Cyberbullying has been around since the creation of advanced communications technologies. In recent years, however, this problem has become more common, more related to sex and above all more dangerous. It has become so dangerous that children have killed each other and/or committed suicide after being involved in an incident of cyberbullying. Lack of attention and support from school authorities, increased access to computers and the latest hot thing (social networks) are all factors that have contributed to the increase in cyberbullying practices. Cyberbullying occurs when a preteen or teen is harassed, threatened, humiliated, embarrassed, or otherwise harassed by another child with the use of technologies such as the Internet, cell phones, and other interactive and digital technologies. What determines the limit of creativity used in cyberbullying is the access to technology that children may have. There are two types of cyberbullying. Direct attacks which refers to messages sent directly to the child while proxy cyberbullying refers to when others are used to bully the victim. In cyberbullying by proxy the third person or accomplice is not necessarily aware of what is happening, but in this type of harassment adults are usually involved in the harassment making the situation more complicated and more dangerous. The characteristics of cyberbullying are first and foremost anonymity, this has made it attractive for young people to engage in this activity especially when there is a connection with school, because it allows them to target the victim without being easily detected unless they use social networking sites that make it easier to identify the source of the aggression the comments. In most cases the offenders are in the middle of the paper... at home, which is why schools and parents must work cohesively to address and resolve the problem. Many states have considered adopting laws to punish abusers following the previously mentioned incidents. It is very important to pay attention to this issue as it is something that involves police departments, schools, and of course, parents. Works Cited http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/what_is_cyberbullying_exactly.html.Hinduja, Sameer and Patchin, Justin W. Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard. Prevent and respond to cyberbullying.http://www.albertleatribune.com/news/2010/apr/01/editorial-dont-let-bullying-happen-here/www.cyberbullying.ushttp://www.cbsnews.com/ stories/2010/03/29/earlyshow/main6343077.shtmlCyberbullying: problems and solutions for school, class and house. By Shaheen Shariff