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Using mean and hurtful words to bully other people has always been around.  But with new technologies, it’s taken on new forms, including hurtful messages that are easy to send with the click of a button, through text messaging, on chats or through Facebook.   There’s even a high-tech term for these high-tech attacks.  It’s “cyber-bullying.”  Casey Middle School students have been investigating the impacts of cyber-bullying.  Let’s listen in now, as Casey journalist, Hailey, explains how an innocent prank by her younger sisters led Hailey to be the the target of cyber-bullies.

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When it comes to Facebook, you’re supposed to be at least 13 before you start using it.  So naturally, many kids figure out a way to sign up when they’re younger, by giving a fake age that’s older.  Up next, we share a story from Casey Middle School journalist Audrey.  Audrey signed up for Facebook pretending to be much older than she really was.  Then she became the target of a stranger who kept trying to connect with her, over and over and over.  Eventually, he tried to talk her into meeting him in person.  Up next, Audrey’s story about Pasqual, and why her fears grew that he was a cyberstalker.

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