James Norwood's List: Social Media

• Look for signs of harassment such as threatening or explicit messages in repetitive contact through e-mails, texts, or social networks. If you are a witness to online harassment, the best option is to report it. If you are the victim, try your best to block online contact from the abuser.

• While we all hope that bullying never reaches an extreme end, it is still a good idea to save all contact from the abuser, whether you're the parent of a bullied child or you're a bullied adult. Bullies may not recognize that many things they do are illegal, including but not limited to:

    
  • Stalking and use of intimidation
   
  • Threatening physical violence
   
  • Hate crimes
• Ultimately, our response to bullying boils down to this: we as a society must educate each other. The young, the old, the victims, and the bullies themselves must learn the facts surrounding bullying and the damage that it causes. It is through community involvement and education that bullying can be eradicated in all its forms.

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