Cyber Bullying: No Muscles Needed

By Joan E. Lisante

"Bullying has a new face. Or perhaps, no face at all. Joan Lisante reports on cyber-bullying - kids using new technologies to hurt feelings, trash reputations, and wreck relationships."

"I-Safe America, an organization promoting Web safety, surveyed 1500 students in 4th through 8th grade, and found that 42 percent have been bullied online. And 53 percent admitted to saying something mean or hurtful to someone else online. Adolescent impulses frequently find release through computers, multi-use cell phones and PDAs. Often, there’s no time for reflection—questionable messages go rocketing off to as many names as you can cram into a contact list..."