Responses to Cyberbullying:

• Encourage your child not to respond to cyberbullying, but to report it to an adult
• Do not erase messages or pictures. Save these as evidence
• Attempt to track the cyberbully through your ISP or cell phone company
• If it is coming through a school district's Internet system, contact the school
• Even if cyberbullying is occurring off campus, notify school administrators so that they are aware of the problem

Contact the police if the cyberbullying involves any of the following:

• Threats of violence
• Extortion
• Obscene or harassing phone calls or text messages
• Harassment, stalking, or hate crimes

    How to Prevent Cyberbullying

•  Discuss with your child openly what is appropriate and what is not appropriate  online communication
• Don't post personal information such as name, address, or phone number, or passwords
• Don't share "friend" lists
• Delete messages from people you don't know
• When something doesn't sound right, leave the chat room
• Assume no digital communication is private
• Use privacy settings on social media sites
• Teach your child how to identify threatening communication
• Teach your child to tell you or another adult about cyberbullying

Source: Kentucky Safe Schools.org