Taylor JacobsMrs. StueverSCOM-110-6136 December 2014CyberbullyingAttention StepIn today's world, where over 69% of teenagers own their own computer or smartphone, it has been estimated that 80% of these teenagers use some type of social media.(ATTENTION GETTER) Of the children who are on Facebook, 1 in 10 reported being bullied on the site, for a total of 800,000 children (which is more than the population of Washington, DC.) (WARNING) These facts may be even higher today with schools like Richland R#1, who go 1-on-1 with the devices. This means that every student in the school from kindergarten to 12th grade has an iPad or Chromebook to use as their own. While school administrators have tried to shut down bullying through social media and the Internet, a new name has been coined for bullying... cyberbullying. What exactly is cyberbullying? Cyberbullying, also known as electronic bullying or online social cruelty, is the use of information or electronic communication technologies to intimidate others. (DEFINITION) Cyberbullying can be committed while chatting, playing on a gaming site, through instant messages, emails and pictures. The outcome of so much cyberbullying has led to devastation for many families when their child committed suicide due to cyberbullying. (THESIS) Suicide is today the third cause of death of pre-adolescents and adolescents in our country. Many parents try to supervise their children's use of online time by keeping computers in the main room of the house with the rest of the family, having passwords that they must enter before the child can access the Megan was thirteen years old who had loving parents who they watched his every move on the Internet. He also had bouts of depression and ADHD, talked about suicide when he was in third grade, and then started seeing a therapist. Megan's life had been looking for her, she had recently lost 20 pounds, after being heavy most of her life, she had joined the volleyball team and was starting eighth grade. He decided to make a major change in his life. He had decided to end his friendship with a girl who lived on his street. The two girls had an on-and-off friendship, and Megan had decided it would be best if they stayed away from each other. Megan's mother allowed her to have a MySpace account, under her watchful eye. This was a privilege Megan had earned after she and her former friend down the street were caught after creating an account with a photo of a pretty girl to talk to guys. While on MySpace she had "met" a boy who had recently moved to Missouri and was homeschooling. Megan begged her mother to let her be friends with him because he was so "hot." Megan's mom let her but told her she would watch the conversations. For over a month Megan and Josh conversed and became best "friends." On October 15, 2006, things take a turn that will prove fatal. Josh