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Article: CyberPatrol Urges Implementation of California Cyberbullying Law.
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- August 19, 2008
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Multiple Approaches Necessary to Combat Growing Social Problem
ENOLA, Pa. -- CyberPatrol LLC announced today its strong support for Assembly Bill 86, which would give California school officials new tools to battle cyberbullying and increase online safety for the millions of students in the country's largest public school system. Cyberbullying refers to the use of the Internet to harass and stigmatize students and others.
According to a study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, one-third of teens claim to have experienced cyberbullying. It can take on extreme and dangerous dimensions, such as the case in which an adult masqueraded as a young boy on MySpace to ...