Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that takes place online

When Montreal teen Amy Boucher discovered a web site about art where she could chat with others, it gave her a sense of belonging. But all that changed when Amy got into a spat with another girl on the site over an unanswered e-mail. For the next three years a posse of girls would taunt Amy over e-mail or sign onto the site under her name before launching attacks on other members that she would then be blamed for. Begin with the Introduction to learn more about Amy's story and the growing phenomena of cyberbullying.

>> Alternatively, go directly to the About Cyberbullying section for an in-depth discussion of cyberbullying, including several real-life examples, or the Preventing Cyberbullying section for advice on what children, parents, and educators can do to prevent cyberbullying.

This web site was created by Drew Jackson for the course LIBR 500, Foundations of Information Technology. The site is intended to be a resource that a public or school library could make available for children and parents to help support positive use of the Internet. Contact Drew by e-mail at drewjack@interchange.ubc.ca.