85% of Middle Schoolers polled last year said they had been cyberbullied at least once.

Megan Meier, 13, committed suicide in October 2006 after receiving cruel messages and being "dumped" on MySpace by a fictitious boy that was created by a former friend’s mother, Lori Drew.



Drew, 50, was convicted of three misdemeanor charges last year in the country’s first federal cyberbullying prosecution for unauthorized computer access. She now faces a maximum sentence of three years and a $300,000 fine. Sentencing has been postponed until July 2.


According to the Let Me Know (LMK) website created by Girl Scouts & Windows, cyberbullying is any communication or content posted or sent by a minor online by instant messenger, email, website, profile page, interactive game, handheld device, cell phone, or any other interactive device that is intended to frighten, embarrass, harass or otherwise hurt another minor.

• 85% of the middle schoolers polled last year said they had been cyberbullied at least once.


• 70% of 13-16 year olds polled said they had cyberbullied someone else at least once.


• Cyberbullying starts as young as in second grade and peaks in 4th grade and then again in 7th!


• Only 5% polled would ever tell their parents and only 25% told anyone

Cyberbullying is a growing problem! Log on to LMK to learn ways to identify, address, prevent and react to cyberbullying.

Plus, girls can go on-line to take quizes and read about others stories about being cyberbullied.

LMK Cyberbullying page.

Read about the Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act which was introduced in U.S. House of Representatives on April 2, 2009)