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Sunday, May 4, 2014

Cyberbullying

Although new media tools allow anyone to publish on the Web, you should still be ethical and courteous when writing to or about others.

An emerging problem with online writing involves cyberbullying.

Consider this case of a Missouri ninth-grader who was arrested for creating a website in which she posted mean and disparaging remarks about a fellow classmate.

Because of her site, the teen was arrested and faced possible charges in juvenile court.

You can read the entire article below.

Teen Arrested for Creating Website to Bully Other Teen