final moments with her daughter, when Gabbie came to her room to complain about the vicious texts.

She recalled: 'I just gave her adult advice - 'Honey, you've got to be bigger than that.

'They must just be jealous of you.'
For 24/7 confidential emotional support, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 1-800-273-8255 in the US. For the UK contact Samaritans on 116123 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see http://www.samaritans.org for details

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Schoolkids charged with cyberbullying girl, 12, who hanged herself

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The boy and girl, who were not identified because of their ages, were said to have tortured Gabriella 'Gabbie' Green, also 12, with mean texts. Thousands take to streets to protest Donald Trump's presence at Davos A police report revealed the boy video-chatted with Gabbie about an earlier attempt to hang herself, telling her 'If you're going to do it, just do it.'

# data[].attributes.body
In this article
"Schoolkids charged with cyberbullying girl,12, who hanged herself" by Jimmy McCloskey
Gabriella Green,12, who received horrible messages from 2 kids was found hanging in her closet at her family's home in Panama City,Florida.The female who took part in the cyber bullying spread rumors stating that Gabriella had "sexually transmitted diseases" and also threatened to expose personal secrets. Their was a male who took part in this case and he video chatted Gabriella and according to, metro.co.uk, " A police report revealed the boy video chatted Gabriella about an earlier attempt to hang herself, telling her 'If you're going to do it, just do it'." After seeing that quote it made me realize that people can really be hurtful with words and that you should always think about what you say or post before doing so.
http://metro.co.uk/2018/01/23/schoolkids-charged-cyberbullying-girl-12-committed-suicide-7254071/

# data[].attributes.body
In this article

"Family of cyber-bullied NJ girl who killed herself to sue school district for negligence" by Julia Jacobo

(http://abcnews.go.com/US/family-cyber-bullied-nj-girl-killed-sue-school/story?id=48969586) Its about a girl that took her own life because of cyber bulling. First it started by calling her names a school then it was finished by the phone. In the article it says "Mallory Grossman, 12, took her own life after she was bombarded with bullying messages via Snapchat and texts, family attorney Bruce Nagel said in a Monday press release". This quote shows how a phone and peoples words can make someone kill them-self. The Mallory family are suing the the school because the school didn't help there 12 year old girl.

# data[].attributes.body
The Article

"Mum’s tribute to Libby Bell, 13, who took her own life after alleged bullying, abuse at Seaford Secondary School" (http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/libby-bell-13-took-her-own-life-after-alleged-bullying-abuse-at-seaford-secondary-school/news-story/49f42ad467766bd1c758b513e47465ab) By:  Mitch Mott, Andrew Hough. From the Advertiser, talks about how a 13 year old girl Libby Bell killed herself after being cyber bullied and reportedly being bullied in real life too. Being a loved teenager with many friends and supporters Libby is currently (as You Can See Below) being grieved over at her shrine in a Surfing Club. In the article Surf Life Saving SA chief executive Clare Harris says she was a "much loved and respected girl. We are grieving the sudden and devastating loss of Libby,” My response to the quote would be that this young girl was good and well behaved and had her entire life ahead of her, she didn't deserve to die because someone was careless with their words, she was a good child so make sure you watch what you say on the internet.

# data[].attributes.body
This article "Cyber Bullying Killed My Daughter"(http://fox17online.com/2015/07/21/mom-cyber-bullying-killed-my-daughter/) .By Josh Sidorowicz is about a 13 year old girl named Zoe Johnson who killed herself due to cyberbullying by fellow students at her school. "tag a B***h you dont like with Zoe's name attached to it" the facebook post read.
This shocked me because if you dont like someone you schould say it to their face or not say anything at all. I just dont undersatnd why people go to soical media to say something about other people. In my understand about somearticles I read I dont think that kids dont understand what cyber bullying is and how it can change someones life.

# data[].attributes.body
In this article

"Family of cyber-bullied NJ girl who killed herself to sue school district for negligence". by
JULIA JACOBO (http://abcnews.go.com/US/family-cyber-bullied-nj-girl-killed-sue-school/story?id=48969586) Its a bout a girlnamed  Mallory Grossman who took her own life over cyber bullying. First she was being bullyed at school than on her phone they started telling the girl to kill herself. They mallory parents tld the school and the school did not do anything. This makes me mad because if someone is telling you that my child is getting bullied you should stop it. The kids that go to that school should leave because this school shows how it does not care about the kids at all.

