Sarah is a normal teenager. She gets decent grades, enjoys hanging out with friends, and is on the track team. One day, when Sarah arrives at school, she notices the other children staring at her and whispering, but she doesn't think too much about it. Later, during lunch, some kids whisper mean words to her as they pass by, kids she doesn't even know. After school she turns on her cell phone and sees 15 text messages from numbers she doesn't know, all calling her horrible names like "bitch" and "bitch." Once home Sarah checks her email to find messages like the ones on her phone, but in one of them there is a link. After clicking on the link, Sarah is taken to a website and it appears to be all about her. Photo collages of unflattering images cover the page and a message board with hundreds of messages calling her unsavory names, each more malicious and offensive than the last. After months of this, Sarah can't take it anymore, nowhere is safe and she decides to end her life by taking pills from her mother's medicine cabinet. Ten years ago the solution to bullying at school was simple. A teen might transfer to another school, try homeschooling, or even participate in an independent study program. Eliminate contact with the bully and the problem is solved. Today, eliminating that contact is not so simple. With text messages, emails, social networking websites, and instant messaging, teenagers seem to always be in touch with not only their friends, but also bullies. A constant barrage of insults and lies, all intentionally crafted to hurt, causes great harm to young minds who are struggling to develop a sense of identity. This was the case when "13-year-old Ryan Patrick Halligan kill[ed] himself... middle of paper... more than physical bullying." Pew Internet & American Life Project (June 27, 2007). Rpt. in Media Violence. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes: Greenhaven Press, 2004. Opposing Viewpoints in the Context of the Web Physical Bullying." Educators' eZine (1 May 2007). Rpt. in Media Violence. Ed. Louise I. Gerdes. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2004. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. January 18, 2011. Shariff, Shaheen, and Leanne Johnny. “Cyber-Defamation and Cyber-Bullying: Can Schools Protect Student Reputations and Free Expression?” virtual environments?" Education Law Journal 16.3 (2007): 307. ProQuest Research Library January 10. 2011.TROLLER, SUSAN. "Cyberbullying Common Among Teens." Madison Capital Times2009: WEB ProQuest. 2011 .