Leigh was in eighth grade when the mean messages started. The
emails, texts, and posts got worse. It was so bad that she
eventually changed schools. Leigh says she has come through the
experience more self-aware and compassionate toward others. It
was a terrible time, she says, but with some counseling and
support from adults and friends, she was able to make sense of
what happened to her. Most people know about cyberbullying. Here
are some suggestions on what to do if you, or someone you know,
is involved. What Counts as Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is the
use of technology to harass, threaten, embarrass, or target
another person. Online threats, rude texts, and mean tweets,
posts, or messages all count. So does posting personal
information or videos designed to hurt or embarrass someone
else. Cyberbullying also includes photos, messages, or pages
that don't get taken down, even after the person has been asked
to do so. In other words, it's anything that gets posted online
and is deliberately intended to hur