# data[].attributes.body
This article, "11-Year- Old Arrested in Waukesha Creppy Clown Cyber Bullying Case"(http://patch.com/wisconsin/waukesha/11-year-old-arrested-waukesha-creepy-clown-cyber-bullying-case). By Scott Anderson is about this 11-Year- Old fourth grader who admitted to posting threating messages to people online. She was using the name "creepyclown123". The schools Principal said that several of the students got the threating messages. Its bad that fourth graders have to worry about getting threatened or bullied online.

# data[].attributes.body
This article, " 11-Year-Old Arrested in Waukesha Creppy Clown Cyber Bullying Case" ( http://patch.com/wisconsin/waukesha/11-year-old-arrested-waukesha-creepy-clown-cyber-bullying-case ) By Scott Anderson is about a fourth grader who was sending threatening messages to people online using the name "creepyclown123" investigators identified a fourth grader, who admitted to posting these messages.Police are working with the school district to delete the musical.ly app from all of the ipads issued to students. Duy Nguyen, Hawthorne elementary schools principal, said that many students got messages sending threats to students at the school. "The incident was reported to police, that this app was being used to bully or frighten other students" I think the fourth grader shoudnt have went on musical.ly to try and scare other people. Its bad that fourth graders have to worry about getting threatned or bullied on an app made for them to have fun on.

# data[].attributes.body
This article, "11-Year-Old Arrested in Waukesha Creepy Clown Cyber Bullying Case" By Scott Anderson October 24, 2016 11:10 am(http://patch.com/wisconsin/waukesha/11-year-old-arrested-waukesha-creepy-clown-cyber-bullying-case), is about how a fourth Grader was sending disturbing messages and videos on a app called "musical.ly" to other students. This told place in Waukesha, Wisconsin Hawthorne Elementary school on October 24, 2016. This fourth grader was cyberbullying other students by sending threats which lead to this student's arrest. How this student was sending these threating messages was by the musical.ly app on Hawthorne's elementary school's IPAD'S, and went by the username "creepyclown123". Pretty soon the police got involved with the crisis that this elementary school. Once they found out who the student was they removed the app form all Hawthorne's IPAD'S and then took the IPAD'S away from the school and search every IPAD to figure out which one the threats were coming from. This quote helps restate my answer to the cyberbully attack at Hawthorne Elementary School,"The school issued iPad was seized by the Waukesha Police Department, and police are working with juvenile authorities for resolution of the case involving the 11-year-old.". This quote helps because it gives evidence that supports my answer about the arrest for the fourth grader threats on Hawthorne Elementary School.

It is very bad, that Elementary scholars are cyberbullying other people their age. Why would they do this sort of thing? On this website (http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/why_do_kids_cyberbully_each_other.html) there is a quote here "Who knows why kids do anything? When it comes to cyberbullying, they are often motivated by anger, revenge or frustration. Sometimes they do it for entertainment or because they are bored and have too much time on their hands and too many tech toys available to them. Many do it for laughs or to get a reaction. Some do it by accident, and either send a message to the wrong recipient or didn't think before they did something.". This quote is saying that some kids in elementary school do it on accident or on purpose for laughs.

I personally don't think that these kids know what cyberbullying can do to someone and what are the conquences for cyberbullying someone. In the first article about the Creepy Clown cyberbully it said and show the conquences for cyberbullying someone else. Depending on how long it has been going on and what that person is doing to bully the other kid it could lead to suicide and then that person that cyberbullied would have to possibly sent the rest on therte life in prison. That one little action can change your (the bully) and that viticm life's and career's forever.

# data[].attributes.body
This article, "11-Year-Old Arrested in Waukesha Creepy Clown Cyber Bullying Case" By scott Anderson. This article is about a student in Waukesha that posted threating messages online using creepyclown123 username. The student was immediatly arrested

"The incident was reported to police, that this app was being used to bully or frighten other students."  My thoughts on this qoute is that the app its self is not frightning its just the people that is using it to hurt other people is. I think the 4th grader shouldnt of never went on musical.ly to scare someone or their feelings. Now alot of people is afraid to even get on musical.ly beacause of a kid pretending to be a clown. I dont understand how a 4th grader can bully other kids on social media when their not even old enough to get on musical.ly. In my opinion kids under 12 should just be band from this type of app or any app because this type of bullying could easily make a chilld wanna kill their self or not wanna go to school. This makes me upset.

http://patch.com/wisconsin/waukesha/11-year-old-arrested-waukesha-creepy-clown-cyber-bullying-case.

