Parents as Cyberbullies November 19, 2007
Posted by teacherdunn in Computer Tech Classes, Main Blog.trackback
A disturbing article here led me to another, longer article here, regarding parents in Missouri who went too far. My Computer Tech classes need to read both articles and then comment on a Quia survey to complete the assignment.
The gist of the article is that a young 13 year old girl meets someone she thinks is a local boy, on MySpace. Her parents keep an eye on the communications but after some time, he breaks off the relationship, posts mean/nasty things about her and she’s devastated. She then commits suicide.
And as crazy as it seems, the “boy” was created by the parents of another girl, who used to be friends with the 13 year old. Apparently they thought it was a good idea, a way to support their daughter.
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