WHAT IS IT? Cyberbullying is when a child, preteen or teen is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or otherwise targeted by another child, preteen or teen using the Internet, or other technology. It gets even worse, if you commit the horrible crime of cyberbullying then you could face various consequences, such as jail time and/or fines. Doesn’t sound very pleasant does it? Well the good thing is that there are ways to avoid all of these terrible things. Ways to avoid cyberbullies • Do not read mean comments on social media • Ignore them • Tell an adult if someone starts to harass you • Be confident in yourself • Know exactly what cyberbullying is • Stay away from websites that are known to have cyberbullies • Understand