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Teachers as Growing Target of Cyberbullying

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A growing number of teachers and administrators have found themselves the victims of cyberbullying, a problem that has become widespread enough that it has caught the attention of prosecutors and police. "It's a troubling outgrowth of what we're seeing not only in high schools but in middle schools, as well," said Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone, who addressed the issue yesterday at a Wakefield conference with teachers, guidance counselors and administrators. "What kids are finding is that the anonymity of the cyber world allows them to intimidate and harass people." Leone cited numerous instances in which students have used their cell phones to photograph or videotape teachers and posted the pictures, accompanied by insults or threats, on Web sites such as MySpace or YouTube. Unless a student threatens physical harm, however, authorities can do little, except to ask the Web site to take down the material.

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