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[quote=Anonymous]Wow - just change schools?!  WTF.  I hope none of you have to deal with this.  Changing schools and letting the bully "win" is not the answer.

Without knowing the exact content of the cyberbullying, it is hard to say if the conduct is criminal under DC law (see below).  However, you should report it to the school and file a police report.  And then seek out resources to help your child through this.

Here's the DC law on stalking, which would likely encompass cyber bullying.

Under D.C. law, a person commits the crime of stalking by using any form of communication, including electronic communication:

1. to engage in a course of conduct

2. directed at a specific individual

3. with the intent to cause the victim to fear for his or her own safety or the safety of another, or to feel alarmed, disturbed, frightened, or emotionally distressed;

4. and, that the person reasonably should have known would cause the victim to feel such fear, alarm, disturbance, or emotional distress.

(D.C. Code Ann. § 22-3133.) Stalking may be accomplished by any means, including electronic communication, monitoring, spycams, spyware, or any other means. (D.C. Code Ann. § 22-3132.)

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