# data[].attributes.body
In this article "Schoolkids charged with cyber bullying girl, 12, who hanged herself" by: Jimmy McCloskey
This is the story of a 12 year old girl who hung her self because of the illegal act known as Cyber bullying. It all began when Gabrielle Green was receiving messages from a boy and a girl on her phone. The article states " Started rumors of the victim having sexually transmitted diseases,'called her 'vulgar' names, and threatenedto expose 'sensitive' details of her personal life." Once these threats were sent to Gabrielle, she chose to take her own life. Gabrille Green hung her self in her closet. This proves that words either spoken out loud or sent over text can take a dramatic turn of events and/or effect the victim in drastic ways. This is why cyber bullying is illegal; to prevent suicide rates from raising and to prevent not only teens, but everyone from having such a painful experience.

# data[].attributes.body
The article "Creepy clowns are no joke to Bossier schools" by Amanda Atwell at (http://www.ktbs.com/story/33318646/creepy-clowns-are-no-joke-to-bossier-schools). 3 Bossier students are now in jevenile detention after making threats posing as a clown called "Wally the Clown" on a fake instagram page. The threats of these three clowns include, shooting up a school, blowing up a homecoming parade, and killing a coach and his family. Bossier parish officials are urging parents to keep an eye on their kids social media accounts and cell phone usage. A quote from Bossier sheriff Julian Whittington "Please be in touch with your young folks. Look at their phones, see what they're doing on their computers because this is a criminal offense, this is a felony. We will find out who did it and we will arrest them." My response to all this is I think it is childish to dress up like a clown and go around on social media making threats and constantly say that you are going to do something drastic and horrible to make people scared and to not make them want to go on the interenet anymore.

# data[].attributes.body
The article, "The Ryan Halligan Case (1989-2003)" published by NoBullying.com tell how a 13 year old boy, Ryan Halligan took his own life due to bullying. From pre-k through 4th Grade he was in special education and was often made fun of. In 7th through 8th grade a bully got in a fight with him but a friendship formed out of it, though it wasn't long before the bully reverted back to his twisted ways. The bully started spreading rumors that Ryan was gay and ended up plotting with a girl Ryan had a crush on. The girl befriended Ryan and got information on him and found out his secrets then told the entire school about them. Later the girl called him a loser and Ryan said " It's girls like you who make me want to kill myself."This resulted in Ryan hanging himself in the family bathroom.

It's extremely disgusting that somebody would be willing to go as far as to bully somebody for years and even befriend them just to get their secrets and then spread them around to make the person feel horrible. Though no police charges were made, when the father confronted the bully who spread the rumors of him being gay, the bully broke down in tears repeatedly saying that he was sorry. Years later an anti-bullying policy was passed in Vermont.

https://nobullying.com/ryan-halligan/

# data[].attributes.body
The article "10 years since teen's tragic death after cyber bulling" by Kelly Davis,tells us  why,"Megan Meier" died from hanging herself after being cyber bullied on an app called "My Space". It writes about how  her mom want to start a foundation called "The Megan Meier Foundation". This foundtation was a support system,for other families going through a similier situation. Megans mom never wanted to see anthor tragic thing happen to any other child like it happend to megan. This article was saying that if megan's mom had to look back and do anything diffrently she would have,"The only thing I would change if I went back in time is that 20 minute period when she was upset and I let her room up to her room to take a deep breath. I would have ran up there faster but I just didn't know".

It is ridiculous,how people in this world can live with theirself's after having the fact that their rude and mean words made someone kill theirself,somebody should put an end to it.Glad to hear that In "August, the foundation opened a resource center, where they provide therapy to kids in St Charles County at no cost". People deserve better,and what good to do at no cost? At the end of the day it is a bad thing to cyber bully because bad things like this can happen, and i feel so very sorry for megan meier's friends and family who were involved in this terrible tragedy,certain things should be stopped and this is one of them

http://www.kmov.com/story/33410596/10-years-since-teens-tragic-death-after-cyber-bullying

http://www.meganmeierfoundation.org/megans-story.html

https://www.google.com/search?q=cyber+bullying&biw=1280&bih=884&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlyLmNoPnPAhXJRiYKHY0tB0cQ_AUIBigB#imgrc=2OgVXpasgoPYmM%3A