What can you do if your child is being cyber bullied?
RECOGNIZE - people online are not always who they say they are and take note of the bully's screen name or e-mail address
REFUSE - to open or read any messages from the cyber bully
RECORD - document the attempts of cyber bullying for law enforcement officials
RESPOND - by ignoring the bully at first and NEVER respond to a bully out of anger
REPORT - cyber bullying to the internet service provider, law enforcement (if serious), the school (if school related)
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Resources:
Cyber bullying informational sheet
www.netsmartz.org - National Center for Missising and Exploited Children
www.OnGuardOnline.gov - Federal Trade Commission
www.iKeepSafe.org - Internet Keep Safe Coalition
www.mcgruff.org - National Crime Prevention Council
www.staysafeonline.org - National Cyber Security Alliance
www.teenangels.org - trained teens and preteens that promote internet safety
www.teenchatdecoder.com - ability to decode chat/text messages
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