Cyber – Bullying and its Impact on Kids
Aujah Monique Fedd
CIS 170 – Fall 2011
December 4, 2011

Abstract
This paper will define and examine the cause and effect of cyber bullying among kids. It will also discuss my plan to spread awareness in schools to the students and parents. In conclusion, it will discuss how to examine the effect of the plan to spread awareness.

Introduction
Cyber bullying among children and teens is when they threaten, harass, humiliate, torment and embarrass another child or teen. Cyber bullying is done via internet, interactive and digital technologies or mobile phones. There are two categories for cyber bullying; direct attacks and cyber bullying by proxy. Direct attacks are sent directly from one kid to another and by proxy is when a third party is used to help cyber bully a victim. This can be done with or without the third parties knowledge.
Impact of Cyber – Bullying
Cyber bullying has made a huge negative impact on kids who have found themselves on the wrong end of it. That’s exactly what happened to Phoebe Prince of South Hadley Massachusetts, she committed suicide as a result of being cyber bullied as well in person (CNN, 2010). Prince, who was only 15 years old, suffered with the bullying for months. It started because she briefly dated a popular senior football player. According to District Attorney, Elizabeth Scheibel, “the investigation revealed relentless activity directed toward Phoebe designed to humiliate her and to make it impossible for her to remain in school” (Schworm, 2011) Prince was call horrible names like “whore” and “Irish slut” on Facebook and Twitter. One student said “it felt like the whole school ganged up on her.” As a result of Phoebe Prince’s suicide, nine teenagers who cyber bullied her were charged with violation of civil rights with bodily injury, statutory rape, assault and criminal