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Do I tell the school about my son being cyber-bullied?

I was told by a dear school parent that my 14 y/o son has some mean things as well as a rumor that he’s gay and stuff written about him on his facebook page. I know he’s hurting but he won’t open up about it or let me see for myself. I don’t want to hack into the site. do I go to the school and tell them?

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Answer #1

Cyber-bullying is a very common thing. Your son probably doesn’t want to open up to you because he’s scared you will over-react. I’m a teenager and if I was him, I probably wouldn’t tell my mom just because I wouldn’t want her to get involved. If your son seems helpless like he can’t do anything to fix it, that’s when I think it’s time for you to come in. I think at that point you should call the school and make sure the boy who is cyber-bullying him gets talked to. It’s not right for him to be able to treat your son that way. And spreading rumors about your son was mean of him. He needs to grow up and learn that bullying isn’t cool.

Answer #2

It is a tough situation because I’m 15 years old and I had rumors going on about me basically the whole time I was 14. I wouldn’t go on his facebook. I would maybe call the school and tell them about it but if your son found out he would probably get mad but on the other hand I think he would realize later that you were trying to help. I think the best thing would be call the school and then sit your son down and tell him you know and that you called the school he will probably flip out but you’ll do the right thing. Hope this helped =]

Answer #3

I’m 13 and I have a friend going through the same thing as yur son but he’s not afriad to open up about it. My advice is just to leave him alone about it, he’ll tell you when he’s ready and kids don’t like to be pushed to tell their parents a problem at school. Good things come to those who wait. I hope this helped, dntknownemore gave some good advice too.

Answer #4

Hi, I think you may find the following link helpful:

http://teenadvice.about.com/od/schoolviolence/a/cyberbullying1.htm

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